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*Source: UNEP/IUCN World Database on Protected Areas - October 2010
12.9% of terrestrial area protected (excluding
Antarctica) *
Protected areas*
1962 1,0002010
>160,000
Global extent of protected areas
Why do we have categories of protected areas?
There are many thousands of protected areas world wide
Managed for many different purposes, by many different bodies
National names do not informGreater clarity needed for international
understanding, standards of management, data collection, national legislation etc.
IUCN/WCPA categories guidance: 1978, 1994 and 2008
Data held at UNEP/WCMC
Ia: Strict nature reserve: mainly for science or wilderness protection Ia
Ib: Wilderness area: mainly for wilderness protection Ib
II: National park: mainly for ecosystem protection and recreation II
III: Natural monument: mainly for conservation of specific natural features III
IV: Habitat / species management area: mainly for conservation of species and habitat
IV
V: Protected landscape / seascape: mainly for landscape/seascape conservation or recreation
V
VI: Managed resource protected area: mainly for the sustainable use of natural resources
VI
IUCN’s 6 management categories (introduced 1994)
The 2008 IUCN guidelinesBasic principles upheld:
An internationally agreed definition of a 'protected area’
Protected areas categorised by management objective6 management categories as before
Added ideas:Sharper PA definition, priority for nature conservation4 Governance types (government, mixed, private,
community)More examples, more explanation
The current position in the UK
Most data collected by JNCC from country agencies using 1994 guidance
But:Data based on out-of-date guidanceNo critical review of data accuracyOnly two categories used Many potential sites excluded
So we have an incomplete and inaccurate picture of which areas meet international standards
PS – comments by John Lawton
Why it mattersEstablishing what areas meet international standards for
protection will help:
Meet our CBD, EU etc. obligations
Strengthen nature conservation nationally, in country and locally
Raise the public profile of nature and landscape protection
Provide better information for planning of all kinds
Provide good data for public engagement in conservation
Show where action is needed to improve management standards
Attract tourists seeking nature and landscape
Showcase UK expertise
Putting Nature on the Map
A project to apply the new 2008 guidance in the UKSpecifically requested by IUCN/WCPAUndertaken by the IUCN National Committee for UKWith assistance from MiddlemarchAnd support from agencies, NGOs etc. Phase 1: developing advice on how to interpret IUCN
guidance in UK contextProgress to date – consultations, stakeholder
meetings, workshopsPhase 1 is complete with publication of the Handbook
The PNOTM Handbook
Download it from:
http://www.iucn-uk.org/
The PNOTM Handbook What it does: interprets “IUCN’s international
guidelines on the definition of a protected area, and its management categories and governance types, in the UK context”
How it does it: through examples and keys; and by ‘short cuts’ developed at workshops
Where it innovates: Statements of Compliance; IUCN/WCPA UK Categories Assessment Panel
The assignment process recommended by Handbook
First identify all potential protected areas
1) Does this area meet IUCN PA definition?
no
yes
2) To which management category should it be assigned? (1 of 6 categories)
3) To which governance type should it be assigned ? (1 of 4 types)
Then ask these questions:
As it will be As it is
Protected areas data flow and verification
Agency data
providersJNCC
EEA
UNEP/WCMC :WDPA
NB: data is incomplete and unverified
Official sites national
data
Convention Secretariats etc.
Official sites
national data
International sites data
Other protected areas data
Agency data
providersreview by IUCN/WCPA Assessment
PanelJNC
CEEA
UNEP/WCMC : WDPA (Authority and Community data)
Convention Secretariats
etc.
NB: all data is complete and verified
Site data providers
Site data providers
NGO etc. data
providers
International sites data
PNOTM: Phase 2 - or what next? Phase 2 is about data collectionData providers (agencies, NGOs etc) should
review their protected areas using HandbookAnd provide Statements of Compliance, plus
updated PA data, to IUCN/WCPA Assessment Panel in first place
Aim: to have an up-to-date, accurate list at WCMC of all UK protected areas which meet IUCN standards in time for World Parks Congress 2014