The protected areas provide environmental goods and services to local people.
Rarely is this more apparent than in the case of natural resources such as with stone, wood or water.
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Special Uses of protected areas
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In Galapagos, certain special uses of protected areas are allowed for both resource extraction and waste disposal, consequences of local development. The regulation of these uses corresponds to the Directorate of the Galapagos National Park.