National Park Law Article 6

The criteria for the selection of national parks shall be as the followings:1.Areas that having unique landscapes, significant ecological systems, or habitats with biodiversity, are representative of the country’s natural heritage;2.Areas that having an important cultural heritage or historical sites, as well as natural and human environments, have a rich cultural or educational significance. Such areas are important in terms of cultivating national identity and require long-term preservation efforts by the nation;3.Areas that with natural recreational resources and unusual features, may serve as tourist destinations and leisure activity venues for the public.An area that meets the criteria in the preceding paragraph, but have a relatively limited resource abundance or a small surface area may be designated by the competent authority to be a National Nature Park.In line with the paragraph above on selection criteria, the competent authority shall, within its management plans, developing Principles of Protection, Utilization and Regulation in order to categorize and manage national parks and national nature parks based on their different conservation purposes and recreational attributes.