Breakaway Destination Guides (International)

With a little help from you, Breakaway hopes that your awareness and understanding will assist in maintaining the unique culture and scenery of Asia & the World.

Some protected areas can cope fairly easily with different types of human activities. Others are more fragile, and need a higher level of protection. This is one of the reasons why there are different categories of protected areas.

These are relatively large areas protected for their unspoiled landscapes and native plants and animals. They are set aside for public education and recreation, and usually offer visitor facilities.

These are areas of special scientific interest, set up mainly to conserve their native plant and animal communities. Few have visitor facilities.

Nature reserves

These are parks, often containing important natural environments, which have been set aside mainly for outdoor recreation.

Near large population centres, these parks offer open space and recreational and cultural opportunities for urban residents. Their environments have often been largely altered since colonization.

Marine parks

These are unique and outstanding marine areas, set aside to conserve seawater plants and animals. They're divided into zones that allow different, sustainable levels of commercial and recreational activities.

These are places that have significance for Aboriginal people, or contain objects of Aboriginal culture. They're managed in accordance with the cultural values of the Aboriginal people whose heritage they belong to.

Historic sites

These are sites of national cultural importance. They include buildings, objects, monuments and landscapes. Historic sites are generally open to visitors.

Wilderness is usually an 'overlay' on national parks or reserves. Wilderness areas are large, remote and essentially unchanged by modern human activity. They are managed so that native plant and animal communities are disturbed as little as possible.

Wilderness

Featured in our Guides and within these pages are some of the most beautiful countries in the World. At Breakaway, we believe tourism should work positively towards protecting the natural beauty, culture and wildlife of the destinations we visit so that future generations of visitors and residents alike can continue to enjoy them.

With a little help from you, Breakaway hopes that your awareness and understanding will assist in maintaining the unique culture and scenery of Asia & the World.

Don't stay silent if you come across environmental problems. Write to the local tourist organization, the country's tourist office or an environmental organization. Leave the destination as you would like others to see it.

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