RT Journal Article T1 Protected Areas and Their Contribution to Sustainable Development A1 Díaz Rodríguez, Pablo A1 Rodríguez Darias, Alberto Jonay A1 Arnaiz Schmitz, Cecilia AB Towards the end of the 19th century, a small fraction of humanity finally embraced an “official” consciousness regarding the conservation of nature. This realization materialized alongside the establishment in the United States of America of what would come to be recognized as the first Natural Protected Area (NPA) under the designation of a “National Park”—Yellowstone, delineated as a substantially quadrangular expanse between the states of Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming. PB MDPI YR 2024 FD 2024-02-21 LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/104423 UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/104423 LA eng NO Díaz-Rodríguez, P.; Rodríguez-Darias, A.J.; Arnaiz-Schmitz, C. Protected Areas and Their Contribution to Sustainable Development. Sustainability 2024, 16, 1763. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16051763 NO This article belongs to the Special Issue Protected Areas and Their Contribution to Sustainable Development.This research was funded by the project “Coastal Flooding Adaptation to Climate Change through flexible strategies in Macaronesia urban areas. LIFE GARACHICO (LIFE20 CCA/ES/001641)” and “El equilibrio territorial post-COVID-19 en Canarias. Nuevas estrategias para nuevos tiempos. PROID2021010026”. NO Gobierno de Canarias (España) NO European Commision DS Docta Complutense RD 15 abr 2026