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A Protected Area 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 Protected Areas, but there are many other categories.

• Protected areas of Australia
• Protected areas of the European Union
• Protected areas of New Zealand
• Protected areas of the United Kingdom
• Protected areas of the United States

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• IUCN definition of a protected area

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Protected distribution systemA Protected distribution system (PDS) is a wireline or fiber-optics telecommunication system that includes terminals and adequate acoustical, electrical, electromagnetic, and physical safeguards to permit its use for the unencrypted transmission of classi Protected areas of the Australian Capital TerritoryThe Australian Capital Territory contains 8 separate protected areas with a total land area of 1,230 km² (50. 59% of the territory's area). They are managed on territory level by Environment ACT. Protected areas of the Australian Capital Territory Nationa Protected areas of AustraliaProtected areas of Australia are maintained by the Department of the Environment and Heritage, with the exception of the Great Barrier Reef, which is managed by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority a body within the department. NOTE this is only a Protected areas of New South Wales (Australia)New South Wales contains 549 separate Protected Areas with a total land area of 49,533 km² (6. 18% of the state’s area). 150 of these are National parks, totalling 41,723 km² (5. 21% of the state’s area). Protected areas of New South Wales Flora Reserves Protected areas of the Northern Territory (Australia)The Northern Territory contains 95 separate Protected Areas with a total area of 53,505 km² (land area: 51,269 km² 3. 81% of the territory’s area). Ten of these are National parks, totalling 19,622 km² (1. 46% of the territory’s area). Four are Aboriginal Protected areas of Queensland (Australia)Queensland is the second largest mainland state in Australia. It contains 470 separate Protected Areas with a total land area of 69,388 km² (4. 02% of the state’s area). 216 of these are National parks, which is the highest number of any Australian state Protected areas of South Australia Protected areas of Tasmania (Australia) Protected areas of Victoria (Australia) Protected areas of Western Australia Protected area Protected areas of the United Kingdom Protected areas of the European Union Protected mode Protected cruiser