Conservation and management in small and isolated protected areas such as El Rey National Park constitute a difficult task.

Despite great efforts that may be put into it only very few of the species and communities which they were set up to protect will survive in the long term.

A new approach to Reserves Design and Conservation takes into account a wider view focusing on whole regions and landscapes, as well as on establishing a strong bond with sustainable use.

The Montane Cloud Forest or Yungas in the Northwest of Argentina currently stretch over almost 3 million hectares along a 600 km wedge that penetrates south from Bolivia through the provinces of Salta, Jujuy and Tucumán to Catamarca.