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Welcome

The World Database on Protected Areas is a foundation dataset for conservation decision making. It contains crucial information from national governments, non-governmental organizations, academic institutions, international biodiversity convention secretariats and many others. It is used for ecological gap analysis, environmental impact analysis and is increasingly used for private sector decision-making. For more information click here.

Tools
Rapid Assessment Of Land Use Change In and Around Protected Areas (RALUCIAPA)

The Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS)

Protected Areas Management Effectiveness Information Module

Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool (IBAT)

World Database on Marine Protected Areas

GBIF biodiversity data inside protected areas: Galapagos Example
Available for all sites in the WDPA

Maps

Explore and visualize protected areas through our map viewers.

2D maps
2D Maps

What's New

Looking for a global dataset of all terrestrial and marine protected areas?
The WDPA Annual Release 2009, including a global marine protected areas layer, is now available to download.

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