SHARED PLANET

SHARED PLANET

NATURAL PARKS

Natural Parks

What is ?

Differences

Is a human creation, a political institution for wildness and for people

It is a natural space with some special characteristic which makes that we want to preserve it

US

UK

IUCN

International Union for Conservation of Nature

Establish categories of Natural Parks

Why?

Which are?

Management

of

protected areas

PROBLEMS

- Increasing dificulties to maintain them.

- Climate change

SOLUTIONS

- Adaptation

- Awareness

Is a way to define and classify specific objectives for each protected area

- UK parks attracts more visitors.

- In the UK parks are category 5

There are 6 categories

1. Strict nature reserve.

2. National Park

3. monument or natural feature

4. Habitat/Species Management Area.

5. Protected Landscape/Seascape.

6. Protected area with sustainable use of natural resources.

- Have the first Natural Park and one of the most important, Yellowstone

- In the US parks are category 1 and 2