World Database on Protected Areas

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conservation information system environmental database global database protected areas database

The World Database on Protected Areas is a comprehensive global database that compiles and provides information on officially designated protected areas worldwide for conservation planning, monitoring, and policy-making.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
World Database on Protected Areas canonical	2
WDPA	1

Statements (57)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	conservation information system ⓘ environmental database ⓘ global database ⓘ protected areas database ⓘ
accessibleVia	online download ⓘ web map services ⓘ
aimsTo	provide the most comprehensive global dataset on protected areas ⓘ support evidence-based conservation decisions ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	World Database on Protected Areas ⓘ surface form: WDPA
contains	attribute data on protected areas ⓘ geographic boundaries of protected areas ⓘ information on protected area designation ⓘ information on protected area governance ⓘ information on protected area legal status ⓘ information on protected area management categories ⓘ metadata on data sources ⓘ spatial data on protected areas ⓘ
covers	coastal protected areas ⓘ inland water protected areas ⓘ marine protected areas ⓘ terrestrial protected areas ⓘ
dataFormat	CSV ⓘ GIS-compatible formats ⓘ file geodatabase ⓘ shapefile ⓘ
dataType	geospatial data ⓘ tabular data ⓘ
developedInCollaborationWith	IUCN ⓘ IUCN ⓘ surface form: International Union for Conservation of Nature
focusesOn	conservation areas ⓘ officially designated protected areas ⓘ
followsStandard	IUCN protected area definition ⓘ IUCN protected area management categories ⓘ
geographicCoverage	all countries ⓘ areas beyond national jurisdiction ⓘ
hasAccessPolicy	open access for non-commercial use with conditions ⓘ
hasScope	global ⓘ
hostedAt	UNEP-WCMC online platform ⓘ
maintainedBy	United Nations Environment Programme ⓘ surface form: UNEP-WCMC United Nations Environment Programme ⓘ surface form: United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre
partOf	Protected Planet ⓘ surface form: Protected Planet Initiative
relatedTo	Global Database on Protected Areas Management Effectiveness ⓘ Protected Planet ⓘ
supportsReportingTo	Aichi Biodiversity Targets ⓘ Convention on Biological Diversity ⓘ Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework ⓘ Sustainable Development Goal 14 ⓘ surface form: SDG 14 Life Below Water Life on Land ⓘ surface form: SDG 15 Life on Land Sustainable Development Goals ⓘ
updated	regularly ⓘ
usedFor	biodiversity monitoring ⓘ conservation planning ⓘ environmental policy-making ⓘ protected area management ⓘ reporting on international environmental agreements ⓘ scientific research ⓘ spatial analysis of protected areas ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

IUCN Category II → usedIn → World Database on Protected Areas ⓘ

IUCN protected area categories I–VI → relatedTo → World Database on Protected Areas ⓘ

World Database on Protected Areas → alsoKnownAs → World Database on Protected Areas ⓘ

this entity surface form: WDPA