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This ] aims primarily to provide information on all ''']s''' (or ''PA'' 's) in the world.


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A PA as defined by The World Conservation Union (IUCN) is ''An area of land and/or sea 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.'' National parks are probably the best-known PA's, but there are many other categories. Protected areas are those which a higher level governmental entity manages, maintains and or oversees directly. For instance in the United States, this would include primarily federal and to a lesser degree, state managed areas, but rarely those managed by a county or city.
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This ] aims primarily to provide information on all ''']s''' (abbreviated on this page as '''PAs''') in the world.

The ] (IUCN) defines a protected area as:
{{quote|An area of land and/or sea 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.}}
]s are probably the best-known PAs, but there are many other categories. Protected areas are those which a higher level governmental entity manages, maintains and or oversees directly. For instance in the United States, this would include primarily federal and to a lesser degree, state managed areas, but rarely those managed by a county or city.

==Sub projects==
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==Open tasks== ==Open tasks==
Below are some suggested open tasks for Wikipedians looking to contribute. Below are some suggested open tasks for Wikipedians looking to contribute.


* Create stubs (including the ]) for missing articles in: * Create stubs (including the ]) for missing articles that may be mentioned in Talk page or listed here.
* Stubs should be created from the existing World Database of Protected Areas stewarded by the World Conservation Monitoring Center. * Stubs should be created from the existing World Database of Protected Areas stewarded by the World Conservation Monitoring Center.
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* Add infobox to, or upgrade to current template, articles in: * Add infobox to, or upgrade to current template, articles in:
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* Create a full ] * Create a full ]
* Expand stub articles from ] * Expand stub articles from ]
* Create navigation box templates similar to {{tl|National parks of the United States}} and {{tl|National Historical Parks of the United States}} (including the clickable map) for each classification of US Park (Monuments, Memorials, etc.).


See also ] See also ]


==Cleanup== ===Cleanup===
* (current)
As of November 2006:

Though ] is a featured article, it needs a general expansion and better referencing to maintain this status for much longer...all those interested in helping should do so...it's an article about the world's first offcial National Park and it need a little help. Has been a featured article since March 2004.


== Structure == == Structure ==
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There shall be four article levels in this WikiProject: There shall be four article levels in this WikiProject:
*''Level 1:'' An article called "Protected area" shall discuss PA's in general, as opposed to any particular PA. Since a PA is almost always associated with one country, it will provide an alphabetical list (with links) of countries that have PA's. An extra item "International Protected Areas" will be added to the list for PA's that are shared by two or more countries.<br> *''Level 1:'' An article called "Protected area" shall discuss PAs in general, as opposed to any particular PA. Since a PA is almost always associated with one country, it will provide an alphabetical list (with links) of countries that have PAs. An extra item "International Protected Areas" will be added to the list for PAs that are shared by two or more countries.<br>
*''Level 2:'' These articles shall discuss a particular country's PA's in general. It shall have an alphabetical list of PA types (such as National Park, Wildlife Sanctuary, ... / no links) which exist in that country, followed by a description. For each type (or combination of types) the existing PA's will be listed alphabetically (with links). For a PA that lies in a dependent territory of that country a mention shall be made of that territory.<br> *''Level 2:'' These articles shall discuss a particular country's PAs in general. It shall have an alphabetical list of PA types (such as National Park, Wildlife Sanctuary, ... / no links) which exist in that country, followed by a description. For each type (or combination of types) the existing PAs will be listed alphabetically (with links). For a PA that lies in a dependent territory of that country a mention shall be made of that territory.<br>
*''Level 3:'' In countries where all or part of the PA's are not managed on a country level the level 2 articles will contain an alphabetical list of the states/provinces/... (with links) that manage the PA's. The links to which they point shall be the level 3 articles. They shall have the same structure as the level 2 articles.<br> *''Level 3:'' In countries where all or part of the PAs are not managed on a country level the level 2 articles will contain an alphabetical list of the states/provinces/... (with links) that manage the PAs. The links to which they point shall be the level 3 articles. They shall have the same structure as the level 2 articles.<br>
*''Level 4:'' These shall be the actual PA articles. *''Level 4:'' These shall be the actual PA articles.


==Formatting== ==Formatting==
===Formatting of the level 1 article ("]")=== ===Formatting of the level 1 article (])===
*A general description; *A general description;
*A list of countries that have PA's (with links in the "Protected areas of X" format); *A list of countries that have PAs (with links in the "Protected areas of X" format);
*A link to the page "]". *A link to the page "]".


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*A list of PA types with a short explanation; *A list of PA types with a short explanation;
*A list of PA's per PA type; *A list of PA's per PA type;
*A list of states/provinces/... for PA's which are managed on that level (with links in the "Protected areas of X" format). *A list of states/provinces/... for PA' which are managed on that level (with links in the "Protected areas of X" format).
*A link to the level 1 article and (an) external link(s), if available. *A link to the level 1 article and (an) external link(s), if available.


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===Formatting of level 4 articles=== ===Formatting of level 4 articles===
*A description. This should contain the PA's location ( (where applicable), , ) and its main features/points of interest. If available, one or more photos can be included; *A description. This should contain the PAs location ( (where applicable), , , , , and its main features/points of interest. If available, one or more photos can be included;
*A template containing: *A template containing:
**The PA's name; **The PA's name;
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**Its location (, country); **Its location (, country);
**The nearest major or well known city; **The nearest major or well known city;
**The PA's area (km&sup2; if acres, provide km&sup2; in parenthesis); **The PA's area (km², if acres, provide km² in parenthesis); Use {{tl|Convert}}.
**Its latitude and longitude (major feature, main visitor center if within PA, or center); **Its latitude and longitude (major feature, main visitor center if within PA, or center);
**The date of establishment; **The date of establishment;
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==== Note ==== ==== Note ====
*Disambiguation pages are probably the best solution if there are PA's of the same type and with the same name in different countries/states/provinces/etc. Example: ] *Disambiguation pages are probably the best solution if there are PAs of the same type and with the same name in different countries/states/provinces/etc. Example: ]

=== ] ===
*], showing the '''Infobox''' template, use practices and explanations.


==Project messages == ==Project messages ==
===Wikiproject message=== ===Wikiproject message===
{{tl|Messagebox protected areas}} can be added to talk pages. It gives this: {{tl|WikiProject Protected areas}} can be added to talk pages. It gives this:


{{Messagebox protected areas}} {{WikiProject Protected areas|category=no}}


This template adds articles to ]. This template adds articles to ].
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Another stub, for use in ] articles: '''{{tl|US-NationalParkService-stub}}'''. Another stub, for use in ] articles: '''{{tl|US-NationalParkService-stub}}'''.


==Assessments==
== ] ==
In May 2008 there were 3,192 articles associated with this wikiproject, by checking category. The number of articles tagged as in the scope of the WikiProject passed 7,000 in July 2011, 10,000 in July 2012, and 16,000 in April 2017.
*], showing the '''Infobox''' template, use practices and explanations.


== ] == See the ''']''' - Instructions and FAQ
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=== Status ===
*] page which details current status of articles within the scope of this project. *] page which details current status of articles within the scope of this project.
*] - top 500 most viewed articles within the scope of this project.


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*] - I would love to figure out how to link these pages to the World Database of Protected Areas *] - I would love to figure out how to link these pages to the World Database of Protected Areas
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*] Commenced use of templates for Wilderness areas in United States *]
*] 18:10, 17 September 2005 (UTC) I've started adding tables to the Australian Parks, so that would make me a participant. *] 18:10, 17 September 2005 (UTC) I've started adding tables to the Australian Parks, so that would make me a participant.
*], 2005 Sep 28. Am using the template on various sites in the U.S. *], 2005 Sep 28. Am using the template on various sites in the U.S.
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*] - I can help too. Currently adding infoboxes to some National Parks and adding WikiProject messagebox to talk pages. *] - I can help too. Currently adding infoboxes to some National Parks and adding WikiProject messagebox to talk pages.
*] - I added the project notice to articles on ] *] - I added the project notice to articles on ]
*] – Will do the wilderness areas (and possibly wild forests) in New York State's ] and possibly some in the ], too. *] – Will do the wilderness areas (and possibly wild forests) in New York State's ] and possibly some in the ], too.
*] Willing to do anything related to US National Parks, currently planning an update to the ] Article. I can do whatever just need some guidance *] Willing to do anything related to US National Parks, currently planning an update to the ] Article. I can do whatever just need some guidance
*] – will try to help out soon :)
*] ] - Worked on some in California; also happy to contribute pictures to places I've been. *] ] - Worked on some in California; also happy to contribute pictures to places I've been.
*] 21:24, 6 January 2006 (UTC) Australian, in particular south-eastern New South Wales and the ACT *] ] - NSW, in particular the ]
*] 21:24, 6 January 2006 (UTC) Australian, in particular south-eastern New South Wales and the ACT
*] - Australian, SE NSW and the ACT. *] - Australian, SE NSW and the ACT.
*<FONT style="color:#5A3696">]</FONT> - could help with some maps and stuff *<span style="color:#5A3696">]</span> - could help with some maps and stuff
*] 01:33, 20 January 2006 (UTC) will try and work on New Zealand's protected areas (approx 25% land area, 1.5% of seas) *] 01:33, 20 January 2006 (UTC) will try and work on New Zealand's protected areas (approx 25% land area, 1.5% of seas)
*]- working on PA's in Missouri, specifically USFS and USFWS areas *]- working on PA's in Missouri, specifically USFS and USFWS areas
* ] <small>(])</small> - I have been working on getting the various articles related to the ] up to snuff.
*<font size="2" face="Helvetica" color="gold">]</font><font size="2" face="Helvetica">]</font><font size="2" face="Helvetica" color="#000000">]</font><font size="2" face="Helvetica" color="FF0000">]</font><font size="2" face="Helvetica">]<sup><small></small></sup><small>'']''</small></font> 07:54, 5 February 2006 (UTC) Will work on US national parks; mainly expanding some of the shallow articles on wilderness parks.
* ] <small>(])</small> - I have been working on getting the various articles related to the ] up to snuff.
*] 05:08, 28 February 2006 (UTC) - I am working on ] wilderness areas and related articles *] 05:08, 28 February 2006 (UTC) - I am working on ] wilderness areas and related articles
*]] 21:52, 3 March 2006 (UTC) - I hope to contribute from time to time. *]] 21:52, 3 March 2006 (UTC) - I hope to contribute from time to time.
*] 19:15, 16 March 2006 (UTC) - I had already started on several ]s before discovering the project. I'm happy to contribute. *] 19:15, 16 March 2006 (UTC) - I had already started on several ]s before discovering the project. I'm happy to contribute.
*] 11:01, 22 March 2006 (UTC) &ndash; Working mostly on the Finnish national park and wilderness area articles by translating from fi-wiki and browsing maps. I've also made a locator map for them. *] 11:01, 22 March 2006 (UTC) &ndash; Working mostly on the Finnish national park and wilderness area articles by translating from fi-wiki and browsing maps. I've also made a locator map for them.
*]<font color=red>]</font> 00:52, 15 April 2006 (UTC). I contribute a lot of pictures so I'll be working in that area mostly. I'm a historic preservation graduate student and am often monitoring these pages anyway. *]] 00:52, 15 April 2006 (UTC). I contribute a lot of pictures so I'll be working in that area mostly. I'm a historic preservation graduate student and am often monitoring these pages anyway.
* ] Will help the BWCA article * ] Will help the BWCA article
* ] 16:59, 6 May 2006 (UTC) I hope I will help with some pictures * ] 16:59, 6 May 2006 (UTC) I hope I will help with some pictures
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* ] 00:01, 9 August 2006 (UTC) - I have lots of my own photos of US NPS sites * ] 00:01, 9 August 2006 (UTC) - I have lots of my own photos of US NPS sites
* ] 17:44, 13 August 2006 (UTC) Working on African national parks at the moment. * ] 17:44, 13 August 2006 (UTC) Working on African national parks at the moment.
* ]
* ] 20:02, 17 August 2006 (UTC) - Will put in some work (and photos) on PAs in Southeast Asia and Africa as required * ] 20:02, 17 August 2006 (UTC) - Will put in some work (and photos) on PAs in Southeast Asia and Africa as required
* ] 04:04, 25 August 2006 (UTC) - Will focus on NPS and NPS units. * ] 04:04, 25 August 2006 (UTC) - Will focus on NPS and NPS units.
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*] 13:03, 29 October 2006 (UTC) - Recently completed major expansion of ], will focus on areas in Southeastern United States, can assist with translation from German (if needed) *] 13:03, 29 October 2006 (UTC) - Recently completed major expansion of ], will focus on areas in Southeastern United States, can assist with translation from German (if needed)
*] 04:20, 26 November 2006 (UTC) - Working on SSSIs in Britain. *] 04:20, 26 November 2006 (UTC) - Working on SSSIs in Britain.
*] - Working on state parks in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
*] - Will work on many Ontario Provincial Parks.
*] 04:42, 14 December 2006 (UTC) - Working on western US wilderness areas; photographer
*] ] 19 January 2007
*] ] 10:53, 22 January 2007 (UTC) - India related also created ]
*] - ] and other places in Pennsylvania, also state parks in North Carolina and Delaware
*]
*]]<span style="color:#000000"><sup style="font-variant: small-caps;">|</sup></span>] 00:26, 3 April 2007 (UTC)
*]] 18:36, 15 April 2007 (UTC) working on ohio state parks
*] - worked in Ontario Parks for 4 summers, will be working on those articles primarily.
*] 04:27, 27 April 2007 (UTC) - Expanded a stub on Crocodile Lake National Wildlife Refuge; I also live near a park myself... go there often.
*] - Work on ] and other protected areas in ]
*] 16:40, 29 May 2007 (UTC) -I've worked on all 9 ] and will work on all landscape protected areas (second in importance) + other protected areas in ].
* -- ] 16:00, 3 October 2007 (UTC) -- Working on National Parks and Nature Reserves of ].
* ] 18:27, 10 October 2007 (UTC) - I hope to work on wildlife reserves and protected areas. This is about the most rewarding and relaxing work I can see anyone doing here on this chaotic encyclopedia.
* --] 20:53, 30 October 2007 (UTC)Moni3 Just yesterday I visited Everglades NP and had one of the best days ever, but to find its article a mere fraction of the quality it should be. That tears it. It's on my list of things to improve now.
*] (]) 19:23, 10 January 2008 (UTC) working on protected areas in ].
*] Working on wilderness areas and national forests in California. 10:09, 7 March 2008 (UTC)
*] Working on maps in ].
*] (]) 14:15, 11 April 2008 (UTC) ]s and international conservation designations in ] (former ] and ] officer).
*] ] (]) 02:28, 27 April 2008 (UTC)
*] 02:30, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
*] (]) 13:11, 3 May 2008 (UTC) - interested in cultural heritage listed, indigenous co-managed, and/or private protected areas, especially in ], ].
*]
*] (]) 21:53, 20 June 2008 (UTC) South-Eastern ], Northern ], and South-Western ]
*] <sup>]</sup> 18:07, 22 June 2008 (UTC) - Mostly African and South American national parks and reserves
*'''<span style="font-family:Arial">] <sub><small>]</small></sub></span>''' 01:24, 20 August 2008 (UTC) US and Canadian national parks and forests
*] (]) 22:06, 21 September 2008 (UTC) working on Japanese national parks
*] (]) 15:36, 22 December 2008 (UTC) State and national parks and forests, primarily in Minnesota, USA, and in other areas where I've worked
*] (]) 03:57, 17 January 2009 (UTC) Full time travelers. We visit and stay in many state and national parks. I will add content wherever I can.
*<span style="color:#355E3B">]</span>&nbsp;<span style="color:#704214">]</span> 23:48, 10 March 2009 (UTC) Primarily interested in cleanup and template improvement. I have already worked on improving a number of articles.
*] (]) 09:34, 21 March 2009 (UTC) Improving stubs and creating articles on lesser known PAs. Improving flora/fauna on existing PA articles. Have already been doing it, but adding name now.
*] (]) Worked in Glacier National Park and have visited MANY others!!! As a geologist and environmentalist, I will QA/QC the geologic and hydrologic descriptions of NPS WP sites (when I have time).--Michael E. Degnan, Jr. 23:39, 19 April 2009 (UTC)
*] working on regions in Greece (]) 05:37, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
* ] (]) 17:28, 12 September 2009 (UTC)
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* ] (]) 00:32, 1 December 2009 (UTC) - I contributed to many PA articles: particularly Indonesian NPs and Ramsar sites wordlwide. Happy to discover this large wiki project group!
* ] (]) 22:05, 30 March 2010 (UTC)
* ] (]) 14:19, 3 May 2010 (UTC), geologist who lives in Utah and wishes ] was at least a National Monument...
* ] ] 21:36, 16 September 2010 (UTC) PAs mainly in County Durham, England
*] - I will Work on Québec Parks and other protected areas in ], Canada.
* ] (] 16:48, 19 January 2011 (UTC) - Protected areas Central America.
* ] ] 00:17, 5 March 2011 (UTC) I'm doing articles and editing on protected areas in the American Great Plains and Southwest.
* ] (]) 20:35, 5 July 2011 (UTC) I'm primarily interested in ] and ], and I've been working on them when I can.
* <span style="background:#4AF51B; padding:2px;" >''']]'''</span> 23:47, 15 July 2011 (UTC)
*] ] 17:16, 30 July 2011 (UTC)
*] (]) 19:19, 6 August 2011 (UTC) Protected areas of ], UK
* ] <sup>] '''·''' ] '''·''' ]</sup> 05:57, 22 January 2012 (UTC) (Primarily interested in writing about protected areas of Scotland)
* <small>''']''' </small><small>(])</small> 07:38, 8 June 2012 (UTC) (Protected areas of Romania)
* ] (]) 00:12, 16 June 2012 (UTC)
* ''']''' '']'' 18:47, 4 September 2012 (UTC) - Mainly various wildlife trust reserves.
* ] (]) 06:33, 10 May 2013 (UTC)
* <span style="white-space:nowrap;text-shadow:#ED791A 0em 0em 0.8em,#B3B3FF -0.8em -0.8em 0.9em,#C0C0C0 0.7em 0.7em 0.8em;color:#000040">]|] </span> 03:14, 7 October 2013 (UTC)
* <span style="text-shadow: 0.2em 0.2em 0.1em #DDDDDD">] ]</span> 08:17, 12 May 2013 (UTC) Mostly working on Canadian national and provincial parks.
*] (]) 04:01, 1 December 2013 (UTC)] Mostly working on the State of Wisconsin, specifically its State Natural Areas program.
*] (]) 04:21, 7 December 2013 (UTC)
*] (]) 21:34, 29 May 2014 (UTC)
*] (]) 08:17, 8 August 2014 (UTC)
*] (]) 01:27, 12 January 2015 (UTC) Mostly in Northeastern Pennsylvania
*]<sub>]</sub> 14:04, 18 February 2015 (UTC) protected waterways, lakes and woodlands around the Alabama Gulf Coast
*]
*] Interested in protected areas within South Australia as well as aspects of the (Australian) National Reserve System
* ] - interested in improving coverage of state and federal parks in New Jersey; revised ] and aim to improve them one by one.
*]
*] (]) 13:07, 27 November 2015
*] 11:59, 21 March (UTC) (UTC) - Mostly working on New York state parks and other protected areas.
*] 17:56, 17 August 2016 - Stoked to be here to help!
*] (]) 12:32, 3 August 2017 - Hope to find time to add to this. Worked on protected land preservation in Riverside County, CA. Have lots of details & pix.
*] (]) 20:42, 17 August 2017 (UTC)
*] (]) 01:07, 19 August 2017 (UTC)]] I have already been contributing applicable edits for WP: California and WP:Oklahoma.
*] (]) 20:52, 31 August 2017 (UTC) Anything US-related.
*] (]) 04:28, 27 January 2018 (UTC)
*] (]) 03:19, 1 April 2018 (UTC)
*] (]) 05:26, 29 May 2018 (UTC)
*] (]) 16:33, 28 July 2018 (UTC) – mainly interested in protected areas in England, particularly Cheshire, Derbyshire and Oxfordshire.
*] (]) 02:52, 26 December 2018 (UTC) My favorite animal is the ]. It says so on my user page.
*] (]) 11:44, 27 December 2018 (UTC) -- I have taken a big interest in geology lately, especially from reading the Roadside Geology series and visiting important sites. I have many of their books.
* ] (]) 09:04, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
* ] (]) 19:04, 9 May 2020 (UTC)
* ] (]) 16:09, 14 May 2020 (UTC)
* ] (]) 16:50, 29 July 2020 (UTC) - Interested in increasing visibility of areas that need more attention and helping where I can!
* ] (]) 21:51, 8 September 2020 (UTC) Pleased to have become aware of this project
* ] (]) 22:32, 4 January 2021 (UTC) I'd like to work on U.S. Wilderness Areas. Brand new to Misplaced Pages editing. Thanks!
*] (]) 19:07, 17 January 2021 (UTC) - Interested in European protected areas
*] (]) 18:22, 22 January 2021 (UTC) - Protected areas of the American West.
*]] 13:39, 18 May 2021 (UTC) - Protected Areas of Alaska and Montana
*] (]) 20:12, 21 July, 2021 UTC
*] (]) 18:09, 24 August 2021 (UTC) Protected areas in British Columbia
* ] (]) 18:19, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
* <span style="font-family: TW Cen Mt; background-color: black; padding: 2px 3px 1px 3px;">] ]</span> 17:23, 10 February 2022 (UTC) Protected Areas in Wisconsin and United States.
* ] (]) 05:31, 28 February 2022 (UTC) I will see what I can do.
*] (]) 04:17, 6 June 2022 (UTC)
* ] (]) 22:10, 18 August 2022 (UTC) State parks of the United States
*] (]) 23:40, 7 February 2023 (UTC) New England Parks
*] (]) 19:56, 14 February 2023 (UTC) California protected areas
* ] (]) 19:11, 16 August 2023 (UTC) Icelandic National Parks
*] (]) 02:03, 22 April 2024 (UTC) Wilderness Areas in the US
*] (])
*] (]) 21:40, 13 December 2024 (UTC) Minnesota
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Roseberry Topping, a Site of Special Scientific Interest on North York Moors, England
Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve, US
Kakadu Escarpment, in Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory of Australia
Lake and bog of Black Moshannon State Park, Pennsylvania, US
Yosemite National Park, California, US

This WikiProject aims primarily to provide information on all protected areas (abbreviated on this page as PAs) in the world.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) defines a protected area as:

An area of land and/or sea 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.

National parks are probably the best-known PAs, but there are many other categories. Protected areas are those which a higher level governmental entity manages, maintains and or oversees directly. For instance in the United States, this would include primarily federal and to a lesser degree, state managed areas, but rarely those managed by a county or city.

Sub projects

Open tasks

Below are some suggested open tasks for Wikipedians looking to contribute.

See also Misplaced Pages:WikiProject Protected Areas/Status

Cleanup

Structure

There shall be a List of Conservation topics which lists the various topics on conservation. (This probably does not belong here...)

There shall be four article levels in this WikiProject:

  • Level 1: An article called "Protected area" shall discuss PAs in general, as opposed to any particular PA. Since a PA is almost always associated with one country, it will provide an alphabetical list (with links) of countries that have PAs. An extra item "International Protected Areas" will be added to the list for PAs that are shared by two or more countries.
  • Level 2: These articles shall discuss a particular country's PAs in general. It shall have an alphabetical list of PA types (such as National Park, Wildlife Sanctuary, ... / no links) which exist in that country, followed by a description. For each type (or combination of types) the existing PAs will be listed alphabetically (with links). For a PA that lies in a dependent territory of that country a mention shall be made of that territory.
  • Level 3: In countries where all or part of the PAs are not managed on a country level the level 2 articles will contain an alphabetical list of the states/provinces/... (with links) that manage the PAs. The links to which they point shall be the level 3 articles. They shall have the same structure as the level 2 articles.
  • Level 4: These shall be the actual PA articles.

Formatting

Formatting of the level 1 article (Protected area)

  • A general description;
  • A list of countries that have PAs (with links in the "Protected areas of X" format);
  • A link to the page "International protected areas".

Formatting of level 2 articles

  • A general description;
  • A list of PA types with a short explanation;
  • A list of PA's per PA type;
  • A list of states/provinces/... for PA' which are managed on that level (with links in the "Protected areas of X" format).
  • A link to the level 1 article and (an) external link(s), if available.

For test articles see: Protected areas of Australia, Protected areas of the United States

Formatting of level 3 articles

  • A general description;
  • A list of PA types with a short explanation (if that explanation differs from the explanation given on country level);
  • A list of PA's per PA type.
  • A link to the corresponding level 2 article and (an) external link(s), if available.

For a test article see: Protected areas of the Australian Capital Territory

Formatting of level 4 articles

  • A description. This should contain the PAs location ( (where applicable), , , , , and its main features/points of interest. If available, one or more photos can be included;
  • A template containing:
    • The PA's name;
    • IUCN Category;
    • A map locator;
    • Its location (, country);
    • The nearest major or well known city;
    • The PA's area (km², if acres, provide km² in parenthesis); Use {{Convert}}.
    • Its latitude and longitude (major feature, main visitor center if within PA, or center);
    • The date of establishment;
    • The yearly visitation (and year the number is from) if available
    • The governing body/bodies;
  • A link to the corresponding level 3 article and (an) external link(s), if available.

Note: depending on the IUCN category a different colour background is used.

For test articles see: Bob Marshall Wilderness
Yellowstone National Park

Note

  • Disambiguation pages are probably the best solution if there are PAs of the same type and with the same name in different countries/states/provinces/etc. Example: Glacier National Park

Protected areas infobox

  • Infobox, showing the Infobox template, use practices and explanations.

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Wikiproject message

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This template adds articles to Category:Articles of WikiProject Protected areas.

Protected-area Stub

You may use {{Protected-area-stub}} for any protected area stubs that you write or come across. This will automatically populate the article in the Category:Protected area stubs category.

NPS Stub

Another stub, for use in National Park Service articles: {{US-NationalParkService-stub}}.

Assessments

In May 2008 there were 3,192 articles associated with this wikiproject, by checking category. The number of articles tagged as in the scope of the WikiProject passed 7,000 in July 2011, 10,000 in July 2012, and 16,000 in April 2017.

See the Assessments Department - Instructions and FAQ

Protected areas articles by quality and importance
Quality Importance
Top High Mid Low NA ??? Total
FA 12 10 21 43
FL 6 7 56 69
FM 28 28
GA 1 6 27 83 117
B 3 24 80 282 20 409
C 6 89 268 1,305 52 1,720
Start 3 149 1,012 6,647 83 7,894
Stub 1 64 646 9,290 333 10,334
List 2 36 149 496 45 11 739
Category 5,363 5,363
Disambig 7 7
File 16 16
Portal 3 3
Project 9 9
Redirect 4 24 201 626 855
Template 406 406
NA 2 12 1,005 1,019
Other 5 5
Assessed 16 390 2,225 18,393 7,513 499 29,036
Unassessed 1 2 58 61
Total 16 390 2,226 18,395 7,513 557 29,097
WikiWork factors (?) ω = 110,040 Ω = 5.35

Status

  • Status page which details current status of articles within the scope of this project.
  • Popular pages - top 500 most viewed articles within the scope of this project.

New articles

This list was generated from these rules. Questions and feedback are always welcome! The search is being run daily with the most recent ~14 days of results. Note: Some articles may not be relevant to this project.

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