"Guidelines for Applying Protected Area Management Categories" ed. by Nigel Dudley

This guidelines are offered to help in application of the IUCN protected area management categories, which classify protected areas according to their management objectives.

Contents
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. Background
Protected areas
History of the IUCN protected area categories
Purpose of the IUCN protected area management categories
2. Definition and categories
The new IUCN definition of a protected area
Principles
Definition of a protected area system and the ecosystem approach
Categories
Objectives common to all six protected area categories
Category Ia: Strict nature reserve
Category Ib: Wilderness area
Category II: National park
Category III: Natural monument or feature
Category IV: Habitat/species management area
Category V: Protected landscape/seascape
Category VI: Protected area with sustainable use of natural resources
Relationship between the categories
3. Governance
Governance of protected areas
Governance by indigenous peoples and local communities
Private governance
4. Applying the categories
Choosing the correct category
Assignment
Reporting
Strengthening the assignment of categories
5. Using the categories
Using the IUCN protected area categories as a tool for conservation planning
Planning for climate change
Using the IUCN protected area categories as a tool for conservation policy
6. Specialized applications
Forest protected areas
Marine protected areas
Inland water protected areas
Sacred natural sites
Geodiversity
Restoration and IUCN protected area categories
7. International conservation initiatives
World Heritage Convention
Ramsar Convention
Convention on Biological Diversity
8. Effectiveness of the IUCN categories
Assessment of management and the IUCN categories
Appendix. Typology and glossary
References