Wikipedia:WikiProject Protected areas
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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)[1] 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
[edit]- Wikipedia:WikiProject Africa/Protected areas task force
- Wikipedia:WikiProject Biodiversity, Protected areas & Environment of India
Open tasks
[edit]Below are some suggested open tasks for Wikipedians looking to contribute.
- Create stubs (including the protected area infobox) 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.
- Add infobox to, or upgrade to current template, articles in:
- List of Canadian national parks (needs map similar to Australia, New Zealand, and U.S.)
- List of areas in the National Park System of the United States (all National Parks and National Memorials are done)
- List of U.S. National Forests
- List of National Wildlife Refuges
- United States National Marine Sanctuary
- List of U.S. Wilderness Areas
- National Estuarine Research Reserve
- Create a full List of National Landscape Conservation System areas
- Expand stub articles from Category:Protected area stubs
- Create navigation box templates similar to {{National parks of the United States}} and {{National Historical Parks of the United States}} (including the clickable map) for each classification of US Park (Monuments, Memorials, etc.).
See also Wikipedia:WikiProject Protected Areas/Status
Cleanup
[edit]- Cleanup listing (current)
Structure
[edit]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
[edit]Formatting of the level 1 article (Protected area)
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- A description. This should contain the PAs location ([state/province/...] (where applicable), [country name], [distance and direction from (a) major or well known city/cities], [date established], [area size], 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 ([state/province/...], 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
[edit]- 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
- Infobox, showing the Infobox template, use practices and explanations.
Project messages
[edit]Wikiproject message
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This template adds articles to Category:Articles of WikiProject Protected areas.
Protected-area Stub
[edit]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
[edit]Another stub, for use in National Park Service articles: {{US-NationalParkService-stub}}.
Assessments
[edit]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 | |||||||
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Quality | Importance | ||||||
Top | High | Mid | Low | NA | ??? | Total | |
FA | 12 | 10 | 21 | 43 | |||
FL | 6 | 7 | 56 | 69 | |||
FM | 23 | 23 | |||||
GA | 1 | 6 | 27 | 83 | 117 | ||
B | 3 | 24 | 79 | 280 | 20 | 406 | |
C | 6 | 88 | 265 | 1,300 | 50 | 1,709 | |
Start | 3 | 150 | 1,014 | 6,641 | 81 | 7,889 | |
Stub | 1 | 64 | 647 | 9,293 | 333 | 10,338 | |
List | 2 | 36 | 149 | 496 | 45 | 11 | 739 |
Category | 6,297 | 6,297 | |||||
Disambig | 8 | 8 | |||||
File | 21 | 21 | |||||
Portal | 3 | 3 | |||||
Project | 9 | 9 | |||||
Redirect | 4 | 26 | 213 | 633 | 876 | ||
Template | 454 | 454 | |||||
NA | 8 | 8 | |||||
Other | 6 | 6 | |||||
Assessed | 16 | 390 | 2,224 | 18,383 | 7,507 | 495 | 29,015 |
Unassessed | 1 | 2 | 57 | 60 | |||
Total | 16 | 390 | 2,225 | 18,385 | 7,507 | 552 | 29,075 |
WikiWork factors (?) | ω = 109,761 | Ω = 5.35 |
Status
[edit]- 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
[edit]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.
Rules | Match log | Results page (for watching) | Last updated: 2024-12-03 19:25 (UTC)
Note: The list display can now be customized by each user. See List display personalization for details.
- List of bison conservation herds in North America (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Pbritti (talk · contribs · new pages (16)) started on 2024-12-03, score: 10
- Duddon Valley Woodlands (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Aizoaceae2 (talk · contribs · new pages (12)) started on 2024-12-02, score: 10
- Kappi (protected area) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Lautbiruu (talk · contribs · new pages (11)) started on 2024-12-02, score: 10
- Buttermere Fells (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Aizoaceae2 (talk · contribs · new pages (12)) started on 2024-11-30, score: 10
- Wheeler Nature Park (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Arminnius (talk · contribs · new pages (2)) started on 2024-11-30, score: 10
- Machicomoco State Park (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Drewlovesva (talk · contribs · new pages (2)) started on 2024-11-28, score: 20
- Butterburn Flow (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Aizoaceae2 (talk · contribs · new pages (12)) started on 2024-11-29, score: 10
- Birk Fell Hawse Mine (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Aizoaceae2 (talk · contribs · new pages (12)) started on 2024-11-29, score: 10
- Beckfoot Quarry (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Aizoaceae2 (talk · contribs · new pages (12)) started on 2024-11-29, score: 10
- Draft:Machicomoco State Park (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) by Drewlovesva (talk · contribs · new pages (2)) started on 2024-11-28, score: 10
- Al Suwaidi Park (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Hamza A. Durrani (talk · contribs · new pages (18)) started on 2024-11-28, score: 10
- Draft:Kahalla-Pallekele Sanctuary (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) by Dan arndt (talk · contribs · new pages (27)) started on 2024-11-28, score: 10
- Draft:Caribou-Munroe's Islands Provincial Park (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) by Borealis4011 (talk · contribs · new pages (1)) started on 2024-11-26, score: 10
- Category:Scenic Reserves of the Northland Region (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) by Petersmeter (talk · contribs · new pages (10)) started on 2024-11-25, score: 20
- Category:Scenic Reserves of New Zealand (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) by Petersmeter (talk · contribs · new pages (10)) started on 2024-11-25, score: 20
- Bohm Woods Nature Preserve (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Bigturtle (talk · contribs · new pages (2)) started on 2024-11-24, score: 20
- Aqaba Marine Reserve (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by روتانا (talk · contribs · new pages (2)) started on 2024-11-24, score: 10
- Lake Oltina (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Markussep (talk · contribs · new pages (1)) started on 2024-11-24, score: 10
- Category:Parks in American Samoa (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) by Grutness (talk · contribs · new pages (13)) started on 2024-11-23, score: 20
- Limery Ridge Savanna (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Grifraff (talk · contribs · new pages (1)) started on 2024-11-20, score: 10
- Las Cabezas de San Juan (Puerto Rico) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Ligocsicnarf89 (talk · contribs · new pages (2)) started on 2024-11-19, score: 10
Participants
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Userbox and user category
[edit]You may also list yourself in the Category:WikiProject Protected areas participants by adding the following to your userpage:
- [[Category:WikiProject Protected areas participants|{{subst:PAGENAME}}]]
Another method is to add "protectedareas" to your {{babel}} box. Inclusion of the userbox will automatically add you to the user category.
Or you add the {{User protectedareas}} template to your userpage:
This user is a member of WikiProject Protected Areas. |
An alternative user box can be added by placing {{User WPA}} on your user page:
This user is a member of WikiProject Protected Areas. |
- However, please also manually add your name to the project's list of participants (in the section immediately above).
Parentage
[edit]The parent of this WikiProject is the WikiProject Geography.
Related WikiProjects
[edit]- WikiProject Ecology
- WikiProject Environment
- WikiProject Forestry
- WikiProject Law
- WikiProject Politics
Featured and other cool content
[edit]Featured articles
[edit]Boldfaced articles were featured on the main page for Wikipedia.
- Africa
- Anarctica
- North America
- Banff National Park
- Biscayne National Park
- Black Moshannon State Park
- Boise National Forest
- Bryce Canyon National Park
- Cherry Springs State Park
- Colton Point State Park
- Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve
- Death Valley National Park
- Everglades National Park
- Forest Park (Portland, Oregon)
- Glacier National Park (U.S.)
- Grand Teton National Park
- Leonard Harrison State Park
- Manzanar
- North Cascades National Park
- Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve
- Petrified Forest National Park
- Presque Isle State Park
- Quehanna Wild Area
- Redwood National and State Parks
- Ricketts Glen State Park
- Riegelmann Boardwalk
- Saguaro National Park
- Sawtooth National Forest
- Shoshone National Forest
- Upper and Lower Table Rock
- Upper Pine Bottom State Park
- Yellowstone National Park
- Waterfalls in Ricketts Glen State Park
- Worlds End State Park
- Zion National Park
- Europe
- Former featured
- Carlsbad Caverns National Park
- Kaziranga National Park
- Mount Rushmore
- Rondane National Park
- Yosemite National Park
- Related articles
Featured pictures
[edit]By Wikipedians:
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Banff National Park, Canada
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Barn on Mormon Row in Grand Teton National Park
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Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park
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Geologic map of Yosemite National Park
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Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, US
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Petrified tree in Petrified Forest National Park, US
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Canaima National Park, Venezuela
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Dead trees in Namib-Naukluft National Park, Namibia
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Namib-Naukluft National Park, Namibia
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Lady Barron Falls, Mount Field NP, Australia
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Russell Falls, Mount Field NP, Australia
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Jamison Valley, Blue Mountains NP, Australia
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Cirque de Gavarnie in the Pyrénées National Park, France
By others:
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Pu'u 'O'o, a Volcanic cone on Kilauea, Hawaii
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Pahoehoe fountain
Featured lists
[edit]- Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust
- List of areas in the United States National Park System
- List of local nature reserves in Bedfordshire
- List of local nature reserves in Berkshire
- List of local nature reserves in Buckinghamshire
- List of local nature reserves in Cambridgeshire
- List of local nature reserves in East Sussex
- List of local nature reserves in Essex
- List of local nature reserves in Greater London
- List of local nature reserves in Hertfordshire
- List of local nature reserves in Kent
- List of local nature reserves in Leicestershire
- List of local nature reserves in Norfolk
- List of local nature reserves in Northamptonshire
- List of local nature reserves in Somerset
- List of local nature reserves in Suffolk
- List of local nature reserves in Surrey
- List of local nature reserves in West Sussex
- List of Louisiana state parks
- List of national forests of the United States
- List of national lakeshores and seashores of the United States
- List of national memorials of the United States
- List of national monuments of the United States
- List of National Natural Landmarks in Alaska
- List of national natural landmarks in Colorado
- List of National Natural Landmarks in Illinois
- List of National Natural Landmarks in Michigan
- List of national nature reserves in Somerset
- List of National Park System areas in Maryland
- List of national parks of Canada
- List of national parks of Sweden
- List of national forests of the United States (also fully illustrated)
- List of nature reserves in the London Borough of Barnet
- List of Pennsylvania state parks (also fully illustrated)
- List of protected areas of Svalbard
- List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Avon
- List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Bedfordshire
- List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Berkshire
- List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Buckinghamshire
- List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Cambridgeshire
- List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Cleveland
- List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Cornwall
- List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in East Sussex
- List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Essex
- List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Greater London
- List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Greater Manchester
- List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Hertfordshire
- List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Kent
- List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire
- List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Merseyside
- List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Norfolk
- List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Northamptonshire
- List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Rutland
- List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Somerset
- List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Suffolk
- List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Surrey
- List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in the West Midlands
- List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in West Sussex
- List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire
- List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest on the Isle of Wight
- List of West Virginia state parks
- List of World Heritage Sites in Iceland
- London Wildlife Trust
- National preserve
- National recreation area
- National Trails System
- Surrey Wildlife Trust
Fully illustrated lists
[edit]- See also: Wikipedia:WikiProject National Register of Historic Places#List of fully illustrated lists
- List of Pennsylvania state parks, with 120 pics, completed by User:Dincher, 16 Dec 2009. Awesome! doncram (talk) 18:59, 8 January 2010 (UTC)
- Thanks for noticing! Dincher (talk) 22:34, 8 January 2010 (UTC)
- List of Louisiana state parks, completed by User:Michael miceli. -McGhiever (talk) 23:13, 14 February 2012 (UTC)
Map locators
[edit]- /Map Locators/Australia
- /Map Locators/United States
- Image:Canadian National Parks Location.png
- Image:NZ_Locator_Blank.png
- Image:India-locator-map-blank.svg
- Image:Finland locator map.svg
Useful links
[edit]- General
- The UNESCO World Heritage List – official database of all protected sites under the World Heritage Convention
- WCPA World Database on Protected Areas
- UN protected area – definitions, etc.
- Australia specific
- Collaborative Australian Protected Area Database (CAPAD) 2018 - summary of terrestrial and marine protected areas within Australian jurisdictions
- CAPAD bi-annual summaries from 2014 back to 2000 and then to 1997
- The Australian Heritage Database is a source for the now-defunct Register of the National Estate, which includes descriptions of many protected areas proclaimed prior to 2007
- United States specific
- Protected Areas Database of the United States (PADUS)
- Nat'l Park Service Visitation Database
- Nat'l Historic Landmark Database Search – to see if an area is also an NHL
- Nat'l Register of Historic Places Database Search – to see if an area is on the Register
- Wilderness.net lists virtually every wilderness area in the U.S.
- Wikipedia categories
- Category:Protected areas and its various subcategories