Appendix

Examples for the general conservation policies of Latin American countries. The list provides that dates on which these documents were consulted and the hyperlinks to the official WebPages of each country where documents are available

Costa Rica: Ley de Parques Nacionales. Consulted at the Internet on August 25th 2009, available at http://www.tramites.go.cr

Nicaragua: Decreto de Creación del Servicio de Parques Nacionales. Consulted at the Internet on August 25th 2009, available at http://www.ccad.ws

México: Ley General del Equilibrio Ecológico y la Protección al Ambiente y su Reglamento. Consulted at the Internet on August 25th 2009, available at http://www.conanp.gob.mx

Argentina: Ley de Parques Nacionales. Consulted at the Internet on August 25th 2009, available at http://www.fucema.org.ar

Chile: Sistema Nacional de Áreas Silvestres Protegidas del Estado. Consulted at the Internet on August 25th 2009, available at http://www.bienes.cl

Ecuador: Ley Forestal y de Conservación de Áreas Naturales y Vida Silvestre. Consulted at the Internet on August 25th 2009, available at http://www.ambiente.gob.ec

Perú: Ley de Áreas Naturales Protegidas. Consulted at the Internet on August 25th 2009, available at http://www.fonamperu.org

Bolivia: Ley de Vida Silvestre, Parques Nacionales, Caza y Pesca. Consulted at the Internet on August 25th 2009, available at http://www.inra.gob.bo/

Uruguay: Sistema Nacional de Naturales Protegidas. Consulted at the Internet on August 25th 2009, available at http://www.snap.gub.uy

Panamá: Política nacional de biodiversidad. Consulted at the Internet on August 25th 2009, available at http://www.anam.gob.pa

Guatemala: Ley de Áreas Protegidas. Consulted at the Internet on August 25th 2009, available at http://www.mem.gob.gt

El Salvador: Ley de Áreas Naturales Protegidas. Consulted at the Internet on August 25th 2009, available at http://snet.gob.sv