Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 56 Part 2.djvu/280

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TREATIES Establishmentofna- tional parks, etc. Notification of es- tablishment. Protection of areas. ARTICLE II 1. The Contracting Govern- ments will explore at once the pos- sibility of establishing in their ter- ritories national parks, national reserves, nature monuments, and strict wilderness reserves as de- fined in the preceding article. In all cases where such establishment is feasible, the creation thereof shall be begun as soon as possible after the effective date of the present Convention. 2. If in any country the estab- lishment of national parks, na- tional reserves, nature monumnets, or strict wilderness reserves is found to be impractical at present, suitable areas, objects or living species of fauna or flora, as the case may be, shall be selected as early as possible to be trans- formed into national parks, na- tional reserves, nature monuments or strict wilderness reserves as soon as, in the opinion of the authorities concerned, circum- stances will permit. 3. The Contracting Govern- ments shall notify the Pan Ameri- can Union of the establishment of apy national parks, national reserves, nature monuments, or strict wilderness reserves, and of the legislation, including the meth- ods of administrative control, adopted in connection therewith. ARTICLE III The Contracting Governments agree that the boundaries of na- tional parks shall not be altered, or any portion thereof be capable of alienation, except by the com- petent legislative authority. The resources of these reserves shall not be subject to exploitation for commercial profit. ARTfCULO II 1. Los Gobiernos Contratantes estudiaran inmediatamente la po- sibilidad de crear, dentro del terri- torio de sus respectivos paises, los parques nacionales, las reservas nacionales, los monumentos na- turales, y las reservas de regiones virgenes definidos en el articulo precedente. En todos aquellos casos en que dicha creaci6n sea factible se comenzara la misma tan pronto como sea conveniente despues de entrar en vigor la pre- sente Convenci6n. 2. Si en algdn pais la creaci6n de parques o reservas nacionales, monumentos naturales o reservas de regiones virgenes no fuera fac- tible en la actualidad, se seleccio- naran a la brevedad posible los sitios, objetos o especies vivas de animales o plantas, segdn sea el caso, que se transformaran en parques o reservas nacionales, monumentos naturales o reservas de regiones virgenes tan pronto como a juicio de las autoridades del pals, lo permitan las circuns- tancias. 3. Los Gobiernos Contratantes notificaran a la Uni6n Panameri- cana de la creaci6n de parques nacionales, reservas nacionales, monumentos naturales y reservas de regiones vfrgenes, y de la legis- laci6n y los sistemas administra- tivos adoptados a este respecto. ARTfCULO III Los Gobiernos Contratantes con- vienen en que los limites de los par- ques nacionales no seran alterados ni enajenada parte alguna de ellos sino por acci6n de la autoridad legislativa competente. Las ri- quezas existentes en ellos no se explotaran con fines comerciales. [56 STAT.