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 is the first time a world-wide survey of protected area systems has been compiled by WCMC. It is organized into national accounts, each comprising a description of the national protected areas system, accompanied by a summary list and map of protected areas. 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.
Set of 4 volumes, contents of the other volumes : v.1. Indomalaya, Oceania, Australia and Antarctic - v.2. Palearctic - v.4. Nearctic and neotropical. Prepared for the 4th World Congress on National Parks and Protected Areas, Caracas, Venezuela, 10-21 February 1992. Includes bibliographic references
