A strict nature reserve (IUCN category Ia) or wilderness area (IUCN category Ib) is the highest category of protected area recognised by the World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA), a body which is part of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). These category I areas are the most stringently protected natural landscapes .
8-475: Tanintharyi Nature Reserve is a strict nature reserve in Myanmar 's Tenasserim Hills , covering 1,699.99 km (656.37 sq mi). In elevation, it ranges from at an elevation of 20–130 m (66–427 ft). Most of the tropical rain forest is evergreen , interspersed with some grassland . The reserve provides habitat to Asian elephant ( Elephas maximus ) and Gurney's pitta ( Hydrornis gurneyi ). It
16-544: A result, strict nature reserves often form the core zones, with wilderness areas acting as a buffer zone, similar to the concept used for national parks (which are IUCN category II), but also for UNESCO World Heritage Sites . In Austria, only one area has been designated as an IUCN category I protected area: Parts of Diego Garcia and other islands in the British Indian Ocean Territory are protected as strict nature reserves. Officially created in
24-414: A total of 2,835 ha (28.35 km ; 7,010 acres). The German federal government's national strategy for biological diversity up to 2020 published in 2007 set the aim of allowing 2% of the area of Germany to develop naturally and in an undisturbed way into wilderness areas. In the U.S. wilderness areas (NWPS) are the strictest category of protected area. They are designated by law in accordance with
32-568: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Myanmar location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Strict nature reserve Strict nature reserves and wilderness areas are protected areas that are created and managed mainly for the purposes of research or for the protection of large, unspoiled areas of wilderness . Their primary purpose is the preservation of biodiversity and as essential reference areas for scientific work and environmental monitoring . Usage and intrusion are strictly controlled. As
40-608: The National Forests Office . In such reserves, all harvests coupe are forbidden excepted exotic species elimination or track safety works to avoid fallen tree risk to visitors (already existing tracks in or on the edge of the reserve). At the end of 2014, there were 60 Integral Biological Reserves in French State Forests for a total area of 111,082 ha (1,110.82 km ; 274,490 acres) and 10 in City Forests for
48-733: The Wilderness Act of 1964 by the United States Congress . They must be large enough to adequately preserve their resources and may only be entered on foot, by canoe or on horseback. Limited exceptions are the extensive areas of wilderness in Alaska. There are over 800 recognised wilderness areas. The complete list of countries (as of 2016) with IUCN category 1b sites can be found in the Management Guidelines for IUCN Category 1b (wilderness) Protected Areas. The most up-to-date resource
56-442: The 1950s, Integral Biological Reserves ( French : Réserves biologiques intégrales , RBI ) were dedicated to man free ecosystem evolution, on the contrary of Managed Biological reserves (French: Réserves biologiques dirigées , RBD ) where a specific management is applied to conserve vulnerable species or threatened habitats. Integral Biological Reserves occurs in French State Forests or City Forests and are therefore managed by
64-546: Was gazetted in 2005 for the maintenance of natural resources, scientific research and education of local people in surrounding communities. Wildlife recorded during a camera trap survey in 2002 included binturong ( Arctictis binturong ), large Indian civet ( Viverra zibetha ), large-spotted civet ( Viverra megaspila ), Asian palm civet ( Paradoxurus hermaphroditus ), banded linsang ( Prionodon linsang ), yellow-throated marten ( Martes flavigula ) and leopard ( Panthera pardus ). This protected areas-related article
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