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These guidelines expand on the system of categories designed to provide a basis for international comparison, identifying categories by their main management objectives and offering 40 examples of how the six categories have been applied.

The IUCN system for classifying protected areas distinguishes six management categories (I-VI).

Global Biodiversity Outlook is the flagship publication of the Convention on Biological Diversity.

This plan sets out the policies and actions needed to ensure an adequate, effective and well-managed network of protected areas in Europe.

This plan sets out the policies and actions needed to ensure an adequate, effective and well-managed network of protected areas in Europe.

The IUCN system for classifying protected areas distinguishes six management categories (I-VI).

The directory aims to provide extensive background information on the protected area systems of the world, and to stimulate the continual process of review and update of information on protected areas.

This four volume directory was published for the IVth World Parks Congress held in Caracas, Venezuela, in February 1992, by the World Conservation Monitoring Centre (WCMC) and IUCN in cooperation with the British Petroleum Company p.l.c.

This international prizewinner distills the research of hundreds of scientists in this brilliant overview of the interconnectedness of life on Earth.

This checklist provides alphabetical lists of the species of fauna and flora included in Appendices I, II and III of CITES in order to help management and scientific authorities, customs officials, and all others involved in implementing and enforcing the Convention.

Over 600 protected area agencies world-wide were surveyed on their budgets and staffing levels. From the 108 countries surveyed it emerged that budgetary provision was very uneven - ranging from $24 to $12,308 per km2.

This beautiful publication showcases Australia's most important natural and cultural places, from the ancient Gondwanan rainforests, to the arid heart of the continent.

The IUCN system for classifying protected areas distinguishes six management categories (I-VI).

This document provides information on inland waters and their biodiversity, and includes the first global assessment of areas of special importance for freshwater biodiversity, based on expert opinion and data.

This series reviews the issues and processes involved in the management of biodiversity information to support the conservation and sustainable use of living resources.

This new edition reveals a global network of over 30,000 protected areas designated under national legislation which covers 13.2 million square kilometres of land, freshwater and sea, an area larger than Canada, and accounts for nearly 8 per cent of the world's land area, as well as 1.5 million s

This checklist provides alphabetical lists of the species of fauna and flora included in Appendices I, II and III of CITES in order to help management and scientific authorities, customs officials, and all others involved in implementing and enforcing the Convention.