Protected areas: IUCN categories (WDPA 2017)

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. Downloaded from WDPA on 29-06-2017.

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Additional Info

Field	Value
Source	https://app.mapx.org/static.html?views=MX-ZG9SV-JF1JU-XLL4L&zoomToViews=true#JAAc6
Author	UNEP/GRID-Geneva
Maintainer	UNEP/GRID-Geneva
Last Updated	December 7, 2022, 07:50 (UTC)
Created	December 7, 2022, 07:50 (UTC)
GUID	MX-ZG9SV-JF1JU-XLL4L
Issued	2017-09-05 17:32:03
Language	EN
Modified	2019-12-19 16:51:01
Publisher email	info@mapx.org
Publisher name	UNEP/GRID-Geneva
Theme	Web Map
data_type	geospatial
keywords_m49	AFG
projects_description	UNEP Afghanistan
projects_id	MX-A3M-LVK-V7S-XOT-J48
projects_title	UNEP Afghanistan
range_end_at_year	2019
range_start_at_year	2017
source_abstract	Protected Planet is the most up to date and complete source of information on protected areas, updated monthly with submissions from governments, non-governmental organizations, landowners and communities. It is managed by the United Nations Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) with support from IUCN and its World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA).
source_title	The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA)
spatial	AFG