The Natural Park of the Sierras Subbéticas obtained the declaration of protected natural area on July 28, 1989, is part of the Natura 2000 Network, was declared a UNESCO World Geopark in 2015. Since 2008 it has been accredited with the European Charter for Sustainable Tourism, and the Comarca is a destination of the Ecotourism in Spain product club (Soy Ecoturista) since 2021.