保护区是一个泛称,由于其建立的目的、要求和本身所具备的条件不同,所以具有多种多样的类型,不同类型管理的侧重点也有所区别。以保护区管理的目标为原则划分第一级分类单位,共有5个类型,即:严格的保护区、国家公园、保护景观、栖息地/物种管理区、资源管理保护区。再以保护对象原则划分第二、三级分类单位,共同构成一个完整的分类系统,以适应保护区事业日益发展的要求。

 Protected area is a general term. The categories are diverse owing to the difference of established goals, requirements and possessed conditions of the areas, so that the emphases of management are different for them. The classification unit of first class on the basis of principle of managed objective and differentiate classification units of second and third classes are divided according to the principle of protected target, constituting commonly a unified classification system, so as to suit increasingly developed need of protected area cause. Classification unit of first class includes following five categories: strict nature reserve, national park, protected landscape, habitat-species management area, managed resources protected area.