Category | Description |
1a) Strict Nature Reserve 1b) Wilderness Area | Area strictly set aside to protect biodiversity and geological/geomorphological features; a human visitation, use and impacts are strictly prohibited. Large unmodified or slightly modified areas: protected and managed to preserve their natural condition. |
2) National Park | Large natural or near natural areas, protect large-scale ecological processes and ecosystems; managed to provide a foundation for environmentally and culturally compatible spiritual, scientific, educational, recreational and visitor opportunities. |
3) Natural Monument | Areas set aside to protect a specific natural monument. They are generally quite small and often with high visitor value. |
4) Habitat/Species | Aimed at protecting a particular species or habitats and management reflects this priority. Many need regular and active interventions. |
5) Protected Landscape/seascape | Areas where people-nature interaction over time, has produced an area of distinct character with significant ecological, biological, cultural and scenic value. |
6) Managed Resource | Aims to conserve ecosystems and habitats, together with associated cultural values and traditional natural resource management systems; It is generally large, mostly in the natural condition with a proportion under sustainable natural resource management. |