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2: Category V Protected Areas

2: Category V Protected Areas. IUCN recognises six management categories for protected areas (IUCN, 1994):. Protected areas managed mainly for: Ia science Ib wilderness protection II ecosystem protection and recreation III conservation of specific natural features

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2: Category V Protected Areas

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  1. 2: Category V Protected Areas

  2. IUCN recognises six management categories for protected areas (IUCN, 1994): Protected areas managed mainly for: Ia science Ib wilderness protection II ecosystem protection and recreation IIIconservation of specific natural features IV habitat and species management V Landscape/Seascape Protection and Recreation VI sustainable use of natural resources

  3. What is a Category V Protected Area (Protected Landscape)? • Area of land, with coast and sea as appropriate, where the interaction of people and nature over time has produced an area of distinct character with significant aesthetic, ecological and/or cultural value, and often with high biological diversity. Safeguarding the integrity of this traditional interaction is vital to the protection, maintenance and evolution of such an area (IUCN, 1994)

  4. Key features of Category V protected areas or Protected Landscapes • Primary aim is landscape protection and recreation • “Landscape” = nature + people, past+present, tangible+intangible values • They are lived-in, working landscapes • But with special natural and cultural values • Management should be with, and through local population • With economic+social+environmental aims

  5. Category V (Protected Landscapes) and other categories – Global coverage in 2003 (‘000s km2) Extent of protected areas in sq. kms. Total = 18,763,407 (source UNEP-WCMC, 2003) 6% of all protected areas globally in area - 9% in number

  6. The rice terraces of the Philippines

  7. Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller NP, Vermont, USA

  8. Protected landscapes in Europe (UNEP/WCMC 2003) • Nearly 15% of all Europe is in a protected area • Nearly half of this is in Category V • Europe’s Cat. V areas = c.350,000 km. sq. (= c.1.5 times size of UK) Area by km.sq. Category V = 46% of all Europe’s protected areas

  9. The Corbières region of South West France ....

  10. Po Delta Regional Nature Park, Italy ...

  11. And many other traditional agricultural landscapes across Europe

  12. Plus all the AONBs and NPs of England and Wales

  13. What does this mean for AONBs? • All the AONBs have international recognition as Category V protected areas • They are recorded on global data bases • They are part of UK’s contribution to conservation • AONB managers should see IUCN’s management guidance on Category V protected areas • Many Category V protected areas exist in Europe, and beyond, from which lessons can be learnt

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