Protected area with sustainable use of natural resources
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A Protected area with sustainable use of natural resources or Managed Resource Protected Area is a protected area
in which the aim is to protect and preserve biological diversity in the long term. The IUCN defines such areas as Category VI.
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Protected area
Protected areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognised natural, ecological and/or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the enabling laws of each country or the regulations of the international...
in which the aim is to protect and preserve biological diversity in the long term. The IUCN defines such areas as Category VI.
IUCN definition
According to the IUCN, protected areas with sustainable use of natural resources are defined as areas that:Criticism
The concept is criticised by ecologists on the grounds that the aspiration for these areas is hardly practicable in reality because nature conservation is almost never possible without restricting human activity and also because the economic activities of a population inevitably affect the ecosystemEcosystem
An ecosystem is a biological environment consisting of all the organisms living in a particular area, as well as all the nonliving , physical components of the environment with which the organisms interact, such as air, soil, water and sunlight....
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