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World Commission On Protected Areas
The World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA in English : WCPA) designates one of six commissions of IUCN for the protection of natural areas. Its mission is to promote the establishment of a global representative network of terrestrial and marine protected areas.
With the help of the World Database on Protected Areas Consortium and the Centre for Monitoring the Conservation of UNDP , it manages the World Database on Protected Areas , a database of protected areas and global ranking.
She has identified six types of protected areas:
| IUCN category | Characteristics and management objectives | Example of protected area |
|---|---|---|
| Ia | Nature Reserve: protected area managed mainly for science or wilderness protection | Swiss National Park or one of ecological reserves in Quebec |
| Ib | Wilderness Area: protected area managed mainly for wilderness protection | Yosemite National Park to U.S. |
| II | National Park: protected area managed mainly for ecosystem protection and recreation | Vanoise National Park in France |
| III | Natural Monument: protected area managed mainly for conservation of specific natural features | Petroglyph National Monument in New Mexico , United States |
| IV | Management Area habitats or species: protected area managed mainly for conservation through management intervention at the management level | Popenguine Nature Reserve in Senegal |
| V | Landscape / Seascape: protected area managed mainly for the purpose of ensuring the conservation of landscapes and marine and recreational | the Mountain Wuyi Shan in China , the regional nature park in France |
| VI | Area Managed Resource Protected Area: protected area managed mainly for the sustainable use of natural ecosystems | National Wildlife Cape Tourmente in Quebec |
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