|
Category
|
Title
|
Stated
Purpose
|
# of Such Areas Supervised
|
Total
Acreage
|
|
I
|
Scientific
Reserve/ Strict Nature Reserve
|
maintain
natural processes and services in undisturbed state;
|
125
|
25,859,779
acres (10,469,546 HA)
|
|
II
|
National
Park
|
maintain
maximum biodiversity and genetic resources; area restricted for research and education; protect natural areas for
educational and recreational (ecotourist) activities; areas not altered by recent human activity; usually reserved
for large areas
|
216
|
88,098,550
acres (35,667,429 HA)
|
|
III
|
Natural
Monument/ Natural Landmark
|
protects
a small nationally significant area for public viewing (like a waterfall)
|
6
|
51,994
acres(21,050 HA)
|
|
IV
|
Managed
Nature Reserve/ Wildlife Sanctuary
|
maintain
conditions necessary for existence of species, communities, and the ecosystem as a whole, but allow some sustainable,
but controlled, use of products
|
263
|
41,540,072
acres (16,817,843 HA)
|
|
V
|
Protected
Landscape
|
maintain
areas of human presence in such as way to avoid further environmental degradation; allow tourism and recreation
|
59
|
7,576,816
acres (3,067,537 HA)
|
|
VI
|
Resource
Reserve
|
to
protect natural resources from rapid over-exploitation; to safeguard against environmentally damaging projects
|
|
|
|
VII
|
Natural
Biotic Area/ Anthropological Reserve
|
allow
for Indigenous peoples to continue their existing way of life without interference from outsiders
|
|
|
