TYPES OF PARKS IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Parks in Western Australia include the following.....

• National Parks (IUCN Cat II and III)
  • "National Parks are areas that have national significance for scenic, cultural or biological values, and can accomodate recreation that is consistent with maintaining these values."
• Conservation Parks (IUCN Cat II and III)
  • "Conservation Parks have mostly regional or local, rather than national significance."
• Nature Reserves (IUCN Cat 1A)
  • "Nature reserves have high conservation value because they represent natural exosystems and because they contain or provide habitat for particular species of plants or animals."
• Biodiversity Hotspots
• Indigenous Protected Areas
• Miscellaneous Reserves
• Marine Parks
  • "Marine Parks are created to protect natural features and aesthetic values while allowing recreational and commercial uses that do not compromise conservation values."
• Marine Management Areas
  • "Marine management areas provide an integrated management structure over areas that have high conservation value and intensive multiple-use."
• Marine Nature Reserves
  • "Marine nature reserves are ‘look but don't take' areas created primarily for conservation and scientific research and are designed to protect a particular significant ecosystem or habitat."
• Regional Parks (not IUCN categorised)
  • "Regional Parks are open spaces identified as having regionally significant value for conservation, landscape and recreation".
• State Forests​
  • "State forest containing indigeneous vegetation is managed for purposes that include recreation and nature conservation, the protection of water catchments, and the production of a sustainable harvest of timber."
• Timber Reserves