Category:Protected areas by World Conservation Union category
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- Protected areas categorized by the IUCN—International Union for Conservation of Nature (World Conservation Union).
- The IUCN protected area categories are:
- IUCN Category Ia — Strict Nature Reserve
- IUCN Category Ib — Wilderness Area
- IUCN Category II — National Park
- IUCN Category III — Natural Monument or Natural Feature
- IUCN Category IV — Habitat management area / Species Management Area
- IUCN Category V — Protected Landscape / Protected Seascape
- IUCN Category VI — Protected Area with sustainable use of natural resources (Managed Resource Protected Area)
- The main article for this category is IUCN protected area categories.