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 Conservation of Natur
Värriö Strict Nature Reserve in Finland.
The Serengeti National Park, Tanzania is a designated Category II area
Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve, gulf of St. Lawrence, Quebec, Canada
The Galápagos, Ecuador, is managed under category IV to preserve the islands' native flora and fauna
The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park protects a large part of Australia's Great Barrier Reef from damaging activities. It is a vast multiple-use Marine Park which supports a wide range of uses, includin
IUCN protected area categories
…sustainability of agrobiodiversity and aquatic biodiversity. Category VI – protected area with sustainable use of natural resources Satellite image of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, Australia Though human involvement is a large factor in the management of these protected areas, developments are not intended to allow for wide scale…
Part of Great Barrier Reef from Helicopter