Areas especially dedicated to the protection and maintenance of biological diversity, and of natural and associated cultural resources, and managed through legal or other effective means.
Source category: International Organisations
Legally established land or water area under either public or private ownership that is regulated and managed to achieve specific conservation objectives.
OECD, 2008, Glossary of Statistical Terms.
Source category: International Organisations
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