Guidelines for applying the IUCN protected area management categories to marine protected areas
2012
Day, Jon |
Dudley, Nigel |
Hockings, Marc |
Holmes, G. |
Laffoley, D. |
Stolton, Sue |
Wells, Sue |
With the smaller number of marine protected areas (MPAs) compared with terrestrial protected areas, there is less experience and understanding of applying the categories to MPAs. Application of the categories to MPAs has often been inaccurate and inconsistent.