Comparative table of the categories

Full Protection

	Ecological Station	Biological Reserve	National Park	Natural Monument	Wildlife Refuge
Main Objectives besides Conservation	research	research and education	research and education	conservation, especially of scenic beauty, research and education	research and education
Process of creation initiated by	government	government	government	government	government
Possession of the land may be	public	public	public	public and private	public and private
Compatible with the presence of residents?	no	no	no	yes	yes
Process of regularization includes expropriation of land?	yes	yes	yes	not obligatory, only if the private use were not considered compatible with the purpose of the UC	not obligatory, only if the private use were not considered compatible with the purpose of the UC
Managing Council	consultative	consultative	consultative	consultative	consultative
Mining permitted?	no	no	no	no	no
Ordinary instruments of management	management plan, approved and published by the managing body	management plan, approved and published by the managing body	management plan, approved and published by the managing body	management plan, approved and published by the managing body	management plan, approved and published by the managing body
Undertaking of Research	depends on the previous approval of the managing body	depends on the previous approval of the managing body	depends on the previous approval of the managing body	depends on the previous approval of the managing body	depends on the previous approval of the managing body

Sustainable Use

	Forest	Extractive Reserve	Sustainable Development Reserve	Fauna Reserve	Area of Relevant Ecological Interest	Permanent Protection Area	RPPN
Main Objectives besides Conservation	research and the timber and non-timber production from native species	protection of the lifestyle of the traditional community and sustainable use of the resources	protection of the lifestyle of the traditional community and sustainable use of the resources	technical-scientific research on management of species s	conservation of regional relevance, usually areas with low human occupation	territorial ordering, usually with consolidated human occupation	research, education, and eco-tourism
Process of creation initiated by	government	community	government	government	government	government	landowner
Possession of the land may be	public with concession of real use to the community	public with concession of real use to the community	public with concession of real use to the community e private	public	public and private	public and private	private
Compatible with the presence of residents?	yes, traditional populations	yes, traditional populations	yes, traditional populations	yes	yes	yes	yes
Process of regularization includes expropriation of land?	yes	yes	not obligatory, only if the private use were not considered compatible with the purpose of the CU	yes	not obligatory, only if the private use were not considered compatible with the purpose of the CU	not obligatory, only if the private use were not considered compatible with the purpose of the CU	no
Managing Council	consultative	deliberative	deliberative	there are no restrictions, usually consultative	there are no restrictions, usually consultative	there are no restrictions, usually consultative	there isn’t, but in the case of their being locations in mosaics of protectedareas, the landowner will have the right to a chair on the unit’s Council
Mining permitted?	yes	no	yes	-	-	-	no
Ordinary instruments of management	management plan, approved by the council and by the managing body and plan of use and contract of forestry concession	management plan, approved by the council and by the managing body and plan of use	management plan, approved by the council and by the managing body and plan of use	management plan, approved and published by the managing body	management plan, approved and published by the managing body	management plan, approved and published by the managing body	management plan, approved and published by the managing body
Undertaking of Research	depends on the previous approval of the managing body	depends on the previous approval of the managing body	depends on the previous approval of the managing body	depends on the previous approval of the managing body	depends on the previous approval of the managing body	-	-