IUCN PROTECTED AREA DEFINITION, MANAGEMENT CATEGORIES AND GOVERNANCE TYPES IUCN defines a protected area as: 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. MAP IUCN and UNEP-WCMC (2014). Guidelines for Protected Area Management Categories 1 This is an extract of the IUCN publication “Guidelines for Protected Area Management Categories”. Cambridge, UK: UNEP-WCMC DESCRIPTION Protected areas are a … Table 2.2 Matrix of management objectives and IUCN protected area management categories (IUCN, 1994) Management objective Ia Ib II III IV V VI Scientific research 1322223 Wilderness protection 21233–2 Preservation of species and genetic diversity (biodiversity) 1211121 * biodiversity. Protected areas, biodiversity and conservation 2 2 2. The enlisting of such areas is part of a strategy being used toward the conservation of the world's natural environment and biodiversity. Organizational Structure. Guidelines for applying the IUCN protected area management categories to marine protected areas 22 4. Defi ning Protected Areas An international conference in Almeria, Spain, May 2007 Edited by Nigel Dudley and Sue Stolton . WCPA is a network of volunteers. Protected areas, biodiversity and conservation 2.1 A short history of protected areas Protected areas are a cultural artefact, and have a long history. IUCN Protected Area Categories 2008 The full citation for this report is: Canadian Guidebook: for the application of IUCN Protected Area Categories 2008. IUCN protected areas management categories system. CCEA Occasional Paper No. The IUCN protected area management categories are a global framework, recognised by the Conv ention on Biological Diversity , for categorizing the variety of protected ar ea manage- In 1996, the World Commission on Protected Areas took on its current name with the approval of the IUCN congress. The system of protected area management categories defined and monitored by the World Conservation Union (IUCN) currently sets the standard for internationally recognized protected area management. A protected area is a clearly defined geographical space that is recognised as and dedicated to achieving the long-term conservation of nature — with its associated ecosystem services and cultural values — and is managed, through legal or other effective means, to do so. If you would like to order this publication please contact: IUCN Publications Service Unit 219c Huntingdon Road, Cambridge, CB3 0DL, United Kingdom or IUCN Communications Division -protected areas can contribute enormously to addressing the development challenges of the 21st Century, but that this has to be translated into practice. IUCN protected area categories, or IUCN protected area management categories, are categories used to classify protected areas in a system developed by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN).. IUCN Protected Area Management Categories ACRONYMS AREAS COUNTRIES MARINE TERMS DEFINITION An internationally recognized system for categorising the management approach adopted at individual protected areas. While a designation type often provides information about the purpose of a protected area, it does not provide information on the type of management applied in the individual site. Supported by IUCN Resolution – Barcelona Additional guidance and resolutions*** 7 The category guidelines have three main elements: 1. The definition that has been widely accepted across regional and global frameworks has been provided by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in its categorisation guidelines for protected areas. The categories provide international standards for defining protected areas and encourage conservation … October 2014. The IUCN protected area management categories as applied to MPAs The 2008 Guidelines give a full description of each of the six categories of protected area management (Chapter 2, pages 12–23) and Table 9 (Chapter 6, pages 57–58) provides notes