Australia’s forests and forestry glossary

1. General definition in Article 2, Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD, www.cbd.int): a geographically defined area that is designated or regulated and managed to achieve specific conservation objectives.

2. Definition of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN, www.iucn.org): a clearly defined geographical space, recognised, dedicated and managed, through legal or other effective means, to achieve the long-term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem services and cultural values.

Some protected areas are listed under the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Convention), or inscribed under the World Heritage Convention.

See CAR reserve system, Formal reserve, Indigenous Protected Area, Informal reserve, Nature conservation reserve, Reserve.