The provincial deputy of Santa Fe from the Frente Amplio por la Soberanía, Fabián Palo Oliver, presented a bill proposing the creation of the “San Jorge Reserve,” a natural reserve located in the town of Funes. This initiative, promoted by the Civil Association Taller Ecologista, aims to protect an area of approximately 500 hectares owned by the provincial government.
Located just 18 kilometers from Rosario, this reserve is near the Ludueña stream, bordering the Rosario-Córdoba highway, National Route 33, and a rural area where an industrial park is located.
The main objective of the reserve is the conservation of the floodable grasslands typical of the Pampean eco-region, as well as the wetlands associated with the stream and its surroundings. In addition to preserving biodiversity, this proposal aims to protect the region’s natural ecosystems.
Furthermore, this bill establishes restrictions on land use, as well as prohibits land alienation and leasing, the installation of industries, agricultural and forestry exploitation. It also seeks to impose limits on hunting and the use of natural resources. It will also restrict the introduction of exotic species and the construction of new infrastructure, except for those necessary for scientific or conservation purposes.
A natural reserve with legal, constitutional, and legislative support
According to the proposal, this measure aims to ensure the preservation of the landscape and biological balance of the region, while contributing to the protection of the area’s natural resources.
In this sense, the legislator justified his proposal by reviewing the solid legal framework that supports and promotes environmental conservation and biodiversity. To do so, he relied on the mentioned regulations, highlighting the National Constitution, which in Article 41 guarantees the right to a healthy and balanced environment suitable for human development, as well as various international agreements such as the Ramsar Convention (for wetlands conservation), the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, and the Convention on Biological Diversity (signed in Rio de Janeiro in 1992).
Additionally, key national laws were mentioned such as the Environmental Policy Law (No. 25,675), the Law on Adaptation and Mitigation to Climate Change (No. 27,520), and provincial regulations, including Law No. 11,717 on Environment and Sustainable Development, Law No. 14,019 establishing the Provincial Climate Action Framework, and Law No. 13,932 declaring the provincial interest in the preservation, conservation, defense, and improvement of wetlands.
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