What is Nature reserve?
[[File:Baikal reservate.jpg|thumb|right|250px|{{Center|Baikal Reserve, [[Russia]]}}]] A '''nature reserve''' ('''preserve''' or '''(national/nature) conserve''') is a [[protected area]]. It protects [[wildlife]], [[flora]] (plants) and [[fauna]] (animals).<ref name=TWT>{{cite web |url=http://www.wildlifetrusts.org/reserves-wildlife/our-nature-reserves|title=Our Nature Reserves|publisher=The Wildlife Trusts|access-date=11 September 2015}}</ref> Reserves may also protect [[geological]] features or other special interests. A nature reserve is land that is kept for [[Conservation biology|conservation]] and to provide special opportunities for study or research. Nature reserves can be created by [[government]] institutions. They can also be created by private landowners, such as [[Charitable organization|charities]] and [[research]] [[institution]]s, regardless of [[nationality]]. The [[International Union for the Conservation of Nature]] (IUCN) is an organization that helps countries and others with conservation programs and management.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.iucn.org/about/work/programmes/gpap_home/gpap_quality/gpap_pacategories/|title=IUCN Protected Areas Categories System|publisher=ICUN|access-date=11 September 2015}}</ref> ==Related pages== * [[Marine reserve]] * [[World Environment Day]] == References == {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commonscat-inline|Nature reserves}} {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Natural resources]] [[Category:Conservation]] [[Category:Protected areas]]