IUCN protected area categories I–VI

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conservation management framework protected area classification system

IUCN protected area categories I–VI are a globally recognized system that classifies protected areas into six types based on their primary conservation objectives and management approaches.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
IUCN protected area categories I–VI canonical	6
IUCN protected area categories	4
IUCN protected area	2
IUCN protected area categories system	2
IUCN Guidelines for Applying Protected Area Management Categories	1
IUCN protected area management categories guidelines	1
IUCN protected area management system	1
International Union for Conservation of Nature protected area categories	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	conservation management framework ⓘ protected area classification system ⓘ
appliesTo	protected areas ⓘ
basedOn	biodiversity conservation goals ⓘ ecosystem protection goals ⓘ primary management objective ⓘ
clarifies	that categories are about management objectives not governance type ⓘ
compatibleWith	various governance types including government, private, community and indigenous ⓘ
developedBy	IUCN ⓘ surface form: International Union for Conservation of Nature
documentedIn	IUCN Guidelines for Applying Protected Area Management Categories ⓘ
emphasizes	legal or other effective means of protection ⓘ long-term nature conservation ⓘ
firstFormallyAdopted	1994 ⓘ
geographicScope	global ⓘ
hasPurpose	describe management objectives of protected areas ⓘ facilitate international comparison of protected areas ⓘ standardize classification of protected areas worldwide ⓘ support conservation planning and reporting ⓘ
helpsAddress	inconsistent national classifications ⓘ mislabeling of protected areas ⓘ
includesCategory	IUCN Category II ⓘ surface form: IUCN Category II National Park IUCN Category III ⓘ surface form: IUCN Category III Natural Monument or Feature IUCN Category IV ⓘ surface form: IUCN Category IV Habitat/Species Management Area IUCN Category Ia ⓘ surface form: IUCN Category Ia Strict Nature Reserve IUCN Category Ib (wilderness area) ⓘ surface form: IUCN Category Ib Wilderness Area IUCN Category V Protected Landscape/Seascape ⓘ IUCN Category VI Protected Area with Sustainable Use of Natural Resources ⓘ
numberOfCategories	6 ⓘ
recognizes	areas with strict protection ⓘ areas with sustainable resource use ⓘ different conservation objectives ⓘ different levels of human intervention ⓘ
relatedTo	Convention on Biological Diversity ⓘ Sustainable Development Goal 14 ⓘ surface form: UN Sustainable Development Goal 14 Sustainable Development Goal 15 ⓘ surface form: UN Sustainable Development Goal 15 World Database on Protected Areas ⓘ
revisedIn	2008 ⓘ
shortName	IUCN protected area categories I–VI self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: IUCN protected area categories
supports	monitoring of protected area effectiveness ⓘ systematic conservation planning ⓘ
usedBy	conservation organizations ⓘ international environmental agreements ⓘ national governments ⓘ protected area managers ⓘ
usedFor	global protected area statistics ⓘ reporting on Aichi Biodiversity Targets ⓘ reporting on post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework targets ⓘ reporting to the World Database on Protected Areas ⓘ

Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

IUCN Category II → partOf → IUCN protected area categories I–VI ⓘ

IUCN Category II → governedBy → IUCN protected area categories I–VI ⓘ

this entity surface form: IUCN protected area management categories guidelines

II (National Park) → partOf → IUCN protected area categories I–VI ⓘ

this entity surface form: IUCN protected area categories system

II (National Park) → isDefinedIn → IUCN protected area categories I–VI ⓘ

this entity surface form: IUCN Guidelines for Applying Protected Area Management Categories

Lovćen National Park → hasStatus → IUCN protected area categories I–VI ⓘ

this entity surface form: IUCN protected area

National Nature Reserve → mayBeClassifiedUnder → IUCN protected area categories I–VI ⓘ

this entity surface form: IUCN protected area categories

SNASPE → relatedTo → IUCN protected area categories I–VI ⓘ

this entity surface form: IUCN protected area categories

IUCN Category V (protected landscape/seascape) → partOf → IUCN protected area categories I–VI ⓘ

IUCN Category Ib (wilderness area) → partOf → IUCN protected area categories I–VI ⓘ

this entity surface form: IUCN protected area management system

Nino Konis Santana National Park → hasConservationStatus → IUCN protected area categories I–VI ⓘ

this entity surface form: IUCN protected area

IUCN protected area categories I–VI → shortName → IUCN protected area categories I–VI self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: IUCN protected area categories

IUCN Category Ia → partOf → IUCN protected area categories I–VI ⓘ

IUCN Category III → partOf → IUCN protected area categories I–VI ⓘ

this entity surface form: IUCN protected area categories system

IUCN Category IV → partOf → IUCN protected area categories I–VI ⓘ

IUCN Category VI → partOf → IUCN protected area categories I–VI ⓘ

New South Wales reserve system → alignedWith → IUCN protected area categories I–VI ⓘ

this entity surface form: International Union for Conservation of Nature protected area categories

Norwegian national park system → relatedConcept → IUCN protected area categories I–VI ⓘ

this entity surface form: IUCN protected area categories