Global protected land areas: IUCN categories

IUCN protected area management categories classify protected areas according to their management objectives. The categories are recognised by international bodies such as the United Nations and by many national governments as the global standard for defining and recording protected areas and as such are increasingly being incorporated into government legislation

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Source https://app.mapx.org/static.html?views=MX-4Z1RB-LB7B6-C4XFE&zoomToViews=true#JAAc6
Author UNEP/GRID-Geneva
Maintainer UNEP/GRID-Geneva
Last Updated December 7, 2022, 08:06 (UTC)
Created December 7, 2022, 08:06 (UTC)
GUID MX-4Z1RB-LB7B6-C4XFE
Issued 2017-11-01 13:22:35
Language EN
Modified 2021-09-06 11:01:23
Publisher email info@mapx.org
Publisher name UNEP/GRID-Geneva
Theme Web Map
data_type geospatial
keywords_m49 WLD
projects_description WESR-CCA: Uganda
projects_id MX-3LX-5S4-XCQ-V2U-EAP
projects_title WESR-CCA: Uganda
range_end_at_year 2021
range_start_at_year 2017
source_abstract IUCN protected area management categories classify protected areas according to their management objectives. The categories are recognised by international bodies such as the United Nations and by many national governments as the global standard for defining and recording protected areas and as such are increasingly being incorporated into government legislation
source_title Global protected land areas: IUCN categories
spatial WLD