Establishment of a protected area (PA) is a key global conservation strategy aimed to protect the Earths imperiled biodiversity and ecosystems. Globally, PA net

Protected Area Governance and Management presents a compendium of original text, case studies and examples from across the world, by drawing on the literature,

IUCN's Protected Areas Management Categories, which classify protected areas according to their management objectives, are today accepted as the benchmark for d

Protected areas are at the base of the most national and international conservation strategies. Due to the many unpredictable elements in ecology matters, each