IUCN Guidance
Canadian Guidebook for the Application of IUCN Protected Area Categories

This guidebook has been prepared by experts from protected area agencies across Canada to provide further explanation to the World Conservation Union (IUCN) Guidelines of 1994, an international system to categorize and report on protected areas at the global level. This guidebook reflects current Canadian thinking on the IUCN classification system and provides a common tool for all Canadian jurisdictions to improve consistency in classifying protected areas and encourages cooperation in protected areas assessment and reporting. 66 pgs, CCEA Occasional Pape #18 2008 (English or French).

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Synopsis of the October 2009 World Congress on Protected Areas, Barcelona, Spain