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The text related to the cultural heritage 'Pitons, cirques and remparts of Reunion Island' has mentioned 'Réunion' in the following places:
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| French national park in Rxc3xa9union | WIKI |
| Rxc3xa9union National ParkIUCN category II (national park)Show map of AfricaShow map of Indian OceanLocationRxc3xa9union (France)Western Indian OceanNearestxc2xa0citySaint-DenisCoordinates21xc2xb009xe2x80xb200xe2x80xb3S 55xc2xb030xe2x80xb200xe2x80xb3Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf21.15000xc2xb0S 55.50000xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / -21.15000; 55.50000Coordinates: 21xc2xb009xe2x80xb200xe2x80xb3S 55xc2xb030xe2x80xb200xe2x80xb3Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf21.15000xc2xb0S 55.50000xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / -21.15000; 55.50000Area1,053.84xc2xa0km2 (406.89xc2xa0sqxc2xa0mi), core area876.96xc2xa0km2 (338.60xc2xa0sqxc2xa0mi), area of voluntary commitmentEstablished5 March 2007Governingxc2xa0bodyParcs nationaux de FranceParc national de la Rxc3xa9union (French) UNESCO World Heritage SiteOfficialxc2xa0namePitons, cirques and remparts of Reunion IslandCriteriaNatural:xc2xa0(vii)(x)Reference1317Inscription2010 (34th session)Area105,838xc2xa0ha (261,530 acres)Bufferxc2xa0zone11,729xc2xa0ha (28,980 acres) | WIKI |
| Rxc3xa9union National Park (French: Parc national de La Rxc3xa9union) is a National Park of France located on the island of Rxc3xa9union, an overseas department in the western Indian Ocean. | WIKI |
| Established on 5 March 2007, the park protects the endemic ecosystems of Les Hauts, Rxc3xa9union's mountainous interior, and covers around 42% of the island. | WIKI |
| Notable endemic species include the Rxc3xa9union cuckooshrike and the Reunion Island day gecko. | WIKI |
| Plans for a park date back to 1985, and in a public survey in 2004, the communes of Rxc3xa9union approved the creation of a national park. | WIKI |
| In 2016, the Regional Council of Rxc3xa9union had plans to downgrade the national park to a regional nature park to ease tourism development. | WIKI |
| The Rxc3xa9union Environmental Charter and the Regional Development Plan formally established the principle that a park should be created in Les Hauts, the mountainous interior of the island. | WIKI |
| On 1 August 2010, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee acknowledged the value of the natural sites within Rxc3xa9union National Park, and included the "Pitons, cirques and remparts of Rxc3xa9union Island" in its World Heritage list. | WIKI |
| [3]:12 The island of Rxc3xa9union is volcanic in origin and sits over a hotspot. | WIKI |
| Rxc3xa9union shares a common natural history with the other Mascarene Islands, Mauritius and Rodrigues. | WIKI |
| Human arrival led to massive extinction and introduced species, such as giant land snails in Rxc3xa9union, which threatened native habitats and species. | WIKI |
| Less than 25% of Rxc3xa9union is thought to be covered with original vegetation according to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), mostly restricted to higher altitudes. | WIKI |
| The forests of Rxc3xa9union and the other two islands have been classified as the "Mascarene forests" ecoregion by the WWF, with a conservation status of "endangered". | WIKI |
| [6] Conservation International includes Rxc3xa9union in the "Madagascar and Indian Ocean Islands" biodiversity hotspot, a priority area for conservation. | WIKI |
| Endemic fauna and flora of Rxc3xa9union National Park Rxc3xa9union Island ornate day gecko (Phelsuma inexpectata) Acanthophoenix rousselii, an endemic palm tree Gaertneria vaginata, "Losto cafxc3xa9" | WIKI |
| The park's fauna includes notably several endemic bird species, such as Barau's petrel, the Rxc3xa9union harrier, and the Rxc3xa9union cuckooshrike. | WIKI |
| In total, 18 bird species are found at Rxc3xa9union, half of which are endemic. | WIKI |
| Of mammals, the Mauritian flying fox recolonised the Rxc3xa9union after going extinct from the island. | WIKI |
| The national park constitutes one of Rxc3xa9union's major attractions. | WIKI |
| In February 2016, the conservative majority in the Regional Council of Rxc3xa9union with president Didier Robert announced plans to transform the national park into a regional nature park. | WIKI |
| The property covers more than 100,000 ha or 40 % of La Rxc3xa9union, an island comprised of two adjoining volcanic massifs located in the south-west of the Indian Ocean. | UNESCO |
| The boundaries of the property encompass the exceptional features of the natural landscape, as well as almost the entire remaining natural or close-to natural ecosystems remaining on La Rxc3xa9union and thus the key biodiversity values. | UNESCO |
| Evidence of past losses of many native species on La Rxc3xa9union and on other islands of the Mascarene archipelago underlines the severity of this threat. | UNESCO |