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  2. IUCN protected area categories - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. Category:IUCN Category II - Wikipedia

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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.

  4. Category : Protected areas by World Conservation Union category

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    The IUCN protected area categories are: IUCN Category Ia — Strict Nature Reserve; IUCN Category Ib — Wilderness Area; IUCN Category IINational 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

  5. Kakum National Park - Wikipedia

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    The park lies within an elevation range of 135–250 metres (443–820 ft). [9] It is part of the Guineo-Congolian region under IUCN Category II. [26] The reserve which borders this park is the Assin-Attandanso Game Production Reserve (game production reserve).

  6. World Commission on Protected Areas - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  7. Pirineus State Park - Wikipedia

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    The Pireneus State Park is classed as IUCN protected area category II (national park). [1] The objectives are preservation of natural ecosystems of great ecological relevance and scenic beauty while enabling scientific research, education, environmental interpretation, recreation in contact with nature and ecological tourism.

  8. Ogasawara National Park - Wikipedia

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    According to the IUCN evaluation for UNESCO, 441 taxa of native plants have been recorded, of which 161 of vascular plants and 88 of woody plants are endemic; the only native mammal is the critically endangered Bonin flying fox; of the 195 recorded species of birds, fourteen are on the IUCN Red List; of the two terrestrial reptiles, the Ogasawara snake-eyed skink (Cryptoblepharus ...

  9. Nimule National Park - Wikipedia

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    The Nimule National Park is a national park in South Sudan. It was established in 1954, and extends over an area of 410 km 2 , [ 1 ] along the border with Uganda. [ 2 ]