Category VI protected areas aim to balance nature conservation with sustainable use of natural resources by local communities. These areas consider socioeconomic factors and promote sustainable development rather than hindering it. Approximately 10% of the world's land is occupied by agricultural lands like crops, orchards, and plantations, some of which can be compatible with ecotourism through maintaining forest canopy trees. Urban areas also offer ecotourism opportunities through green spaces and artificial wetlands that attract wildlife, like the Hornsby Bend settling lagoon in Austin, Texas which records 118 bird species. Artificial reefs are either accidental structures like shipwrecks or intentional installations established methodically.

2. Approximately 10 percent of the world’s land area is occupied by field crops, orchards, plantation, market gardens, paddies, vineyards and the like (field and tree crops).

4. Orchards

5. Plantation

6. Market gardens

7. Paddies

8. Vineyards

12. Hornsby Bend in Austin, Texas (USA)

14. Unintentional artificial reefs consist of shipwrecks as well as other solid materials that are lost or discarded through accident, natural disaster or dumping.

16. Accidents

17. Natural disaster

18. Dumping

21. Restoration ecotourism