Guide line for managing the protected forest

IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas
with the assistance of the
World Conservation Monitoring Centre
CATEGORY VI Managed Resource Protected Area: protected area managed mainly for the
sustainable use of natural ecosystems
Definition
Area containing predominantly unmodified natural systems, managed to ensure long term protection and
maintenance of biological diversity, while providing at the same time a sustainable flow of natural products
and services to meet community needs.
Objectives of Management
# to protect and maintain the biological diversity and other natural values of the area in the long term;
# to promote sound management practices for sustainable production purposes;
# to protect the natural resource base from being alienated for other land-use purposes that would be
detrimental to the area's biological diversity; and
# to contribute to regional and national development.
Guidance for Selection
# The area should be at least two-thirds in a natural condition, although it may also contain limited areas
of modified ecosystems; large commercial plantations would not be appropriate for inclusion.
# The area should be large enough to absorb sustainable resource uses without detriment to its overall
long-term natural values.
Organizational Responsibility
Management should be undertaken by public bodies with a unambiguous remit for conservation, and carried
out in partnership with the local community; or management may be provided through local custom supported
and advised by governmental or non-governmental agencies. Ownership may be by the national or other level
of government, the community, private individuals, or a combination of these.
Equivalent Category in 1978 System
This category does not correspond directly with any of those in the 1978 system, although it is likely to include
some areas previously classified as 'Resource Reserves', 'Natural Biotic Areas / Anthropological Reserves'
and 'Multiple Use Management Areas / Managed Resource Areas'.