Forests and protected areas : guidance on the use of the IUCN protected area management categories
2006
Dudley, Nigel |
Phillips, Adrian |
Protected areas are the cornerstone of virtually all national and international conservation policies. About 10% of the world's forests are to be found in protected areas, and Forest Protected Areas make a critical contribution to conservation. The purpose of this publication is to address two questions, both of which are strategic, complex and politically significant: What is, and what is not, a Forest Protected Area?