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- Definition:
- Establishing or expanding public or private parks, reserves, and other protected areas roughly equivalent to IUCN Categories I-VI.
- Keywords:
- Site protection, area protection, national parks, town wildlife sanctuaries, private reserves, tribally owned hunting grounds, biodiversity, conservation, action
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Such as national parks, town wildlife sanctuaries, private reserves,
and tribally owned hunting grounds. For many years, this was the
primary action used by conservationists. The actual management of
protected areas fall into Site/Area Management.
This category is part of a standard classification of ‘Conservation Actions’ edited by the World Conservation Union (IUCN) and in use by all major biodiversity conservation organizations such as The Nature Conservancy, Birdlife International, Wildlife Conservation Society, and World Wildlife Fund. For a detailed description of the classification please go here. To search for solutions, service providers, consultants, practitioners, and funders related to this conservation action use the Conservation Pages.
This category is part of a standard classification of ‘Conservation Actions’ edited by the World Conservation Union (IUCN) and in use by all major biodiversity conservation organizations such as The Nature Conservancy, Birdlife International, Wildlife Conservation Society, and World Wildlife Fund. For a detailed description of the classification please go here. To search for solutions, service providers, consultants, practitioners, and funders related to this conservation action use the Conservation Pages.
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