Díaz Rodríguez, PabloRodríguez Darias, Alberto JonayArnaiz Schmitz, Cecilia2024-05-242024-05-242024-02-21Díaz-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/su16051763https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/104423This 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”.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.engAttribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/journal article2071-1050https://doi.org/10.3390/su16051763https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/16/5/1763#open access502.131.1502.171Sustainable DevelopmentNatural Protected AreaConservation of NatureEcología (Biología)Medio ambiente natural3106.01 Conservación3106.06 Protección5401.01 Distribución de Recursos Naturales