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  2. IUCN protected area categories - Wikipedia

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    A wilderness area (IUCN Category Ib) is similar to a strict nature reserve, but generally larger and protected in a slightly less stringent manner.. These areas are a protected domain in which biodiversity and ecosystem processes (including evolution) are allowed to flourish or experience restoration if previously disturbed by human activity.

  3. World Database on Protected Areas - Wikipedia

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    The WDPA uses the IUCN's definition of a protected area as the main criteria for entries to be included in the database. The database contains comprehensive information on the different types of protected areas ranging from those strictly protected for conservation purposes to those where sustainable use of natural resources is allowed; and includes government, co-managed, private and ...

  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 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

  5. Strict nature reserve - Wikipedia

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    A strict nature reserve (IUCN category Ia) or wilderness area (IUCN category Ib) is the highest category of protected area recognised by the World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA), a body which is part of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). These category I areas are the most stringently protected natural landscapes.

  6. Protected area - Wikipedia

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    Through its World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA), the IUCN has developed six Protected Area Management Categories that define protected areas according to their management objectives, which are internationally recognised by various national governments and the United Nations. [28]

  7. 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 ...

  8. Category:Protected areas - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Protected areas" ... Indigenous and community conserved area; IUCN protected area categories; K. ... Wildlife management area; World Database on ...

  9. IUCN category - Wikipedia

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    IUCN category, where "IUCN" refers to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, may refer to: IUCN protected area categories used to classify protected areas. IUCN Red List categories used to classify the state or threat to species' extinction.