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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
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.
The Serengeti National Park, Tanzania is a designated Category II area [8] A IUCN Category II area is similar to a wilderness area in its size and its main objective of protecting functioning ecosystems. However, category II areas tend to be more lenient with human visitation and its supporting infrastructure.
The park is classed as IUCN protected area category II (national park). [2] The purpose is to preserve an important area of Amazon rainforest and savannah, and to protect the sources that contribute to formation of the Cautário, Sotério and Novo rivers. It ensures environmental connectivity in the Guaporé River valley between Brazil and Bolivia.
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 ...
IUCN Category II. [8] Hat Chao Mai National Park – Marine protected area in Trang Province, Thailand, 1981, 230.86 km 2 (89.14 sq mi). IUCN Category II. [9] Hat Noppharat Thara–Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park – Marine protected area in Krabi Province, Thailand, 1983, 37.9 km 2 (14.6 sq mi), IUCN Category II. [10]
Güeppi-Sekime National Park is a protected area located in the Peruvian region of Loreto, on the border with Ecuador. [2] The park encompasses 203,628.51 hectares (2,036 km 2 ) of forests in a landscape that features hills and seasonally flooded lowlands.
Aketajawe-Lolobata National Park is a national park on Halmahera, the biggest island in the North Maluku province of Indonesia. [1] The park is considered by BirdLife International to be vital for the survival of at least 23 endemic bird species. [2] Aketajawe-Lolobata, which has an area of 167,300 hectares, was declared a national park in 2004.