Concept
Protected Areas
| URI | http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/A04/current/ProtectedAreas/1/ | ||
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| Within Vocab | MIDA Coastal Erosion Thesaurus | ||
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| Definition | Generally, protected areas are understood to be those in which human occupation or at least the exploitation of resources is limited. The definition that has been widely accepted across regional and global frameworks has been provided by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in its categorisation guidelines for protected areas. The definition is as follows: "A clearly defined geographical space, recognized, dedicated and managed, through legal or other effective means, to achieve the long-term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem services and cultural values." There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the enabling laws of each country or the regulations of the international organisations involved. The term "protected area" also includes Marine Protected Areas, the boundaries of which will include some area of ocean. There are over 161,000 protected areas in the world (as of October 2010) with more added daily, representing between 10 and 15 percent of the world's land surface area. By contrast, only 1.17% of the world's oceans is included in the world's ~6,800 Marine Protected Areas. | ||
| Date | 2012-06-27T12:15:46 | ||
| Identifier | SDN:A04::ProtectedAreas | ||
| Note | accepted | ||
| Is Version Of | ProtectedAreas | ||
| version | 1 | ||
| Broader | A04:Management |
Management | |
P22:158 |
Protected sites | ||
| Narrower | P22:158 |
Protected sites | |
| A04 MIDA Coastal Erosion Thesaurus - (9) | |||
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