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Protected areas listed as IUCN Category II (National Park) by the World Conservation Union / International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). Note: Articles tagged as "II" in the Protected Area Infobox are automatically added to this Wikipedia category.
Despite "national park" being the common name of category II, not all protected areas titled "national park" fit the criteria for category II. The surrounding areas of a category II site may be for consumptive or non-consumptive use but should nevertheless act as a barrier for the defence of the protected area's native species and communities ...
The IUCN protected area categories are: IUCN Category Ia — Strict Nature Reserve; IUCN Category Ib — Wilderness Area; IUCN Category II — National Park; IUCN Category III — Natural Monument or Natural Feature; IUCN Category IV — Habitat management area / Species Management Area; IUCN Category V — Protected Landscape / Protected Seascape
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and its World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) have defined "National Park" as its Category II type of protected areas. [10] According to the IUCN, 6,555 national parks worldwide met its criteria in 2006. IUCN is still discussing the parameters of defining a national park.
In 1948, the IUCN established a Committee on National Parks. Two decades later the IUCN had been asked by the international community to take responsibility for preparing a world list of national parks in keeping with its role as a network to share the world’s knowledge on nature conservation, and in 1960, the IUCN raised the status of the Committee to that of a permanent Commission, with ...
In 2022, they were listed as 'critically endangered' on the IUCN Red List for East Africa. [8] Additionally the park protects Rhino rays, like the guitarfish and wedgefish. These have been listed as one of the world's most threatened marine fishes. [9] In 2019,the IUCN listed 15 species as 'critically endangered'.
IUCN Category II (1 C, 3,446 P) * Lists of national parks (1 C, 110 P) A. National park administrators (2 C, 29 P) D. Documentary television series about national ...
It has consists of two sections: one of 5,010 km 2 (1,930 sq mi) [2] which is managed as an IUCN protected area category VI ( sustainable use of natural resources), and a further section of 15,565 km 2 (6,010 sq mi) which is managed as an IUCN protected area category II (national park). The maximum depth of the park is 6,000 metres (20,000 ft).