Category:Protected areas by World Conservation Union category
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- Protected areas categorized by the IUCN—International Union for Conservation of Nature (World Conservation Union).
- The IUCN protected area categories are:
- IUCN Category Ia — Strict Nature Reserve
- IUCN Category Ib — Wilderness Area
- IUCN Category II — National Park
- IUCN Category III — Natural Monument or Natural Feature
- IUCN Category IV — Habitat management area / Species Management Area
- IUCN Category V — Protected Landscape / Protected Seascape
- IUCN Category VI — Protected Area with sustainable use of natural resources (Managed Resource Protected Area)
Subcategories
This category has the following 8 subcategories, out of 8 total.
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- IUCN Category Ib (162 P)
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- IUCN Category II (25 P)
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- IUCN Category III (55 P)
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- IUCN Category IV (19 P)
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- IUCN Category V (94 P)
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- IUCN Category VI (7 P)