area of protected biodiversity This class needs revision. Protected areas may be designated for multiple uses, and more clarity is needed. Further, the protections applied to the entities within the site may not prioritise biodiversity conservation. At a very general level, "protection" suggests that some forms of use are, in principle, excluded. An area of land or of a body of water in which management practices, through legal or other effective means, prioritise the protection and maintenance of biological diversity, and of natural and associated cultural resources. protected area protected area