Key:protect_class

protect_class
Description
To describe the class of a protected area.
Group: references
Used on these elements
Documented values: 12
Requires
boundary=protected_area or boundary=national_park
Useful combination
protection_title=*
Status: in use
protect_class=* More details at taginfo
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protect_class=* is used to describe the category of boundary=protected_area. See protected area of Conservation for more details.

Values

The nature of the protected area is identified using protect_class=1a, 1b, 1 to 99 which are divided into four categories:

• Conservation Land, derived from international definitions (1a, 1b, 1-6)
• Other types of nature conservation (7, 97-99),
• Resources conservation for important single resources(11-19) and
• Social conservation for community and architecture (21-29).
  

Note that values 1 and 7-99 are not based on outside definitions and were invented for OSM.

The tables "Protect classes for various countries" below, provide guidance on the use of protect_class in specific countries.

Note that several of the values were proposed but have been very rarely used (for example, 11, 15, 16, and 26).

In some cases other tags are more common: boundary=national_park instead of 2, and boundary=aboriginal_lands instead of 24.

Nature Protected Area

Protected nature and landscape in ecosystem context, including promoted culture habits. Switch to the table of countries >>

Main Protected Area Categories

Class	Description	Examples	Rendering in osm-carto	Usage
protect_class=1a or protect_class=1	Strict Nature Reserve (IUCN Category Ia): "...strictly set aside to protect biodiversity and also possibly geological/geomorphological features, where human visitation, use and impacts are strictly controlled and limited to ensure protection of the conservation values. Such protected areas can serve as indispensable reference areas for scientific research and monitoring."	Boatswain Bird Island, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha  Horoirangi Marine Reserve, New Zealand  Kogyae Strict Nature Reserve, Ghana  Lomas de Barbudal Biological Reserve, Costa Rica  Reserva natural Rincón de Santa María, Argentina  Sinivuori Strict Nature Reserve, Finland  Thung Yai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary, Thailand		protect_class=1a protect_class=1
protect_class=1b or protect_class=1	Wilderness Area (IUCN Category Ib): "...usually large unmodified or slightly modified areas, retaining their natural character and influence, without permanent or significant human habitation, which are protected and managed so as to preserve their natural condition."	Kaldoaivi Wilderness Area, Finland  Sandia Mountain Wilderness, United States  Woodland Caribou Provincial Park, Canada  Yellabinna Wilderness Protection Area, Australia		protect_class=1b protect_class=1
protect_class=2	National Park (IUCN Category II): "Large natural or near natural areas set aside to protect large-scale ecological processes, species and ecosystems... which also provide a foundation for environmentally and culturally compatible spiritual, scientific, educational, recreational and visitor opportunities." More commonly tagged boundary=national_park	Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia  Serengeti National Park, Tanzania  Torres del Paine National Park, Chile  Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park, Australia  Yosemite National Park, USA  Zhangye National Geopark, China		protect_class=2
protect_class=3	Natural Monument or Feature (IUCN Category III): "...protect a specific natural monument, which can be a landform, sea mount, submarine cavern, geological feature such as a cave or even a living feature such as an ancient grove. They are generally quite small protected areas and often have high visitor value." Cultural and archaeological important	Balda Canyon Natural Monument, Georgia  Delaware Canal State Park, United States  El mono Hernández Cork Forest Flora and Fauna Sanctuary, Colombia  Jeti-Ögüz Rocks, Kyrgyzstan  Hostivické Ponds, Czech Republic  Piccaninnie Ponds Conservation Park, Australia		protect_class=3
protect_class=4	Habitat/Species Management Area (IUCN Category IV): "...aim to protect particular species or habitats and management reflects this priority. Many category IV protected areas will need regular, active interventions to address the requirements of particular species or to maintain habitats, but this is not a requirement..."	Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary, Australia  Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, United States  Hoollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary, India  Khao Khiao–Khao Chomphu Wildlife Sanctuary, Thailand		protect_class=4
protect_class=5	Protected Landscape/Seascape (IUCN Category V): "...area where the interaction of people and nature over time has produced an area of distinct character with significant ecological, biological, cultural and scenic value: and where safeguarding the integrity of this interaction is vital to protecting and sustaining the area and its associated nature conservation and other values."	Cañón del Río Lobos Natural Park, Spain  Corroboree Rock Conservation Reserve, Australia  Dartmoor, United Kingdom  Granite-steppe lands of Buh, Ukraine		protect_class=5
protect_class=6	Protected area with sustainable use of natural resources (IUCN Category VI): "...conserve ecosystems and habitats, together with associated cultural values and traditional natural resource management systems. They are generally large, with most of the area in a natural condition, where a proportion is under sustainable natural resource management and where low-level non-industrial use of natural resources compatible with nature conservation is seen as one of the main aims of the area." For small areas and single-value-protection see also resources-protected-area: protect_class=11 to 19.	Auatí-Paraná Extractive Reserve, Brazil  Bascombe Well Conservation Park, Australia  Delaware State Forest, United States  Shilanda-Nagdemra Dolphin Sanctuary, Bangladesh  Xe Pian National Protected Area, Laos		protect_class=6

Other Nature Protected Area Categories

Class	Description*	Examples	Rendering in osm-carto	Usage
protect_class=7	nature-feature area: similar to 4. but without IUCN-level. Consider using plain-English tagging alternatives instead of this value: For geological sites, see geological=palaeontological_site For nature reserves, see leisure=nature_reserve	Some habitats are protected by local- or district-law: areas to protect one specie, special cover of vegetation, geological site, ...	(not rendered)
protect_class=97	A protected area protected by international continental agreements. They often cover sites already protected by national law. Used for the following conventions and treaties:  Natura 2000(bg cs de es fr it nl), ref:natura2000=*:  Birds Directive (Council Directive 2009/147/EC)  Emerald network  Habitats Directive  Site of Community Importance  Special Area of Conservation  Special Protection Area  European Green Belt(de pt)  Alpine Convention(de es fr it nl) Consider using plain-English tagging alternatives instead of this value: For  ASEAN Heritage Parks, see: International Heritage Registration Organisation		(not rendered)
protect_class=98	A protected area protected by intercontinental treaties or conventions. They often cover sites already protected by national law. Does not include a cross-border national park (which would be tagged protect_class=2). Used for the following conventions and treaties:  Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA)  The Barcelona Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region  Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat – ramsar=yes  World Network of Biosphere Reserves  UNESCO Global Geoparks Consider using plain-English tagging alternatives instead of this value: For  UNESCO World Heritage Convention, see: International Heritage Registration Organisation		(not rendered)
protect_class=99	other continental or international, not yet classified.		(not rendered)	protect_class=99

Resources-protected-area

Protected areas with a focus on single natural resources, including human living space itself, because of an important natural material or characteristic. Mostly appointed on community level. Switch to the table of countries.

Class	Description	Rendering in osm-carto	Usage
protect_class=12	water: water protection area, fresh water, drinking water, springs, ... Consider using plain-English tagging alternatives instead of this value: For springs, see natural=spring For reservoirs, see water=reservoir For drinking water, see drinking_water=* For drinking water storage tanks, see man_made=storage_tank + content=water For rainwater management, see basin=* For reservoir watershed protection areas, see landuse=reservoir_watershed For water protection areas, see boundary=water_protection_area
protect_class=14	species: no fishing, protected for fishery, protected for hunting, plants, ... Consider using plain-English tagging alternatives instead of this value: For no fishing areas, see fishing=no For fishing access, see leisure=fishing For fish hatcheries, see landuse=fishfarm or landuse=aquaculture For plant nurseries, see landuse=plant_nursery For managed forests, see landuse=forest and Forest	(not rendered)
protect_class=15	location condition: floodwater retention area, protection forest, grazing land, ... Consider using plain-English tagging alternatives instead of this value: For livestock grazing, see landuse=meadow, landuse=farmland, landuse=animal_keeping, and animal_keeping=* For managed forests see landuse=forest and Forest. For flood-prone areas see flood_prone=* For floodwater management infrastructure, see waterway=ditch, waterway=drain, waterway=ditch and tunnel=culvert.	(not rendered)
protect_class=19	other national, This tag was used by an import in Poland for "Użytek ekologiczny" areas Instead of this value, consider using protect_class=6 for areas protected for "sustainable use of natural resources"	(not rendered)

Social-protected-area

Important social interests. Visualize sociopolitical assets. Switch to the table of countries.

Class	Description	Rendering in osm-carto	Usage
protect_class=21	Community life: religious, sacred areas, gathering places, recreation (this sense of "recreation" has given rise to value 21 being assigned to state parks in New York, USA) Consider using plain-English tagging alternatives instead of this value. For religious areas, see landuse=religious, landuse=cemetery, amenity=place_of_worship, or amenity=grave_yard. For gathering places, see Square, place=square, landuse=village_green, leisure=park, or highway=pedestrian+area=yes. For recreational areas, see landuse=recreation_ground and/or leisure=park.	(not rendered)	For example Jones Beach State Park
protect_class=22	Cultural assets (cultural assets and - efforts, districts historical heritage, monument conservation): protection of sites with special architecture or historic interest, designed and created intentionally by people: urban layout, buildings, landscape, gardens, art-goods, ... More commonly tagged with: historic=* and/or heritage=*	(not rendered)
protect_class=24	Political protection: Consider using plain-English tagging alternatives instead of this value. For reservation / indigenous area / aboriginal: self-governing communities with land + indigenous, see boundary=aboriginal_lands. For boundaries of states and administrative subdivisions, see boundary=administrative. For political/electoral districts, see boundary=political.	(not rendered)
protect_class=27	Currently used only for Norwegian "Friluftsområde", a category of outdoor space accessible made publicly accessible by Norwegian law.	(not rendered)

Discouraged, legacy, and unused values of protect_class=*

Legacy values of protect_class=*

Class	Description*	Rendering in osm-carto	Usage
protect_class=11	soil: crop yield, erosion protection, ... [This tag was proposed but never used]	(not rendered)
protect_class=13	climate and -air: gasper supply/cold air, ... [This tag was proposed but never used. See boundary=low_emission_zone (LEZ).]	(not rendered)
protect_class=16	longtime hazard area: contamination, earth-moving area, "problem sites" ... Formally deprecated by hazard=*.	(not rendered)
23	Protection in favor of economics: special economic zones. Formally deprecated by boundary=special_economic_zone.	(not rendered)
25	Military areas: military refuges, test area, ... See military=*, landuse=military and Map_Features#Military instead. Formally deprecated by landuse=military and military=*.	(not rendered)
26	Historic: "for colonial-era entities and protectorates". More commonly tagged with: historic=* and/or heritage=*.	(not rendered)
29	other social, not yet classified for ID 21 to 28. [This tag was proposed but has never been used]	(not rendered)

Protect classes for various countries

The tables below provide guidance on the use of protect_class in different countries. If your country is undocumented then ask the appropriate (government) administration, use the talk page or your local mailing list for discussion and than add it below or add it to the "other"-levels. The following labeling is based upon the "IUCN Category" ... try to add ("harmonise") your country's protection-system to the table.

Nature-protected-areas

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Conservation Lands with an IUCN Category

	protect_class=*=
Country	1a, 1b	2	3	4	5	6
Antarctica	1a:  Antarctic Specially Protected Area  Antarctic Specially Managed Area
Australia	In Australia the title given to a protected area does not correlate to a specific IUCN category. Tagging should be based on data from CAPAD, see the Aust. Tagging Guidelines for more details.
Austria	1a Naturzone  Biosphärenpark-Kernzone 1b: Bewahrungszone	Nationalpark	Naturdenkmal  geschützte Höhle  besonders geschützte Höhle	Naturschutzgebiet	Landschaftsschutzgebiet	Naturpark
Bolivia source	-	Parques nacionales (National Park)	Monumento Natural boliviano (Natural Monument)	Reservas de Vida Silvestre en los parques (Wildlife Reserves)  Santuario Nacional Sanctuary (endemic flora & fauna)	Patrimonio Natural y Paisajístico (Landscape Natural Heritage)	Área Natural de Manejo Integrado (Integrated Management Natural Area)
Brazil	Biological Reserve, State Ecological Station	National Park, State Park, State Marine Park	Wildlife Refuge	State Area of Outstanding Ecological Interest	State Environmental Protection Area	Extractive Reserve, National Forest, State Sustainable Development Reserve, Extractive Reserve, National Forest
Belgium Flanders	1a: Natuurreservaat 1b: Wildernisgebied	Nationaal park	Natuurmonument	Biotoop	Beschermd landschap	Ecosysteem
Belgium Wallonia	1a: Réserves naturelles domaniales (RND) et réserves naturelles agréées (RNA) intégrales	-	-	Réserves naturelles domaniales (RND) et réserves naturelles agréées (RNA) dirigées, cavités souterraines d'intérêt scientifique (CSIS), zone humide d'intérêt biologique (ZHIB)	Parc Naturel	Réserve forestière (RF)
Bulgaria	Резерват (Reserve)	Национален парк (National Park)	Природна забележителност (Natural Monument)	Поддържан резерват (Managed Nature Reserve)	Природен парк (Natural Park)	Защитена местност (Protected site)
Canada	Wilderness Area, Nature Conservancy of Canada Lands (Ia), Nature Reserve (Ia), Ecological Reserve (Ia), Special Place (Ia), Migratory Bird Sanctuary, Migratory Bird Refuge (Ia),	Provincial Park, Territorial Park, Migratory Bird Sanctuary,	National Historic Site, National Historic Park, Migratory Bird Sanctuary, -Refuge,	Wildlife Management Area, Migratory Bird Sanctuary, Eastern Habitat Joint Venture Lands,	Conservation Authority Area,Conservation Area, Recreation Site,	Faunal Habitat, Salmon River, Wildlife Habitat - Waterfowl Gathering Area, Community Pasture, Migratory Bird Sanctuary,
China	National Nature Reserves	National Parks/National Geoparks/National Forest Parks/National Wetland Parks/National Desert Parks/National Water Parks/National Special Marine Protected Areas	National Closed Sandified Land Protected Areas/National Typical Earthquake Sites	National Domestic Animal Genetic Resources Conservation Areas/National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Areas/National Wood (Flower) Parks	-	-
Colombia	-	National Park / Parques Nacionales Naturales (PNN) y Reservas Nacionales Naturales (RNN)	National Nature Monument / Área natural única	Protected Site ( Santuarios de Flora y Fauna	Regional Park /Parques Regionales Naturales (PRN)	Área de Reserva Forestal (ARF)
Croatia	Strict Reserve / Strogi rezervat	National Park / Nacionalni park	Special Reserve / Posebni rezervat	Nature park / Park prirode	Regional park /Regionalni park	Nature monument / Spomenik prirode
Czech Republic	National Nature Reserve, Nature Reserve	National Park	National Nature Monument, Natural Monument	Protected Site	Protected Landscape Area	-
Estonia	1a: loodusreservaat1b: sihtkaitsevööndi looduslik osa püsielupaiga sihtkaitsevööndi rangemini kaitstav osa	-	kaitstav looduse üksikobjekt	sihtkaitsevööndi hooldatav osa, juhul kui see on loodud liigikaitselistel eesmärkidel püsielupaiga sihtkaitsevöönd	sihtkaitsevööndi hooldatav osa (loodud muudel eesmärkidel) maastikukaitsealade piiranguvöönd, kaasa arvatud pargid ning kohalikud tasandil kaitstav loodusobjekt	looduskaitsealade, rahvusparkide, püsielupaikade piiranguvöönd hoiuala
Finland	1a: Tiukasti suojeltu alue 1b: Erämainen alue	Kansallispuisto	Luonnonmuistomerkki	Luontotyyppien tai lajien suojelu- ja hoitoalue	Suojeltu maisema-alue	Luonnonvarojen hoito- ja suojelualue
France	Réserve intégrale	Cœur de Parc national	Réserve naturelle nationale (si réserve géologique) Réserve naturelle régionale (si réserve géologique) Sites classés et inscrits	Réserve naturelle nationale Réserve naturelle régionale Réserve biologique Réserve nationale de chasse et faune sauvage Sites du Conservatoire du Littoral	Aire d'adhésion de Parc national Parc naturel régional Parc naturel marin Sites du Conservatoire du Littoral Espace naturel sensible	Parc naturel marin
Germany	-	Nationalpark	-	Naturschutzgebiet	Naturpark, Landschaftsschutzgebiet	-
India		National parks in India		Wildlife sanctuaries of India
Iran		پارک ملی National Park	اثر طبیعی ملی National Natural Monument	پناهگاه حیات وحش Wildlife Refuge	منطقه حفاظت شده Protected Area
Italy Parks.it	-	Parco Nazionale, Parco Naturale Regionale, Area Naturale Marina	Monumento Naturale, Sito Archeologico	Riserva Naturale Statale/Regionale, Biotopo, Area Naturale Marina	Zona umida, Area Protetta, Oasi, Parco Urbano, ecc.	-
Japan	1a: Wilderness Area (原生自然環境保全地域) 1b: Nature Conservation Area (自然環境保全地域) / Forest Ecosystem Reserve (森林生態系保護地域)	National Park (国立公園) / Quasi National Park (国定公園)	none resistered	Wildlife Protection Area (鳥獣保護区) / National Habitat Conservation Area (生息地等保護区) / Protected Water Surface (保護水面)	National Park (国立公園) / Quasi National Park (国定公園) / Prefectural Nature Conservation Area (都道府県自然環境保全地域) / Prefectural Natural Park (都道府県立自然公園) / Green Corridor (緑の回廊)	Coastline Marine Resource Development Area (沿岸水産資源開発区域) / Common fishery right area (共同漁業権区域) / Area designated by prefecture, fishery operator group, etc. (指定海域)
New Zealand	1a:  Marine Reserve  Nature Reserve  Scientific Reserve  Ecological Area  Sanctuary Area Wildlife Sanctuary Marine Mammal Sanctuary  Marine Park(generic) 1b:  Wilderness Area(generic)	National Park  National Reserve  Conservation Park	Historic Reserve  Scenic Reserve	Government Purpose Reserve  Watercourse Area  Wildlife Management Area(generic) Stewardship Area  Conservation Covenant(generic) Wildlife Refuge(generic)	Recreation Reserve  Local Purpose Reserve	Marginal Strip
Panama	(IUCN-Ib) Reserva Científica	Parque Nacional	Monumento Natural	Refugio de Vida Silvestre	Reserva Hidrológica; Paisaje Protegido; Área Natural Recreativa	Reserva Forestal; Área de Recursos Manejados
Philippines	Wilderness Area	National Park, Natural Park	Natural Monument	Bird Sanctuary, Wildlife Sanctuary	Protected Landscape, Protected Seascape, Protected Landscape and Seascape, Managed Resource Protected Area, Natural Biotic Area	Resource Reserve, Watershed Forest Reserve
Portugal		Parque Nacional, Parque Natural	Paisagem Protegida (*issued by National Authority), Monumento Natural, Sítio Classificado	Reserva Natural	Paisagem Protegida (*issued by Local/Regional Authority), Paisagem Protegida Regional, Paisagem Protegida Local	Área Protegida Privada
Russia	Ia: Zapovednik	National Park	Nature Monument	Zakasnik		-
Slovakia	National Nature Reserve, Nature Reserve	National Park	National Nature Monument, Natural Monument	Protected Site	Protected Landscape Area	-
Spain	Integral Natural Reserves (Reservas Naturales Integrales)	National Park (Parque Nacional)	Natural Monument (Monumento Natural)	Natural Reserves (Reservas Naturales), Protected Marine Area (Área Marina Protegida), (Site of Scientific Interest (Sitio de Interés Científico), Special Natural Reserve (Reserva Natural Especial)	Natural Park (Parque Natural), Protected Landscape (Paisaje Protegido), Natural Areas of Special Interest (Áreas Naturales de Especial Interés)	Rural Park (Parque Rural), Regional Park (Parque Regional)
South Africa	Wilderness area	National Park (Run by SANParks https://www.sanparks.org/)	Natural Monument (e.g. Table Mountain)	Provincial Reserve , Cape Nature Reserve (https://www.capenature.co.za/), KZN Parks (http://www.kznparks.com/)
Ukraine	Nature Reserve, Zapovednik (Природний заповідник)	National Nature Park, National Park (Національний природний парк)	Natural Monument, Natural Nature Monument (Пам'ятка природи)	Zakaznyk (Заказник); Conservation Stow (Заповідне урочище)	Regional Landscape Park (Регіональний ландшафтний парк); Botanic Garden (Ботанічний сад); Dendrological Park (Дендрологічний парк); Zoological Park (Зоологічний парк); Park-monument of Landscape Art (Парк-пам'ятка садово-паркового мистецтва)	-
United Kingdom		National Nature Reserve		Site of Special Scientific Interest  Nature Reserves owned by RSPB  Wildlife Trusts	National Park  Area of Outstanding National Beauty (England, Wales, Northern Ireland)  National Scenic Area (Scotland)
United States	Consult the US Geological Survey Protected Area Database for IUCN categorization for all national, as well as most regional and state protected areas. Additional tagging guidelines can be found at United_States/Public_lands.
Country	1a, 1b	2	3	4	5	6

Other Nature-protected-areas

• For continentally-protected nature areas, see the entry for protect_class=97 in the main nature protected area table.
• For intercontinentally-protected nature areas, see the entry for protect_class=98 in the main nature protected area table.
• Mappers in some countries have used protect_class=7 to tag protected nature areas that don't fit an IUCN definitions. The table below lists all known national conventions for the use of this tag.

Country-specific usage of protect_class=7 (non-IUCN nature protected area)

Country	protect_class=7
Bolivia	Reserva Natural de Inmovilización (Natural Reserve of Immobilization)
Canada	Boreal Forest Conservation Framework  National Capital Commission Areas  Migratory Bird Sanctuaries Protective Forest [ citation needed ] Operational Parks and Reserves [ citation needed ] Recreation Site [ citation needed ] Natural Area [ citation needed ]
Croatia	Significant landscape / Značajan krajobraz
Germany	Geschützer Biotop, -Landschaftsbestandteil, Naturdenkmal, Horstschutzgebiet, Waldschutzgebiete (Schon- und Bannwald), Gewässerschutz, ...
New Zealand	Amenity Area
South Africa	Private Nature Reserve (Not run by government)
Spain Basque Country	Protected Biotop
United Kingdom	Local Nature Reserve

Resources-protected-areas

Switch to the description.

	protect_class=*=
Country	11	12	13	14	15	16
Australia		Water Catchment Protection Areas
Austria	-	Quellschutzgebiet, Wasserschutzgebiet	IG Luft	-	Bannwald	Altlast, Überschwemmungsgebiet, Hochwasserzone
Belgium Flanders		Waterwinningsgebied		Jachtgebied
Germany	Bodenschutz	Trinkwasserschutz, Trinkwassergewinnung, Heilquellenschutz, ...	Kaltluftentstehung, Frischluftversorgung, Immissionsschutz-, ...	Angelverbot, Fischereischutzzone, Jagdschutzgebiet, ...	Retentionsraum, Schutzwald, Standort,	Kontaminationsfläche, Bodenbewegungsgebiet, ...
Philippines				Game Refuge, Marine Reserve
United States						EPA Superfund site

Social Protected Area

Switch to the description.

	protect_class=*=
Country	21	22	24 (possibly being deprecated by boundary=aboriginal_lands)	25	27* [1])
Australia		monument conservation
Austria		Kulturdenkmal, UNESCO-Kulturerbe		(Truppenübungsplatz, Kaserne, Fernmeldeanlage, Munitionslager)
Brazil			Indigenous Protected Areas
Colombia	-	-	Indigenous Protected Areas and Afro Colombian Protected Areas: Resguardos indígenas y Tierras de Comunidades Negras	-	-
Germany		Denkmalschutz	-
Philippines		UNESCO Cultural Heritage Sites	Ancestral Domains/Lands
Portugal		UNESCO World Heritage List, MN - Monumento Nacional, MIP - Monumento de Interesse Público, SIP - Sítio de Interesse Público, IIP - Imóvel de Interesse Público, IIM - Imóvel de Interesse Municipal, IM - Interesse Municipal
Spain		UNESCO Patrimonio de la Humanidad, Bien de Interés Cultural (BIC)
Switzerland		Kulturgüterschutz (KGS Swiss Inventory)	-	-	-
United Kingdom		Conservation area
United States	Consult United States Public Lands for a detailed breakdown.

National Protected Area Links

The following web sites can be consulted for more information about protected areas in each country.

Links to country-specific protected area information

Country	Links
Antarctica	Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty (database)
Belgium Wallonia	The categories of protected areas according to the IUCN
Bolivia	Bolivia protected areas (broken link as of 11/22/2020)
Bulgaria	източник (English)
Canada	Conservation and protection of Canada’s forests
Italy	Parks.it
New Zealand	See  this Wikipedia article or this DOC website, or the OSM wikipage for DOC.
United States	Consult the US Geological Survey Protected Area Database for IUCN categorization for all national, as well as most regional and state protected areas. Additional tagging guidelines can be found at United_States/Public_lands.