The specific aim of these present Guidelines is to advise all those with responsibilities for protected areas on the planning and management of Protected Landscapes. So, while the primary audience is a professional one in governments at all levels, among NGOs and elsewhere, the advice should also assist decision-makers, politicians and other concerned groups at every level, from local communities to international fora.The remaining sections of these Guidelines are organised as follows:2: Background: an introduction to Category V protected areas3: Planning: guidance on the setting up of a Category V protected area4: Management - principles: basic considerations relating to the management of Category V protected areas5: Management - policies: advice on the policies to apply in Category V protected areas6: Management - processes and plans: advice on how to go about the management of Category V protected areas, including the Management Plan7: Management - means: advice on the institutional, financial and staffing aspects of the management of Category V protected areas