Protected areas are the basic corner stone for protecting and managing the world's biodiversity, given their major and effective role in reducing the degradation of many ecosystems and habitats as a result of unsustainable human practices. These guidelines will contribute to the day-to-day management of protected areas and targeting any person/ employee who participates or is responsible for the day-to-day management of the protected areas, especially the employees who participate in the management and implementation of wildlife enforcement and inspection programmes, local community engagement and development programmes, ecotourism programmes, outreach programmes, human resource management, institutional development and monitoring programmes, management planning and zoning plans.