IUCN Category II

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IUCN protected area management category protected area classification

IUCN Category II is a protected area classification denoting large national parks managed mainly for ecosystem protection and recreation.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
IUCN Category II canonical	12
IUCN Category II (national park)	4
IUCN protected area category II	2
IUCN Cat II	1
IUCN Category II National Park	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	IUCN protected area management category ⓘ protected area classification ⓘ
abbreviation	IUCN Category II self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: IUCN Cat II
aimsTo	conserve biodiversity ⓘ maintain ecological integrity ⓘ support compatible tourism and recreation ⓘ
allows	environmental education ⓘ scientific research compatible with conservation ⓘ spiritual activities compatible with conservation ⓘ visitor opportunities for inspiration and enjoyment ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	National Park ⓘ
appliesTo	large natural or near-natural areas ⓘ marine protected areas ⓘ terrestrial protected areas ⓘ
associatedWith	national park legislation in many countries ⓘ
classificationScope	site-level protected areas ⓘ
contrastsWith	IUCN Category III ⓘ IUCN Category IV ⓘ IUCN Category Ia ⓘ IUCN Category Ib (wilderness area) ⓘ surface form: IUCN Category Ib IUCN Category V (protected landscape/seascape) ⓘ surface form: IUCN Category V IUCN Category VI ⓘ
definedBy	IUCN ⓘ surface form: International Union for Conservation of Nature
emphasizes	maintenance of natural conditions ⓘ non-extractive uses of biodiversity ⓘ
focusesOn	maintenance of species and ecosystems characteristic of the area ⓘ protection of large-scale ecological processes ⓘ
governedBy	IUCN protected area categories I–VI ⓘ surface form: IUCN protected area management categories guidelines
hasKeyConcept	ecosystem-scale protection with visitor use ⓘ
hasManagementGoal	minimize human impact on ecological processes ⓘ provide visitor opportunities that do not compromise conservation ⓘ
hasPrimaryObjective	ecosystem protection ⓘ recreation ⓘ
hasScale	landscape scale conservation ⓘ
introducedBy	IUCN ⓘ surface form: IUCN Commission on National Parks and Protected Areas
isBasisFor	designation of many national parks worldwide ⓘ
managedFor	ecosystem conservation ⓘ environmentally compatible recreation ⓘ
partOf	IUCN protected area categories I–VI ⓘ
requires	active management to maintain natural values ⓘ legal or other effective protection ⓘ
restricts	industrial activities incompatible with conservation ⓘ large-scale resource extraction ⓘ
usedBy	national governments ⓘ protected area agencies ⓘ
usedFor	standardized reporting on protected areas ⓘ
usedIn	World Database on Protected Areas ⓘ

Referenced by (20)

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

Tongariro National Park → hasProtectedAreaDesignation → IUCN Category II ⓘ

IUCN Category II → abbreviation → IUCN Category II self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: IUCN Cat II

II (National Park) → abbreviationOf → IUCN Category II ⓘ

Pumalín National Park → hasProtectionStatus → IUCN Category II ⓘ

this entity surface form: IUCN Category II (national park)

Lakefield National Park → protectedAreaCategory → IUCN Category II ⓘ

Forlandet National Park → hasConservationStatus → IUCN Category II ⓘ

IUCN Category V (protected landscape/seascape) → differsFrom → IUCN Category II ⓘ

this entity surface form: IUCN Category II (national park)

Nevado del Huila National Natural Park → hasConservationStatus → IUCN Category II ⓘ

this entity surface form: IUCN protected area category II

IUCN Category Ib (wilderness area) → relatedTo → IUCN Category II ⓘ

this entity surface form: IUCN Category II (national park)

El Rey National Park → hasConservationStatus → IUCN Category II ⓘ

Timanfaya → protectedAreaCategory → IUCN Category II ⓘ

subject surface form: Timanfaya National Park

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

this entity surface form: IUCN Category II National Park

IUCN Category Ia → higherProtectionLevelThan → IUCN Category II ⓘ

IUCN Category III → relatedTo → IUCN Category II ⓘ

IUCN Category IV → differsFrom → IUCN Category II ⓘ

IUCN Category VI → contrastsWith → IUCN Category II ⓘ

Nikkō National Park → designation → IUCN Category II ⓘ

Cape Le Grand National Park → protectionStatus → IUCN Category II ⓘ

this entity surface form: IUCN Category II (national park)

Cahuinarí National Natural Park → protectedAreaCategory → IUCN Category II ⓘ

Hartz Mountains National Park → hasProtectionStatus → IUCN Category II ⓘ

this entity surface form: IUCN protected area category II