1. Protection Type Protection level National Almería
NATIONAL PARK High Ordesa (North) Sierra Nevada
NATURAL PARK Medium Turia (Center) Cabo de gata
NATURAL RESERVE Medium Las Palomas Punta Entinas
(Island)
NATURAL SOPT Low San Pedro Balsa del Sapo
Mountains (West)
PERI-URBAN AREA Minimun La Pulgosa (East) Castala
 Nowadays, there are 150 protected areas
 These protected areas are 19’35% of the totality of the
Andalusia’s surface
 There are 308 municipalities involved which means 40% of the
Andalusia’ s surface.
 Here we are going to see Almería’s places:

2. Protection Name Characterist Place Picture
type ics
It takes in all
those
representative
NATIONAL SIERRA areas of some of Almería -
PARK NEVADA the main Spanish Granada
natural systems
whose
High conservation is
protection of general
level interest to the
Spanish nation.
The beautiful
landscapes, the
uniqueness of its
NATURAL environments, the
singular wildlife
PARK CABO DE and geomorphic
GATA-NIJAR formations all have
aesthetic,
Medium ecological and Almería
protection educational values
whose conservation
level must be
highlighted.

3. Protection Name Characteristics Place Picture
type
These natural spaces do
not have the
environmental values
mentioned in the
NATURAL PUNTA previous areas but also
RESERVE ENTINAS deserve special Almería
protection.
Medium
protection
level
Natural spots are declared
by law by the Andalucian
Parliament because of their
singular values, with the aim
to look after their flora,
NATURAL BALSA DEL fauna, geomorphologic
SOPT SAPO constitution, special beauty,
or other components with a
very renown natural status. Almería
Low In the area of natural spots,
certain traditional activities
protection are permitted, as well as
level scientific, educational and
public activities.