The Government plans to provide a minimum of 440,000 euros per year in the future natural park national of Canillo and Ordino valleysby reason of 50 euros per hectare. The project, which is now undergoing parliamentary processing, will protect 8,834 hectares and raise up to 30.94% of the country’s protected surface. Canillo will contribute 7,224 hectares i I order, 1,611. The Minister of Environment, Agriculture and Livestock, Guillem Casalpresented the initiative yesterday as the culmination of the process started with the memorandum of understanding of June 2025.We are taking a significant step to consolidate more than 30% of the country’s protected territory and create the first national natural park ofAndorra“, he emphasized. If the processing progresses according to the planned schedule, the law could be approved before Christmas.
“We are taking a significant step to consolidate more than 30% of the protected country’s territory”
The management will be articulated through a Governing Board of eight members, three representatives of each common and two of the Governmenta shared direction, an advisory body and a technical secretariat. The territory will be divided into four categories: moderate use, restricted use, reservation and special use. The reserve areas will have the minimum possible human intervention, while the special use areas will concentrate the equipment. Once the law is approved, the foundation and the governing bodies will have to be established, and the master plan it must be completed within a maximum period of one year. This document will specify the uses, the restrictions and the penalty regime.
“This project is to give a name and guarantees to a space that already exists”
The project seeks to conserve ecosystems, flora and fauna, protect the landscape and preserve traditional uses. The livestock, agriculture, hunting and fishing can continue as long as they are compatible with the protection of each space. On the other hand, new infrastructures that could irreversibly alter the territory will be excluded, such as new ski areas, infrastructures such as roads, cable cars or tourist facilities, which will be prohibited in areas where they are not compatible with conservation. The financial model will include a public foundation with an initial endowment of 100,000 euros contributed in full by the Government.
“Protecting our spaces does not mean preventing, but better managing the territory”
The Consul Major of Canillo, Jordi Alcobédefended the project as an opportunity that transcends environmental protection. “This project is to give a name and guarantees to a space that already exists. Canillo brings a lot of territory and I order brings experience and brand”, he pointed out. He also underlined the potential of the park to strengthen “family and mountain tourism” and generate return for the parish as a whole.
The Consul Major of Ordino, Maria del Mar Comaclaimed the accumulated experience with Lottery. “Protecting our spaces does not mean preventing, but better managing the territory”, he remarked. Comma he gave as an example the management of forests and the care of species, ensuring that I order will contribute to the new park the knowledge acquired during more than two decades of environmental protection.
