Indigenous Protected Areas

Target entity: Indigenous Protected Areas
Context triple: [Western Desert region, landTenure, Indigenous Protected Areas]

• A. National Integrated Protected Areas System
  The National Integrated Protected Areas System is the Philippines’ framework for designating, managing, and conserving a nationwide network of protected areas, including national parks, wildlife sanctuaries, and other ecologically important sites.
• B. Isiboro Sécure National Park and Indigenous Territory
  Isiboro Sécure National Park and Indigenous Territory is a biodiverse protected area in central Bolivia that is both a national park and an indigenous territory, known for its Amazonian and Andean ecosystems and for being a focal point of environmental and indigenous rights movements.
• C. Wilderness Study Areas
  Wilderness Study Areas are public lands identified for their wilderness characteristics and managed to preserve their natural, undeveloped conditions while their suitability for permanent wilderness designation is evaluated.
• D. Sumba conservation area network
  The Sumba conservation area network is a coordinated system of protected areas on Sumba Island in Indonesia, established to conserve the island’s unique dry forests, endemic wildlife, and cultural landscapes.
• E. Sistema Nacional de Áreas de Conservación
  Sistema Nacional de Áreas de Conservación is Costa Rica’s governmental system responsible for managing and protecting the country’s national parks, wildlife refuges, and other protected natural areas.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Indigenous Protected Areas
Target entity description: Indigenous Protected Areas are lands and seas voluntarily dedicated by Indigenous communities for conservation and cultural heritage protection, managed according to traditional knowledge and practices alongside contemporary environmental principles.

• A. National Integrated Protected Areas System
  The National Integrated Protected Areas System is the Philippines’ framework for designating, managing, and conserving a nationwide network of protected areas, including national parks, wildlife sanctuaries, and other ecologically important sites.
• B. Isiboro Sécure National Park and Indigenous Territory
  Isiboro Sécure National Park and Indigenous Territory is a biodiverse protected area in central Bolivia that is both a national park and an indigenous territory, known for its Amazonian and Andean ecosystems and for being a focal point of environmental and indigenous rights movements.
• C. Wilderness Study Areas
  Wilderness Study Areas are public lands identified for their wilderness characteristics and managed to preserve their natural, undeveloped conditions while their suitability for permanent wilderness designation is evaluated.
• D. Sumba conservation area network
  The Sumba conservation area network is a coordinated system of protected areas on Sumba Island in Indonesia, established to conserve the island’s unique dry forests, endemic wildlife, and cultural landscapes.
• E. Sistema Nacional de Áreas de Conservación
  Sistema Nacional de Áreas de Conservación is Costa Rica’s governmental system responsible for managing and protecting the country’s national parks, wildlife refuges, and other protected natural areas.
• F. None of above. chosen