What is a protected area according to IUCN?
What is a protected area according to IUCN?
A protected area is a clearly defined geographical space, recognised, dedicated and managed, through legal or other effective means, to achieve the long term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem services and cultural values. ( IUCN Definition 2008)
What is Category 1 of protected area?
Ia Strict Nature Reserve: Category Ia are strictly protected areas set aside to protect biodiversity and also possibly geological/geomorphical features, where human visitation, use and impacts are strictly controlled and limited to ensure protection of the conservation values.
What are three types of protected areas?
National parks, Migratory Bird Sanctuaries, National Wildlife Areas and areas of marine protection.
What are the types of protected areas?
There are 4 categories of the Protected Areas viz, National Parks, Sanctuaries, Conservation Reserves and Community Reserves.
How many protected areas are in Pakistan?
Today, Pakistan can claim 398 “notified” protected areas which include 31 national parks, 92 wildlife sanctuaries, 97 game reserves, 19 wetland reserves and 160 community reserves.
What are the seven categories of IUCN?
Data Deficient (DD)
What are the different IUCN second category?
Category II protected areas are essentially natural systems or in the process of being restored to natural systems while category V are cultural landscapes and aim to be retained in this state. Category II will not generally have resource use permitted except for subsistence or minor recreational purposes.
What is IUCN Green list of protected and conserved areas?
The IUCN Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas is an initiative jointly led by IUCN’s Global Protected Areas Programme and IUCN’s World Commission on Protected Areas.
What is a IUCN Category 3 protected area?
IUCN Protected Area Categories System. III Natural Monument or Feature: Category III protected areas are set aside to protect a specific natural monument, which can be a landform, sea mount, submarine cavern, geological feature such as a cave or even a living feature such as an ancient grove.
What does IUCN stand for?
Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, 24 November 2018 (IUCN) – The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has admitted 15 new natural sites to the IUCN Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas – the first global standard recognising best practice in protected areas.
What does IUCN do for the environment?
Helping countries and communities designate and manage systems of protected areas on land and in the oceans, is one of IUCN’s main areas of expertise. Together with species conservation, this has been a key focus of attention of IUCN’s work and of a vast majority of IUCN Member organizations.
