621Protected Areas of St Helena St Helena Government20032024Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedThis data is restricted for visualisation and statistics purposes only, not for redistributionEnglishSt Helena Government 6Protected areas of BeninInsititut National de l'Information géographique et forestière, France19841984Not ReportedNot Reported1:600,000Protected areas for Benin are taken from a 1:600,000 scale map République Populaire du Benin (1984) published by the Institut Géographique National (France), portraying national parks, hunting zones and classified forests. Not ReportedFrenchInsititut National de l'Information géographique et forestière, France 10Protected Areas of BelarusDepartment of Environment and Protection, Belarus19961996Not ReportedTransverse Mercator Central Meridian, False E, False N, Lat of Orig1:500,000Map produced for the Department of Environment and Protection. Publisher: Belgeadezia. All polygons and points on the map were captured. Not ReportedEnglishDepartment of Environment and Protection, Belarus 13Protected Areas of BermudaGovernment of Bermuda, Department of Environment and Natural Resources19902024Not ReportedBermuda_2000_National_Grid, D_Bermuda_2000, Transverse_Mercator1:5,000Review prior to submissionGovernment of Bermuda, Department of Environment and Natural ResourcesThe Government of Bermuda makes no claim regarding the accuracy of the information extracted from or depicted in the dataset and expressly disclaims responsibility for any damage or liability that may arise from the use of this dataset.EnglishGovernment of Bermuda, Department of Environment and Natural Resources 73Protected Areas of GuineaCentre Technique Forestier Tropical (CTFT)/ Bureau pour Ie Développement de la Production Agricole (BDPA)/-SCET AGRI (1989)19891989Not ReportedNot Reported1:700,000Vegetation map which accompanies the report entitled "Potentialités et Possibilités de Relance de l'Activité Forestière". Land use data on map derived from 79-80 aerial photography (Japan Int Cooperation Ag.),upd. using Landsat MSS 84-85-86.Potentialités et Possibilités de Relance de l'Activité Forestière, CTFT/BDPA-SCET AGRI (1989); Synthèse Régionale et Nationale.Not ReportedNot ReportedCentre Technique Forestier Tropical (CTFT)/ Bureau pour Ie Développement de la Production Agricole (BDPA)/-SCET AGRI (1989) 78World Directory of the Hellenic Military Geographical ServiceHellenic Military Geographical Service, Greece19851985Not ReportedNot Reported1:1,000,000Not Reported Not ReportedEnglishHellenic Military Geographical Service, Greece 113Protected Areas of ItalyMinistero dell'Ambiente e della Tutela del Territorio e del Mare, Italian Environment Ministry19951995Not ReportedNot Reported1:1,000,000Not Reported Not ReportedNot ReportedMinistero dell'Ambiente e della Tutela del Territorio e del Mare, Italian Environment Ministry 178Forest Reserves of KenyaKenya Forest Service, facilitated by the Regional Centre For Mapping Of Resources For Development19802024Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot Reported Not ReportedNot ReportedNot Reported 183Department of Wildlife Conservation, Sri LankaDepartment of Wildlife Conservation, Sri Lanka19902025Not ReportedNot Reported1:500,000Not Reported Not ReportedNot ReportedDepartment of Wildlife Conservation, Sri Lanka 209Protected areas of Nouvelle CaledonieInsititut National de l'Information géographique et forestière, France19811981Not ReportedNot Reported1:500,000No cartographic information on mining or reserves available Not ReportedEnglishInsititut National de l'Information geographique et forestière, France 212Protected areas of NigeriaNigerian Conservation Foundation19901990Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNigerian Conservation Foundation (1990) w/ additions from Julian Caldecott Not ReportedNot ReportedNone 213Protected areas of NigeriaGovernment of Nigeria, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Federal Department of Forestry19781978Not ReportedNot Reported1:250,000Vegetation and land use [Nigeria] 1978 - interpretation, field studies & cartography by Hunting Technical Services Limited ; prepared for and printed by Government of Nigeria, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Federal Department of Forestry Not ReportedNot ReportedGovernment of Nigeria, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Federal Department of Forestry 218Review of the Protected Areas System of the Indomalayan RealmThe Asian Bureau for Conservation (ABC)19901990Not ReportedNot Reported1:1,000,000Based on early AVHRR and Landsat data and existing reports/maps Not ReportedNot ReportedUNEP-WCMC and Asian Bureau for Conservation, UK 219Protected areas of PakistanPakistan - National Council for Conservation of Wildlife, Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Cooperatives19901990Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot Reported Not ReportedNot ReportedPakistan - National Council for Conservation of Wildlife, Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Cooperatives 232Polska Mapa Ochrony Pryzyrody - Conservation of NatureInstitute of Environmental Protection, Poland19921992Not ReportedNot Reported1:750,000Polska Mapa Ochrony Pryzyrody - Conservation of Nature (1992) Not ReportedNot ReportedInstitute of Environmental Protection, Poland 269Protected areas of VanuatuSouth Pacific Regional Environment Programme, Vanuatu19901990Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedVanuatu taken from Fourth South Pacific Conference on Nature Conservation and Protected Areas. Fourth South Pacific Conference on Nature Conservation and Protected Areas. Not ReportedEnglishNone 279World Heritage Sites and Man and Biosphere Reserves in the USAUS Geological Survey, USA19901990Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedRepublica de Venezuela - Areas Bajo Regimen de Administracion Especial (1991) Not ReportedEnglishUS Geological Survey, USA 290Republic of Zambia - Forest EstateMinistry of Lands and Natural Resources, Zambia19881988Not ReportedNot Reported1:1,500,000Both national forest and local forest polygons digitised - they have not been differentiated in the polygon data. Not ReportedNot ReportedMinistry of Lands and Natural Resources, Zambia 302Protected areas of Turks and Caicos IslandsOrdnance Survey of UK19851985Not ReportedUTM Zone 18/191:2,500Digitised at UNEP-WCMC Not ReportedEnglishOrdnance Survey of UK 303Protected areas of Turks and Caicos IslandsNot Reported19951995Not ReportedNot Reported1:2,500Photocopied A4 sheet showing protected area outline Not ReportedEnglishNone 318Biodiversity Conservation of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and TajikistanWWF Russian Programme Office19971997Not ReportedNot Reported1:1,000,000Protected Area polygons fitted to MundoCart digital database at WCMC Not ReportedNot ReportedNot Reported 958Cape Royds, Ross IslandUNEP-WCMCNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedCommittee for Environmental Protection (CEP) website, http://www.cep.aq/apa/aspa/sites/aspa121/ASPA121RoydsPlan.htm Not ReportedEnglishNone 358Washington Datafest with Conservation International October 2002Conservation International, Washington, USA20022002Not ReportedGeographic coordinate system (Datum WGS84)Not ReportedData exchange workshop between multiple NGOs convened by Conservation International in Washington in October 2002 Not ReportedMultipleNone 367Protected Areas of the UkraineMain Department of National Nature Parks and Reserves, Ministry of the Environment, Ukraine19991999Not ReportedNot Reported1:250,000Not ReportedProtected Areas of the Ukraine – Digital Map, 1999. Main Department of National Nature Parks and Reserves, Ministry of the Environment, Ukraine.No commercial use of dataset is allowed unless written permission of authors provided.Not ReportedMain Department of National Nature Parks and Reserves, Ministry of the Environment, Ukraine 383Protected Areas of FranceMuseum National d'Histoire Naturelle, France19991999Not ReportedNot Reported1:50,000Not Reported Not ReportedNot ReportedMuseum National d'Histoire Naturelle, France 390Protected areas of MadagascarMinistry of Environment - faciliated by the Regional Centre For Mapping Of Resources For Development (RCMRD)20022024Not ReportedGeographic coordinate system (Datum WGS84)Not ReportedNot Reported Not ReportedEnglishMinistry of Environment 391Protected Areas of Cayman IslandsDepartment of Environment, Cayman Islands20032016Not ReportedGeographic coordinate system (Datum WGS84)Not ReportedNot Reported Not ReportedEnglishDepartment of Environment, Cayman Islands 482Protected areas of Bangladesh, Bhutan, China (Part), Himalayas, India, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Viet NamConservation International, Washington, USA20022002Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedData exchange workshop between multiple NGOs convened by Conservation International in Washington in October 2002 Not ReportedEnglishNone 484Protected areas of Bolivia, Brazil, Guyana, VenezuelaAmazonia SURPA20022002Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot Reported Not ReportedMultipleNone 504Protected areas of SeychellesMinistry of Environment, Republic of Seychelles - faciliated by the Regional Centre For Mapping Of Resources For Development (RCMRD)20032020Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedMinistry of Environment, Republic of Seychelles. UN List 2003 reply, May 2003 Not ReportedEnglishMinistry of Environment, Republic of Seychelles 506Protected Areas of IranDepartment of Environment (DOE), Bureau of Habitats and Protected Areas, Iran20022025Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedBureau of habitats and protected areas as of 31/07/2002. UN List 2003 reply, May 2003. Updated Info/New GIS: DOE, June 2003 Not ReportedNot ReportedDepartment of Environment, Iran 509Protected Areas of IrelandDúchas - The Heritage Service, Ireland20032003Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNature Reserves and NP checked/updated from GIS dataset downloaded 09/09/2003. SAC's and SPA GIS dataset downloaded from Duchas - Heritage Service 09/09/2003 and 10/09/2003. Not ReportedEnglishDúchas - The Heritage Service, Ireland 523Protected Areas of Jersey Channel islandsGovernment of Jersey20032018Not ReportedWGS 84Not ReportedNot Reported Not ReportedEnglishGovernment of Jersey 526Nature Reserves of ChinaInstitute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences20032003Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedGIS data received from source to be used for UN List 2003 update. Three polygons were subsequently copied to Ramsar Sites in 2011 (see metadataid 915)XIE Yan, Wang Sung, DU Youmei, LI Shengbiao, DU Youcai and et. al. (2003) 'China Species Information System'. Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences.Not ReportedEnglishNone 560Galapagos IslandThe Directorate of the Galapagos National Park20042004Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedGIS dataset supplied by the Galapagos National Park. Not ReportedNot ReportedThe Directorate of the Galapagos National Park 568World Heritage Convention, Natural Heritage ChinaMinistry of Construction, China20042004Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedSketch map provided by Ministry of Construction (1991). World Heritage Convention Natural Heritage China. Image of sketch map registered and digitized at UNEP-WCMC Not ReportedNot ReportedMinistry of Construction, China 602GIS dataset supplied by ARCBC - ASEAN (Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam)Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Regional Centre for Nature Conservation (ARCBC)20042004Not ReportedGeographic coordinate system (Datum WGS84)Not ReportedASEAN GIS Dataset supplied by ARCBC (dataset date 2004), January 2005. Contents compiled since early 80's on base charts from MundoCart and DCW. ONC charts used for digitizing outlines where more precise geo-referenced maps were not available. Not ReportedEnglishNone 603GIS dataset supplied by ARCBC - ASEAN (Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam)Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Regional Centre for Nature Conservation (ARCBC)20042004Not ReportedGeographic coordinate system (Datum WGS84)Not ReportedASEAN GIS Dataset supplied by ARCBC (dataset date 2004), January 2005. Contents compiled since early 80's on base charts from MundoCart and DCW. ONC charts used for digitizing outlines where more precise geo-referenced maps were not available. Not ReportedEnglishNone 608Nialama and Souti-Yanfu Forest Reserve, GuineaUnited States Agency for International Development (USAID)20022002Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedDigitized Nialama and Souti-Yanfu Forest Reserve boundaries from registered map from USAID website Not ReportedNot ReportedNone 614Protected Areas System for Sri Lanka's Natural ForestsEnvironmental Management Division, Forest Department, Ministry of Lands, Agriculture and Forestry, Sri Lanka19971997Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedGIS dataset produced for 1997 IUCN & WCMC Report to design an optimum PA system for Sri Lanka's natural forests. Dataset includes 90% of forest reserves listed in the WDPA and detailed boundaries for national park, nature reserves and sanctuaries Not ReportedNot ReportedEnvironmental Management Division, Forest Department, Ministry of Lands, Agriculture and Forestry, Sri Lanka 631WaddenseaCommon Wadden Sea Secretariat Virchowstr. 1 D-26382 Wilhelmshaven Germany19971997Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedKerinci Seblat, Gunung Leuser and Bukit Barisan Selatan NP polygon boundary JPEG map. Digitised at UNEP-WCMC. Ministerial Declaration of the Eighth Trilateral Govt. Conference on the Protection of the Wadden Sea. Not ReportedNot ReportedCommon Wadden Sea Secretariat Virchowstr. 1 D-26382 Wilhelmshaven Germany 649Bolivia protected areas datasetServicio Nacional de Áreas Protegidas (SERNAP), Bolivia20042004Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedBolivia protected areas dataset provided by Servicio Nacional de Áreas Protegidas (SERNAP) via Conservation International Not ReportedSpanishServicio Nacional de Áreas Protegidas (SERNAP), Bolivia 682Protected Areas of Guinea-BissauInstitute of Biodiversity and Protected Areas/Instituto da Biodiversidade e das Areas Protegidas (IBAP), Guiné-Bissau19882020Not ReportedUTM Zone 28 N (Datum WGS84)Not ReportedDigital data originally digitised from sketch map but the original data subsequently provided by IBAP in 1988. In 2020 shapefiles were provided. Not ReportedNot ReportedPortuguese and EnglishInstitute of Biodiversity and Protected Areas/Instituto da Biodiversidade e das Areas Protegidas (IBAP), Guiné-Bissau 699Protected Areas of BulgariaExecutive Environmental Agency, Bulgaria20072007Not ReportedUTM Zone 35 N (Datum WGS84)Not ReportedNot Reported Not ReportedEnglishExecutive Environmental Agency, Bulgaria 707Protected Areas of BrazilFundação Nacional do Indio (FUNAI), Brazil20052005Not ReportedGeographic coordinate system (Datum SAD 69)Not ReportedFUNAI - Fundação Nacional Do Índio (National Indigenous Foundation of Brazil) dataset (information current to 10/10/2005) Not ReportedPortugueseFundação Nacional do Indio (FUNAI), Brazil 710Ankasa Game, Bia, Gbele , Mole and Kyabobo protected areasProtected Areas Development Programme (PAPD II), Ghana20072007Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot Reported Not ReportedNot ReportedNone 711Senegal protected areasUniversité Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar (UCAD), Senegal20072007Not ReportedUTM Zone 28 N (Datum WGS84)Not ReportedSenegal protected areas for Cheikh Mbow l'Université Cheikh Anta DIOP de Dakar (UCAD) Not ReportedEnglishNone 715Protected areas in the Congo BasinAfrican Forest Observatory (FORAF), Democratic Republic of Congo20072020Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedReview of protected areas in the Congo Basin Not ReportedEnglishNone 724Protected Areas of the Cross River regionNot Reported20062006Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedPersonal Communication. Polygon dataset from Richard Bergl (Nov. 2007). Not ReportedMultipleNone 745Source is currently unknownNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot Reported Not ReportedNot ReportedNone 759Source title is currently unknownNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedVariousNot Reported Not ReportedMultipleNone 811Wildlife Protected Areas, Costa RicaSistema Nacional de Areas de Conservacion (SINAC), Costa Rica20082024Not ReportedUTM Projection Zone (specifics Not Reported)50000Map of Wildlife Protected Areas in 2008. The 6th (sixth) edition. Not ReportedSpanishSistema Nacional de Areas de Conservacion (SINAC), Costa Rica 814Sistema Guatemalteco de Areas Protegidas (SIGAP)Dirección de Desarrollo del SIGAP (DDSIGAP), Consejo Nacional de Areas Protegidas (CONAP), Guatemala20092020Not ReportedLambert Conformal Conic Projection with one parallel Central Meridian, //, False E, False N, Lat of Orig20000Jorge Mario Gomez, Tecnico Sistema de Información Geográfica, Departamento de Unidades de Conservación, Consejo Nacional de Areas Protegidas, 5 avenida 6-06, zona 1, Edificio IPM, 5to, 6to, 7to NivelNot ReportedNot ReportedSpanishDirección de Desarrollo del SIGAP (DDSIGAP), Consejo Nacional de Areas Protegidas (CONAP), Guatemala 820Sistema Nacional de Areas Protegidas (SINAP) de Nicaragua, Reservas de Biosferas y Sitios RAMSARMinisterio del Ambiente y los Recursos Naturales (MARENA), Nicaragua, Dirección General de Patrimonio Natural y Biodiversidad (DGPNyB)20072020UTF8 - 8 bit UCS Transfer FormatLambert Conformal Conic Projection with one parallel Central Meridian, //, False E, False N, Lat of OrigNot ReportedSistema Nacional de Areas Protegidas (SINAP) de Nicaragua Not ReportedSpanishMinisterio del Ambiente y los Recursos Naturales (MARENA), Nicaragua, Dirección General de Patrimonio Natural y Biodiversidad (DGPNyB) 822Sistema Nacional de Áreas Protegidas (SINAP) de PanamáDirección de Áreas Protegidas y Biodiversidad, Dirección de Información Ambiental, Ministerio de Ambiente, Panamá20092021UTF8 - 8 bit UCS Transfer FormatWGS 1984, UTM Projection, Zone 17N50000Not ReportedSistema Nacional de Áreas ProtegidasNot ReportedSpanishDirección de Áreas Protegidas y Biodiversidad, Dirección de Información Ambiental, Ministerio de Ambiente, Panamá 826Kaya Forests KenyaCoastal Forest Conservation Unit, National Museums of Kenya20092009UTF8 - 8 bit UCS Transfer FormatGeographic coordinate system (Datum WGS84)Not ReportedNot Reported Not ReportedEnglishCoastal Forest Conservation Unit, National Museums of Kenya 828Bolivia Protected AreasServicio Nacional de Áreas Protegidas (SERNAP), Bolivia20072007UTF8 - 8 bit UCS Transfer FormatUTM Projection Zone (specifics Not Reported)1000000Coverage of Protected Areas National System of Protected Areas (SNAP) from Bolivia Not ReportedSpanishServicio Nacional de Areas Protegidas (SERNAP) Calle Francisco Bedregal No. 2904, Zona Sopocachi. La Paz - Bolivia. 830Protected areas of the Dominican RepublicMinistry of Environment (MoE), Dominican Republic20042022UTF8 - 8 bit UCS Transfer FormatUTM Zone 18/19Not ReportedAttribute information updated by protectedareas UNEP-WCMC through MoE website, March 2011: http://www.ambiente.gob.do/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=60&Itemid=232. Previous source: Caribbean Region's Environment Unit (LATEN), 1996 Not ReportedSpanishUNEP-WCMC from Ministry of Environment (MoE), Dominican Republic website 831Vietnam Man and Biosphere ReservesVietnam MAB Committee20092009UTF8 - 8 bit UCS Transfer FormatNot ReportedNot ReportedNot Reported Not ReportedEnglishNone 832Commission for the Convention on Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR)Commission for the Convention on Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR)20092017Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedUNEP-WCMC digitized the boundaries from coordinates provided Not ReportedEnglishNone 845Tanzanian Protected AreasGIS Section, Land Use Commission, Division of Forestry and Beekeeping, Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism, Tanzania20092009ANSIUTM Arc1960 Zone 36SVariousVarious Methods, contact Responsible Party for further details. Not ReportedEnglishGIS Section, Land Use Commission, Division of Forestry and Beekeeping, Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism, Tanzania 848Protected Areas of AfghanistanNational Environmental Protection Agency20162020ANSIWGS 841:100,000Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglish and ArabicNational Environmental Protection Agency 855Protected Areas of Yunnan Province, ChinaEcology Conservation & Environment Center (ECEC) Kunming Institute of Zoology, China20102010UTF-8WGS 84Not ReportedPrepared and submitted by Dr. Douglas W. Yu of the Kunming Institute for Zoology with help from a Student Not ReportedEnglish and ChineseNone 964Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database (CAPAD)Environment Australia (EA)20022002Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedCAPAD 2002 supplied by Environment Australia (EA) for UN List 2003, July 2003. Checked against CAPAD web (website dated 23 Sep 2003), October 2003. Checked using CAPAD web (website updated 23 Sept 2003), Oct 2003. Not ReportedEnglishNone 876Protected Areas of LiberiaForestry Development Authority, Liberia20102017Not ReportedWGS 84, UTM Zone 29NNot ReportedThe Forestry Development Authority(FDA) provided the most recent dataset of protected areas in Liberia, which includes 2 gazetted sites and 13 proposed sitesForestry Development Authority (2010) Protected Areas of LiberiaNot ReportedEnglishForestry Development Authority, Liberia 878Protect Planet Ocean ReconciliationUNEP-WCMC and IUCN20102010UTF-8WGS 84VariousWhere the WDPA had obtained updates for countries more recent than PPO, those sites were not updated. 14787 attributes were updated for polygons, 378 for points, 75 new points were added and 8 new polygons. Not ReportedEnglishNone 881Protected Areas of ThailandDepartment of National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, Thailand20102023ANSIWGS 84Not ReportedDataset provided by the Dep. of National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation through the WDPA expert review project with IUCN Asia, 2010 Not ReportedEnglishDepartment of National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, Thailand 882Protected areas of TanzaniaWWF’s Conservation Science Program (CSP), USA20102010ANSIWGS 84Not ReportedTanzania Update from WWF USA via Neil Burgess. Contributions from Jessica Forrest, Steve Ball, Cyprian Malima, A.Araman, & K. Clark (PAMS Foundation). Refer to MetadataID 845 for original source. Not ReportedEnglishNone 883OSPAR Marine Protected Areas NetworkOSPAR Commission, Victoria House, 37-63 Southampton Row, London, WC1B 4DA, UK20132021UTF-8WGS 84Not ReportedOSPAR data platform/website: http://mpa.ospar.org/home_osparOSPAR Secretariat (2020) OSPAR Marine Protected AreasThe data sets themselves and/or their presentation may change at regular intervals, immediately and without notice. By accessing www.ospar.org and/or retrieving and/or using presented data sets therein, the user agrees to the following: OSPAR shall not bEnglishOSPAR Commission, Victoria House, 37-63 Southampton Row, London, WC1B 4DA, UK 903National and Local Marine Protected Areas in IndonesiaMinistry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, Indonesia20112011UTF-8WGS 84250000 (national) and 50000 (local)Not Reported Not ReportedEnglish and IndonesianMinistry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, Indonesia 905Indigenous Areas of BrazilCoordenação Geral de Geoprocessamento (CGGEO)/ Fundação Nacional do Índio (FUNAI ), Brazil 20112011UTF-8SAD 69 100000 Not Reported Not ReportedPortugueseCoordenação Geral de Geoprocessamento (CGGEO)/ Fundação Nacional do Índio (FUNAI ), Brazil 906Protected Areas of GuyanaProtected Areas Commission (PAC)20112022UTF-8WGS 84/UTM Zone 21NNot ReportedNot Reported Not ReportedEnglishGuyana Lands & Survey Commssion; PAC; Iwokrama 908Protected Areas of El SalvadorMinisterio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (MARN), El Salvador20112020UTF-8WGS 84Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglish and SpanishMinisterio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (MARN), El Salvador 909Protected Areas of JamaicaNational Environment and Planning Agency, Jamaica20102022UTF-8WGS 84 (The original datasets were created using the JAD 69 AND 2001 Coordinate Reference System)50000 The boundaries of the various protected areas were created between 1963 and 2021 [1945-Wild Life Protection Act; 1992- A Plan for a System of Protected Areas in Jamaica first developed; 1997-the Policy for Jamaica's System of Protected Areas developed reJamaica's System of Protected Areas (2010) National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Jamaica.Not ReportedEnglishProtected Areas, National Environment and Planning Agency, Jamaica 913Protected Areas of EgyptEgyptian Environmental Affairs Agency, Ministry of Environment20112011UTF-8WGS 84Not ReportedNot Reported Not ReportedEnglish and ArabicEgyptian Environmental Affairs Agency 916HELCOM Baltic Sea Protected Areas (BSPA)Helsinki Commission (HELCOM) (Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission), Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, FI-00160, Helsinki, Finland20102020UTF-8WGS 84 (The original data sets were created using ETRS89 LAEA)100000This dataset is compiled from data submitted by HELCOM Contracting States and was updated for the Implementation report on the status and ecological coherence of the HELCOM BSPA network. (2010) Balt. Sea Environ. Proc. No. 124B.HELCOM (2016)Not ReportedEnglishHelsinki Commission (HELCOM) (Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission), Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, FI-00160, Helsinki, Finland 921Marine Protected Areas with No TakeMPA Global, UNEP-WCMC & WWF20082008UTF-8WGS 84Not ReportedMPAs with no-take areas were integrated from the MPA Global datasetWood, L. J. (2008). MPA Global: A database of the world's marine protected areas. Sea Around Us Project, UNEP-WCMC & WWFNot ReportedEnglishNone 923Protected areas of ChinaInternational Cooperation Department, Ministry of Construction, China19901990Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedIn litteris - in a letter or other documented correspondence Not ReportedNot ReportedInternational Cooperation Department, Ministry of Construction, China 926Global system of marine protected areasIUCN, the World Bank and Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority19951995Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglishNot Reported 928UNESCO-MAB Biosphere ReservesUNESCO-MAB20032003Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedMAB UNESCO Biosphere Directory. http://www2.unesco.org/mab/br/brdir/directory/biores.asp?mode=all&code=CAN+12\fs17. Accessed Jan & March 2003. Not ReportedEnglishUNESCO-MAB 933Protected areas of KenyaKenya Wildlife Service (KWS) - faciliated by the Regional Centre For Mapping Of Resources For Development (RCMRD)19932022Not ReportedWGS 84Not ReportedNot Reported Not ReportedEnglishKenya Wildlife Service (KWS) 941Forest reserves of ZambiaForestry Department (FD), Zambia19931993Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot Reported Not ReportedNot ReportedForestry Department (FD), Zambia 942Natural monuments of ZambiaNational Heritage Conservation Commission (NHCC), Zambia19931993Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot Reported Not ReportedNot ReportedNational Heritage Conservation Commission (NHCC), Zambia 943Protected Areas of ZambiaDepartment of National Parks and Wildlife20032021Not ReportedWGS 84Not ReportedThis agency used to be called the Zambian Wildlife Authority (ZAWA)Not ReportedNot ReportedEnglishDepartment of National Parks and Wildlife 946UNESCO World Heritage SitesIUCN World Heritage Programme20122024UTF-8WGS 84VariousGeometry provided by States Parties or digitised from UNESCO nominations, evaluation reports, and retrospective inventory process maps. Original GIS boundaries for wdpaid 555697866 provided by Pimachiowin Aki Corporation and for wdpaid 555698178 provided Not ReportedEnglishIUCN World Heritage Programme 949Diawling National ParkUNEP-WCMC20052005Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedDiawling National Park website (accessed October 2005), http://www.pnd.mr Not ReportedEnglishNone 967Protected Areas of VanuatuDirector, Vanuatu Protected Areas Initiative, Wan Tok Environment Centre, Santo, Vanuatu20032003Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedUpdated attribute information used for UN List 2003 update, July 2003 Not ReportedEnglishNone 970Protected Areas of SamoaMinistry of Natural Resources & Environment for Samoa20032003Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedUN List 2003 reply. April 2003 Not ReportedEnglishMinistry of Natural Resources & Environment for Samoa 982Pacific region protected areasUniversity of Queensland, Australia20032003Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedResearch on Pacific region protected areas by Joanna Axford, December 2003 Not ReportedEnglishNone 983Pacific region protected areasUniversity of Queensland, Australia20042004Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedResearch on Pacific region protected areas by Joanna Axford, 2004 Not ReportedEnglishNone 988UNESCO-MAB Biosphere ReserveUNESCO-MAB20042020Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedUpdated using MAB website (updated 3rd June 2004), accessed June 2004 .Also: World Heritage Sites that are also Biosphere Reserves, July 2003 Not ReportedEnglishUNESCO-MAB 996Protected Areas of NigeriaFederal Ministry of Environment, Nigeria.20072007Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedPersonal communication. Matthew P.O. Dore, Director, Federal Ministry of Environment, Nigeria. (16/01/2007) Not ReportedEnglishFederal Ministry of Environment, Nigeria. 1025Protected Areas of BahrainGovernment - Supreme Council for Environment20032022Not ReportedWorld Geodetic Survey (WGS) 1984Not ReportedNot ReportedProtected Areas of Bahrain, The Supreme Council for Environment, The Kingdom of BahrainNot ReportedEnglishGovernment - Supreme Council for Environment 1028Protected Areas of AntarcticaNot Reported19921992Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedPrevious Source: P. Dingwall, 1992. Not ReportedEnglishNone 1223State of Environment Assessment and follow up sectionKuwait Environment Public Authority (KEPA)20122023UTF-8WGS 84100000Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglish and ArabicKuwait Environment Public Authority (KEPA) 1041Protected areas of the CaribbeanUNEP Caribbean Environment Programme (CEP)20022002Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedTechnical reports for Puerto Rico No. 36 dated 1996, October 2002.UNEP Caribbean Environment Programme (CEP) tech reports for Puerto Rico No. 36 dated 1996 (see doc link), October 2002.Not ReportedEnglishNone 1057Protected Areas of Falkland IslandsFalkland Islands Government. If data are re-used, please acknowledge the Falkland Islands Government (data source) and the IMS-GIS data centre (data custodian)19932016Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedAgency response to UN List 1993 data request Not ReportedEnglishFalkland Islands Government. If data are re-used, please acknowledge the Falkland Islands Government (data source) and the IMS-GIS data centre (data custodian) 1061Protected Areas of New ZealandDepartment of Conservation (DOC), Te Papa Atawhai, Wellington, New Zealand20052005Not ReportedNot ReportedNot Reported2003 UN List Updates Not ReportedEnglishDepartment of Conservation (DOC), Te Papa Atawhai, Wellington, New Zealand 1110Ile PamNot Reported20052005Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedPersonal communication. Simple formatting of the name Not ReportedEnglishNone 1111Marine Protected Areas in South East AsiaAss. of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Regional Centre for Nature Conservation (ARCBC), Univ. of Philippines Marine Science Institute (UP-MSI), Asian Bureau for Conservation (ABC), Dept. of Environment and Nat. Resources - Philippines (DENR)20022002Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedAvailable at http://arcbc.defined.net/BISASEAN, UP-MSI, ABC, ARCBC, DENR (2002) Marine Protected Areas in Southeast Asia. Los Banos, Philippines., ASEAN Regional Centre for Biodiversity Conservation, Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources,.142pp.Not ReportedEnglishAss. of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Regional Centre for Nature Conservation (ARCBC),University of the Philippines Marine Science Institute (UP-MSI),Asian Bureau for Conservation (ABC), Dep. of Environment and Nat. Resources - Philippines (DENR) 1113Mediterranean Marine Protected AreasNot Reported20052005Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedAvailable at http://www.wwf.fr/pdf/RepertoireAMP.pdfMabile, S. and Piante, C. (2005) Global Directory of Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas. WWF-France, Paris, France. xii + 132pp.Not ReportedEnglishNone 1115Protected Areas of Hong KongEnvironmental Protection Department, Hong Kong19991999Not ReportedNot ReportedNot Reportedhttp://www.epd.gov.hk/epd/english/environmentinhk/eia_planning/sea/baseline.htmlEnvironmental Protection Department (1999) Environmental Baseline Report Annex B - Sites of Special Scientific Interest.Not ReportedEnglishEnvironmental Protection Department, Hong Kong 1117Protected Areas of AnguillaJoint Nature Conservation Committee20072022Not ReportedWorld Geodetic System 1984 (EPSG:4326)Not ReportedBoundary and attribute data prepared and finalised for submission in 2020Contains information from Department of Natural Resources, Government of AnguillaThese data should not be distributed or used for any commercial purposes without due consent from the Government of Anguilla, Department of Natural Resources. The Government of Anguilla wish to be alerted when the data are used for official purposes.EnglishDepartment of Natural Resources, Government of Anguilla 1125Protected Areas of Hong KongAgriculture Fisheries and Conservation Department Country and Marine Parks Authority, Hong Kong20042004Not ReportedNot ReportedNot Reportedhttp://parks.afcd.gov.hk/newmarine/eng/Oparks_info/p2.htm Not ReportedEnglishAgriculture Fisheries and Conservation Department Country and Marine Parks Authority, Hong Kong 1127Protected Areas of Hong KongUNEP-WCMC20052005Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedMarine Parks Ordinance 1995. 37 (www.legislation.gov.hk/blis_export.nsf/CurAllEngDocAgent?OpenAgent&Chapter=476); Agriculture Fisheries and Conservation Department Country & Marine Parks Authority Management Plan (parks.afcd.gov.hk/newmarine/eng/Oparks_i Not ReportedEnglishNone 1142Phoenix Islands Protected AreaMinistry of Environment, Lands and Agricultural Development, Kiribati20082017Not ReportedWGS 84Not ReportedOriginal 2008 boundary from Phoenix Islands Protected Area Information Factsheet, Republic of Kiribati - Min. of Environment, Lands and Agricultural Development, CI and New England Aquarium. approx. date February 2008 from www.phoenixislands.org Not ReportedEnglishMinistry of Environment, Lands and Agricultural Development, Kiribati 1146Association pour le Sauvegarde de la Nature CaladonienneAssociation pour le Sauvegarde de la Nature Caladonienne, NoumeaNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot Reported Not ReportedEnglishNone 1174KrymskoyeIUCN19771977Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot Reported Not ReportedEnglishNone 1201Protected areas of Saint Kitts and NevisDepartment of Environment 19862020Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot Reported Not ReportedEnglishDepartment of Environment 1208Protected Areas MontserratSarita Francis. Montserrat National Trust19962020Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedIn litteris - in a letter or other documented correspondence Not ReportedEnglishSarita Francis. Montserrat National Trust 1245Indigenous areas BrazilBGE e Diretoria do Serviço Geográfico (DSG), Sistema de Terras Indígenas (STI) da Fundação Nacional do Índio (FUNAI) /DAF, Brazil20052005Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedBase cartográfica do IBGE e DSG, escalas 1:25.000; 1:50.000; 1:100.000; 1: 250.000; 1:1.000.000. Dados literais extraídos do STI (Sistema de Terras Indígenas) da FUNAI/DAF, 10/10/2005. Not ReportedEnglishBGE e Diretoria do Serviço Geográfico (DSG), Sistema de Terras Indígenas (STI) da Fundação Nacional do Índio (FUNAI) /DAF, Brazil 1246Protected AreasProjet Conseiller Forestier (PCF), Guinea20002000Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedBasic map supplied by Chris Duvall and attributes taken from Projet Conseiller Forestier (PCF) - Sur la Diffusion de la Législation Forestière Guinéenne (21-23 Nov 2000) Report, accessed 10/03/2005. Not ReportedEnglishNone 1251UNESCO-MAB Biosphere ReserveBureau of the International Co-ordinating Council of the MAB Programme (MAB-ICC) (18th Sesssion), UNESCO HQ Paris20042004Not ReportedNot ReportedNot Reported25-29 October 2004 Not ReportedEnglishNone 1252UNESCO-MAB Biosphere ReserveBureau of the International Co-ordinating Council of the MAB Programme (MAB-ICC) (19th Sesssion), UNESCO HQ Paris20052005Not ReportedNot ReportedNot Reported27-29 June 2005 Not ReportedEnglishNone 1254Mai Po Marshes (Inner Deep Bay)Not Reported19981998Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedIn litteris - in a letter or other documented correspondence Not ReportedEnglishNone 1279Belarus Protected Areas MapNot Reported19961996Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot Reported Not ReportedEnglishNone 1345UNESCO-MAB Biosphere ReserveUNESCO-MAB20062006Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedUpdated using MAB website (updated 9th June 2006), accessed 9th June 2006. Not ReportedEnglishUNESCO-MAB 1347Protected Areas of IranDepartment of Environment (DOE), Bureau of Habitats and Protected Areas, Iran20032003Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedBureau of habitats and protected areas as of 31/07/2002. UN List 2003 reply, May 2003 Not ReportedEnglishDepartment of Environment (DOE), Bureau of Habitats and Protected Areas, Iran 1349UNESCO-MAB Biosphere ReserveDept of G & W20072007Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedMAB website (updated 28th December 2006), and Environment News Service http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/oct2006/2006-10-30-05.asp, both accessed 2nd January 2007. Not ReportedEnglishDept of G & W 1352Sri Lanka SanctuariesSri Lanka Wildlife Conservation Society (SLWCS) & Department of Wildlife Conservation (DWLC)20052005Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedAccessed 19/04/2005. Not ReportedEnglishSri Lanka Wildlife Conservation Society (SLWCS) & Department of Wildlife Conservation (DWLC) 1356Protected Areas of BelarusDepartment of Environment and Protection, Belarus19961996Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedReply to UN List 1996 request, 16/7/96. Not ReportedEnglishMinistry of the Environmental Protection, Belarus 1359Forest reserves NigeriaFederal Department of Forestry, Nigeria19781978Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNIRAD Vegetation and Land Use Maps (1978) ( Services Ltd) Not ReportedEnglishFederal Department of Forestry, Nigeria 1360Other Protected Areas of SamoaEnvironment Planning for Tourism Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)19881988Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnvironment Planning for Tourism. Protected Areas data taken from Firth, N. and Darby, C..Firth, N. and Darby, C. "Environmental Planning for Tourism in Western Samoa", Environment Planning for Tourism Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)Not ReportedEnglishNone 1371Game Reserves in NigeriaNigerian Conservation Foundation19911991Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedMackinnon, 1986 and Nigerian Conservation Foundation, 1991. Not ReportedEnglishNone 1377KuyambanaNational Parks Service, Nigeria19931993Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot Reported Not ReportedEnglishNational Parks Service, Nigeria 1381Protected Areas of St HelenaEnvironment Planning & Development Section, St Helena20052005Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedOfficial Agency (Environment Planning & Development Section, St Helena) reply to UN List 2003 Request, April 2003. Reviewed using existing source, June 2005. Not ReportedEnglishEnvironment Planning & Development Section, St Helena 1385Conservation Areas in NepalDepartment of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation (DNPCWC), Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation, Nepal20032003Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedGovernment focal point received via D. Joshi (IUCN Nepal). Official reply UN List 2003 request, June 2003. Not ReportedEnglishDepartment of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation, Nepal 1393Protected Areas Brunei DarussalamForestry Department, Brunei DarussalamNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedForestry Dept. National Report, unknown date. Not ReportedEnglishForestry Department, Brunei Darussalam 1405Protected Areas AndorraDepartment of Environment, Andorra19932017Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedFrom Department of Environment, Andorra Not ReportedEnglishDepartment of Environment, Andorra 1428Nguna Pele Marine ReserveUNEP-WCMC20072007Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNguna-Pele Marine Protected Areas website, accessed 15th May 2007.; Previous Info: Director, Vanuatu Protected Areas Initiative, Wan Tok Environment Centre, Santo, Vanuatu supplied updated attributes for UN List 2003 update, July 2003. Not ReportedEnglishNone 758Source is currently unknownNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedVariousNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNone 1442Uganda Wildlife Authority's protected areasUganda Wildlife Authority - faciliated by the Regional Centre For Mapping Of Resources For Development (RCMRD)19932020Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot Reported Not ReportedEnglishUganda Wildlife Authority 1443Chad BasinNational Parks Service, Nigeria20032003Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedReply to UN List 2003 request, July 2003. Previous Source: National Parks Service, 1993. Not ReportedEnglishNigeria National Park Service 1450Other Areas of BeninNot Reported19931993Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot Reported Not ReportedEnglishNone 1454UNESCO-MAB Biosphere ReserveUNESCO-MAB20062006Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedAccessed 01/06/2006. Previous Source: RAMSAR website, accessed 6th Aug 2003. Not ReportedEnglishUNESCO-MAB 1457UNESCO-MAB Biosphere ReserveUNESCO-MABNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot Reported Not ReportedEnglishUNESCO-MAB 1487Huang ShanNot Reported19881988Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot Reported Not ReportedEnglishNone 1496Fort GeorgeDepartment of Environment, Heritage and Park, Ministry of Natural Resources, Turks and Caicos Islands19921992Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedIn litteris - in a letter or other documented correspondence Not ReportedEnglishDepartment of Environment, Heritage and Park, Ministry of Natural Resources, Turks and Caicos Islands 1513Protected Areas of Saudi ArabiaNational Center for Wildlife (NCW), Saudi Arabia20032025Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglishNational Center for Wildlife (NCW), Saudi Arabia 1516Brunei Forest Resources and Strategic Planning StudyForest Department, Brunei19881988Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedDistribution and areas of forest types obtained from Brunei Forest Resources and Strategic Planning Study, prepared by Anderson and Marsden (1988), consultants to the Forest Department. Not ReportedEnglishForest Department, Brunei 1629Cape Shirreff, Livingston I., S. Shetland Is.Not Reported19891989Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedAntarctica Treaty Consultative Meeting XV Paris, 9-20 Oct 1989. Not ReportedEnglishNone 1630Soufriere Marine Management Association WebsiteUNEP-WCMC20042004Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedSoufriere Marine Management Association Website, accessed 10/08/2004. Not ReportedEnglishNone 1631HertenritsNatuurbeschermingscommissie - Nature Protection Commission, c/o Nature Conservation Div. of the Forest Service, SurinameNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot Reported Not ReportedEnglishNatuurbeschermingscommissie - Nature Protection Commission, c/o Nature Conservation Div. of the Forest Service, Suriname 1639Protected AreasNot Reported19761976Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedState Committee of Forestry of Uzbekistan, Tashkent. Not ReportedEnglishNone 1640Protected areas of HaitiFondation pour la Protection de la Biodiversité Marine (FoProBiM) - Haiti19862021Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot Reported Not ReportedEnglishMinistère de l'Environnement 1648Baturiya WetlandsNot Reported19911991Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedPersonal communication Not ReportedEnglishNone 1649Game reserves of NigeriaMinistry of Agriculture and Natural Resources (MANR), Nigeria19861986Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot Reported Not ReportedEnglishMinistry of Agriculture and Natural Resources (MANR), Nigeria 1666TambaNot Reported19911991Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot Reported Not ReportedEnglishNone 1675Specially Protected Areas of Mediterranean ImportanceRegional Activity Centre for Specially Protected Areas (RAC/SPA)20122020UTF-8WGS 84VariousInformation based on List of Specially Protected Areas of Mediterranean Importance, March 2012, and website http://www.rac-spa.org/spami Not ReportedEnglishNone 1676Forest Reserves of MalawiDepartment of Forestry, Malawi19932024Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot Reported Not ReportedNot ReportedDepartment of Forestry, Malawi 1679South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands Marine Protected AreaGovernment of South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, Government House, Stanley, Falkland Islands 20122019UTF-8South_Georgia_Lambert_Conformal_ConicNot ReportedInformation provided by Government of South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands and from management plan, with polygon provided via the British Antarctic Survey Not ReportedEnglishGovernment of South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, Government House, Stanley, Falkland Islands 1682Haut Niger National Park - Kouya Core AreaBissau Guinea Transboundary Proposed Park (under Appui à la Gestion Intégrée des Ressources (Programme Régional) -AGIR- Project)20042004Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedPersonal communication. David Brugiere, Principal Technical Advisor of Guinea - Bissau Guinea Transboundary Proposed Park (under AGIR Project), January 2004. Not ReportedEnglishNone 1832Natura 2000Directorate-General for Environment (EU) via EEA20142025UTF-8EPSG:30351:1000000http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/data/natura-7Natura 2000 data - the European network of protected sitesThere are specific terms and conditions relating to the use of downloaded boundary data within the United Kingdom. If you intend to use the UK data you must first agree to the end user licence http://www.jncc.gov.uk/page-5232.EnglishEuropean Environment Agency (EEA) 1686Marine Managed Areas (MMAs) in the PacificThe WorldFish Center, ReefBase Project, Penang, Malaysia20082008UTF-8WGS 84Not ReportedDataset compiled by Govan et al 2009 in a SPREP/WWF/WorldFish ReefBase Project. Co-authors worked with communities & national country agencies to obtain data & approved by them for public release - publicly available on pacificgis.reefbase.org since 2009World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA), Govan et al. 2009, & ReefBase (2008) Marine Managed Areas (MMAs). http://www.sprep.org/att/publication/000646_LMMA_report.pdf and http://reefgis.reefbase.orgNot ReportedEnglishNone 1687Myanmar Protected AreasMinistry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation20112020UTF-8WGS 84Not ReportedNot Reported Not ReportedEnglishMinistry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation 1700LMMAs of the Western Indian Ocean DatabaseBlue Ventures, London, UK20122012Not ReportedWGS 84Not ReportedProduced using Google Earth and exported to ArcGISBlue Ventures Conservation (2012), LMMAs of the Western Indian Ocean Database. Toliara, Madagascar: Blue Ventures Conservation. 23 August 2012Protected areas are accurate to the best of our knowledge, but specific locations for LMMAs less than 50km in size may vary from true values.EnglishNone 1706Protected Areas of IsraelIsraeli Nature and Parks Authority (INPA)20112024ANSIGCS IsraelNot ReportedGIS shapefiles and attribute information providedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglishIsraeli Nature and Parks Authority (INPA) 1707Protected Areas of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and TurkeyWWF Caucasus Office, 11 Alkesidze Street, 0193 Tbilise, Georgia20112011ANSIWGS 84Not ReportedNot Reported Not ReportedEnglishWWF Caucasus Office, 11 Alkesidze Street, 0193 Tbilise, Georgia 1708Forest Reserves of UgandaNational Forestry Authority - faciliated by the Regional Centre For Mapping Of Resources For Development (RCMRD)20112021ANSIWGS 84Not ReportedStatus Year, Reported Area and Names were reviewed and ammended as necessary. Boundaries were not updated but restored from a previous version of the WDPA (2007).Not ReportedNot ReportedEnglishNational Forestry Authority, Plot 10/20, Spring Road, P.O. Box 70863, Kampala, Uganda 1921ICCAs, FinlandSnowchange Cooperative20182021UTF-8ETRS_1989_ETRS-GK30FINNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglishSnowchange Cooperative 1709Protected Areas of UruguaySistema Nacional de Areas Protegidas (SNAP), Ministerio de Vivienda y Ordenamiento Territorial y Medio Ambiente20162021UTF-8WGS 8450000Spatial data provided by SNAP in September 2016 Not ReportedEnglishSistema Nacional de Areas Protegidas (SNAP), Ministerio de Vivienda y Ordenamiento Territorial y Medio Ambiente 1714Protected areas and community conservation areas in KenyaAfrican Wildlife Foundation (AWF)20122012ANSIWGS 84 and GCS_Arc_1960Not ReportedData for Samburu (Kenya), Kilimanajro (Kenya/Tanzania) and Maasai Mara (Kenya) regions derived from various sources (topographic maps, partners, GPS). Not ReportedEnglishNone 1715Community-owned conservancies in KenyaNorthern Rangelands Trust (NRT), Kenya20122012ANSIWGS 84Not ReportedThese conservancies, under the umbrella of NRT, are autonomous institutions that represent a constituent/resident community over defined geog. area (community have legal/traditional land ownership) for purposes of wildlife cons. & rangeland management Not ReportedEnglishNone 1738Protected Areas of BotswanaDepartment of Wildlife and National Parks, Botswana20132013GCS GRS 1980WGS 84Not ReportedNot Reported Not ReportedEnglishDepartment of Wildlife and National Parks, Botswana 1744National Parks of TanzaniaTanzania National Parks (TANAPA) - faciliated by the Regional Centre For Mapping Of Resources For Development (RCMRD)20132023UTF-8UTM Arc1960 Zone 36SNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglishTanzania National Parks (TANAPA) 1747Forest Reserves of TanzaniaTanzania Forest Services (TFS) Agency - faciliated by the Regional Centre For Mapping Of Resources For Development (RCMRD)20132021UTF-8UTM Arc1960 Zone 36SNot ReportedSpatial data on 555556107, 31762 and 31764 originally from GIS Section, Land Use Commission, Division of Forestry and Beekeeping, Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism, TanzaniaNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglishTanzania Forest Services (TFS) Agency 1773Protected Areas of New ZealandDepartment of Conservation (DOC), Te Papa Atawhai, Wellington, New Zealand20142018UTF-8WGS 84Not ReportedNot Reported Not ReportedEnglishDepartment of Conservation (DOC), Te Papa Atawhai, Wellington, New Zealand 1775Privately protected areas of KenyaZeitz Foundation, Kenya20142014Not ReportedWGS 84Not ReportedNot Reported Not ReportedEnglishNone 1777Protected Areas of SingaporeNational Biodiversity Centre, National Parks Board, Singapore20142014Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedReply to 2014 UN List Request Not ReportedEnglishNational Biodiversity Centre, National Parks Board, Singapore 1778Protected Areas of NepalDepartment of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation (DNPCWC), Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation, Nepal20142014Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedReply to 2014 UN List Request and WDPA expert review in Asia Project Not ReportedEnglish and NepaleseDepartment of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation (DNPCWC), Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation, Nepal 1779Protected Areas and OECMs of MoroccoHaut Commissariat aux Eaux et Forêts et à la Lutte Contre la Désertification (HCEFLCD)20142024Not ReportedGCS_Merchich_Degree, Clarke_1880_IGNNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglish and FrenchHaut Commissariat aux Eaux et Forêts et à la Lutte Contre la Désertification (HCEFLCD) 1780Protected Areas of GeorgiaAgency of Protected Areas; Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture20142024UTF-8WGS 84Not ReportedNot Reported Not ReportedEnglishAgency of Protected Areas; Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Protection of Georgia 1797Protected Areas of BangladeshBangladesh Forest Department20142024Not ReportedWGS 84Not ReportedNot Reported Not ReportedEnglish and BengaliBangladesh Forest Department 1798Protected Areas of The GambiaDepartment of Parks and Wildlife Management and National Environment Agency, Banjul, The Gambia20142025Not ReportedWGS 84Not ReportedNot Reported Not ReportedEnglishDepartment of Parks and Wildlife Management, The Gambia 1800Protected Areas of BhutanNature Conservation Division, Department of Forests and Park Services, Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, Royal Govt of Bhutan20142024Not ReportedGCS_DRUKREF_03Not ReportedNot ReportedDoFPS 2020. Protected Areas of Bhutan, Department of Forests and Park Services, Royal Government of Bhutan, Thimphu.Not ReportedEnglishNature Conservation Division 1833Protected Areas of JordanThe Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature, Jordan20142024Not ReportedWGS 84Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglish and ArabicThe Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature, Jordan 1801Protected Areas of the ComorosMinistry of Agriculture, Fisheries and the Environment - faciliated by the Regional Centre For Mapping Of Resources For Development (RCMRD)20142022Not ReportedUTM/WGS1984/ZONE 38°SNot ReportedLes données cartographiées prises sur la base de données géographique du département sig du ministère de la production, mise à jour des données à partir des relevés gps de terrainDirection de l'environement et des forets et Autorite Compentente pour les Comores, 2014Not ReportedEnglishMinistry of Agriculture, Fisheries and the Environment 1802Protected Areas of BrazilDepartamento de Áreas Protegidas, Secretaria de Biodiversidade e Florestas, Ministério do Meio Ambiente20142024UTF-8GCS_SIRGAS_2000Not ReportedNot Reported Not ReportedEnglish and PortugueseMinistério do Meio Ambiente 1803Protected Areas of MongoliaMinistry of Environment and Tourism of Mongolia20142020Not ReportedWGS 84Not ReportedMinistry of Environment and Tourism of Mongolia Not ReportedEnglishMinistry of Environment and Tourism of Mongolia 1804Protected Areas of AustraliaDepartment of Agriculture, Water and the Environment20142024Not ReportedGeocentric Datum of Australia 1994Not ReportedNot Reported Not ReportedEnglishDepartment of Agriculture, Water and the Environment 1805Protected Areas of United Arab EmiratesDirector, Biodiversity Department, Environment Affair and Nature Conservation Sector, Ministry of Climate Change and Environment20142024ANSIWGS 84Not ReportedNot Reported Not ReportedEnglishDirector, Biodiversity Department, Environment Affair and Nature Conservation Sector, Ministry of Climate Change and Environment 1806Protected Areas of Sierra LeoneMinistry of the Environment20142021UTF-8WGS 1984Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglishMinistry of the Environment 1807Protected Areas of Antigua and BarbudaChief Environment Officer, The Environment Division, Ministry of Environment, Government of Antigua and Barbuda20142024ANSIWGS 84Not ReportedNot Reported Not ReportedEnglishChief Environment Officer, The Environment Division, Ministry of Environment, Government of Antigua and Barbuda 1953Marine Protected Area of MalaysiaReef Guardian Sdn. Bhd.20202020Not ReportedGCS WGS 1984Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglishSabah Wildlife Department 1808Protected Areas System of ChileMinisterio del Medio Ambiente, Division de Recursos Naturales, Renovables y Biodiversidad20162024ANSIWGS_1984_UTM_Zone_19SNot ReportedNot Reported Not ReportedEnglish and SpanishMinisterio del Medio Ambiente, Division de Recursos Naturales, Renovables y Biodiversidad 1809Protected Areas of Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesPermanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment20142014ANSIWGS_1984_UTM_Zone_20NNot ReportedNot Reported Not ReportedEnglishPermanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment 1811Protected Areas of PeruOperativa Funcional de Gestion de la Informacion del SERNANP; Responsable de la Gestión del Información Espacial del SERNANP20162025ANSIWGS 84Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglish and SpanishOperativa Funcional de Gestion de la Informacion del SERNANP; Responsable de la Gestión del Información Espacial del SERNANP 1812Protected Areas of TajikistanNational Center for Biodiversity and Biosafety20142014Not ReportedWGS 84Not ReportedNot Reported Not ReportedEnglishNational Center for Biodiversity and Biosafety 1813Protected Areas of AlgeriaAlgeria NPF and PoWPA FP20142020Not ReportedWGS 84Not ReportedNot Reported Not ReportedEnglish and FrenchAlgeria NPF and PoWPA FP 1814Protected Areas of EgyptEgyptian Environmental Affairs Agency, Ministry of Environment20142014Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot Reported Not ReportedEnglishEgyptian Environmental Affairs Agency, Ministry of Environment 1815Protected Areas of KyrgyzstanDepartment of International Cooperation. State Agency on Environment Protection and Forestry of the Kyrgyz Republic20142014Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot Reported Not ReportedEnglishDepartment of International Cooperation. State Agency on Environment Protection and Forestry of the Kyrgyz Republic 1816Protected Areas of LebanonDepartment of Ecosystems, Ministry of Environment20142025Not ReportedWGS 1984 UTM Zone 36N; Deir ez Zor Levant Zone; Deir ez Zor Levant Stereographic; no spatial referenceNot ReportedNot Reported Not ReportedEnglishDepartment of Ecosystems, Ministry of Environment 1818Protected Areas of NigerNiger NPF and PoWPA FP20142020Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot Reported Not ReportedFrenchMinistère de l'Environnement, de la Salubrité Urbaine et du Développement Durable (MESU/DD), Niger 1819Protected Areas of MauritiusNational Parks and Conservation Service, Ministry of Agro Industry and Food Security20142024Not ReportedWGS 84Not ReportedNot Reported Not ReportedEnglishNational Parks and Conservation Service, Ministry of Agro Industry and Food Security 1820Protected Areas of SudanSudan NPF and PoWPA FP20142014Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot Reported Not ReportedEnglishSudan NPF and PoWPA FP 1821Protected Areas of NamibiaDirectorate of Wildlife and National Parks (DWNP), Ministry of Environment and Tourism20142024Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot Reported Not ReportedEnglishDirectorate of Wildlife and National Parks (DWNP), Ministry of Environment and Tourism 1822Protected Areas of AngolaMinistério do Ambiente - faciliated by the Regional Centre For Mapping Of Resources For Development (RCMRD)20142023Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot Reported Not ReportedEnglish and PortugueseMinistério do Ambiente 1824Protected Areas of TogoDirection des ressources forestieres20142018UTF-8WGS 84Not ReportedNot Reported Not ReportedEnglish and FrenchDirection des ressources forestieres 1825Protected Areas of AzerbaijanMinistry of Ecology and Natural Resources; Azerbaijan NFP and PoWPA FP20142019Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot Reported Not ReportedEnglishMinistry of Ecology and Natural Resources; Azerbaijan NFP and PoWPA FP 1826Protected Areas of Cote d'IvoireOffice Ivoirien des Parcs et Reserves20142024Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot Reported Not ReportedEnglish and FrenchOffice Ivoirien des Parcs et Reserves 1828Protected Areas of MozambiqueNational Administration of Conservation Areas (ANAC) - faciliated by the Regional Centre For Mapping Of Resources For Development (RCMRD)20142021Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot Reported Not ReportedEnglishNational Administration of Conservation Areas (ANAC) 1829Protected Areas of ZimbabweZimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority - faciliated by the Regional Centre For Mapping Of Resources For Development (RCMRD)20142023UTF-8WGS 84Not ReportedNot Reported Not ReportedEnglishZimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority 1834Natural Park of the Coral Sea, New CaledoniaDirection des affaires maritimes de la Nouvelle-Calédonie20142014Not ReportedRGNC_1991_93_Lambert_New_CaledoniaNot ReportedNot Reported http://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/natura2000/db_gis/index_en.htm#sitesEnglish and FrenchDirection des affaires maritimes de la Nouvelle-Calédonie 1835Protected Areas of DjiboutiDirection de l'Aménagement du Territoire et de l'Environnement/ Ministère de l'Habitat, de l'Urbanisme et de l'Environnement20142014Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedPolygons created from latitudes & longitudes from documents submitted by the Ministry of the Environment Not ReportedFrenchDirection de l'Aménagement du Territoire et de l'Environnement/ Ministère de l'Habitat, de l'Urbanisme et de l'Environnement 1836Protected Areas and OECMs of EswatiniEswatini National Trust Commission - faciliated by the Regional Centre For Mapping Of Resources For Development (RCMRD)20142024Not ReportedWGS 84Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglishSwaziland National Trust Commission 1838Protected Areas of ArmeniaMinistry of Nature Protection, Armenia20142022Not ReportedWGS 84Not ReportedAttribute data provided by Ministry of Nature Protection, Armenia, 2014. Spatial data from metadata IDs 1707 and 1711 (WWF Caucasus office, Georgia), 2011/2012 Not ReportedEnglishMinistry of Nature Protection, Armenia 1839Common Database on Designated Areas as provided by the European Environment Agency (EEA)European Environment Agency (EEA)20142022ANSIEPSG:3035 converted to WGS 84VariousSubmitted by National Reference Centres to the European Environment Agency's ReportNet then collated by the European Topic Centre on Biological Diversity and formatted for the WDPA including only records with dissemination code '01'.The Common Database on Designated Areas (CDDA) https://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/data/nationally-designated-areas-national-cdda-12#tab-metadataUnless otherwise indicated, re-use of content for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged. Copyright holder: EEA, Estonian Environmental Register 01.01.2017, ©Finnish Environment InstitMultipleEuropean Environment Agency (EEA) 1918UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserves (Croatia)Hrvatska agencija za okoliš i prirodu20172017UTF-8WGS 84Not ReportedSpatial data from relevant government departmentNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglishHrvatska agencija za okoliš i prirodu 1840South Africa Protected Areas Database (SAPAD) and South Africa Conservation Area Database (SACAD)Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries - faciliated by the Regional Centre For Mapping Of Resources For Development (RCMRD)20142025US-ASCIIGCS_WGS_19841/5000Was Department of Environmental Affairs until 2019. We recieve quarterly updates in line with the updates to SAPAD. Not ReportedEnglishDepartment of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries 1841Protected Areas and OECMS of the PhilippinesBiodiersity Management Bureau, Department of Environment and Natural Resources20142021Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedData first provided as an output of WDPA expert review in Asia project Not ReportedNot ReportedEnglishBiodiersity Management Bureau, Department of Environment and Natural Resources 1844Protected Areas of BelizeNational Biodiversity Office20142024ANSINAD_1927_UTM_Zone_16NNot ReportedNot Reported Not ReportedEnglishNational Biodiversity Office 1845Protected Areas of Ascension IslandConservation Office, Ascension Island Government20142021Not ReportedWGS_1984_UTM_Zone_28SNot ReportedNot Reported Not ReportedEnglishConservation Office, Ascension Island Government 1846Privately protected areas of the UKPutting Nature on the Map, IUCN20142017Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot Reported Not ReportedEnglishIUCN WCPA UK Assessment Panel 1847Protected Areas of South SudanSouth Sudan National Wildlife Service (SSWS); Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) South Sudan Program20142014Not ReportedWGS 84Not ReportedVarious historical conservation documents (inc. GoS. 1982. Wildlife Information Booklet, MWCT, Dept’ of Wildlife Management, Southern Region). Adjustments and expansions based on ecological and socioeconomic research conducted by WCS/SSWS, 2007 - 2014.SSWS and WCS (2014) Protected Areas of South Sudan (version 2).Protected area boundaries and designations are indicative and may be subject to adjustment and revision based on gap assessment and ground truthing processes. Changes might include adjusted boundaries, new PAs and extensions.EnglishSouth Sudan National Wildlife Service (SSWS); Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) South Sudan Program 1848Protected Areas Database of the United States (PADUS 2.1)U.S. Geological Survey | Science Analytics and Synthesis | Gap Analysis Project (GAP) | Protected Areas Database of the United States 2.120142023UTF-8WGS 84Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglishU.S. Geological Survey | Science Analytics and Synthesis | Gap Analysis Project (GAP) | Protected Areas Database of the United States 2.1 1849L’Agence des aires marines protégéesL’Agence des aires marines protégées20142014UTF-8WGS 84Not ReportedNot Reported Not ReportedFrenchNone 1850Base de Datos Geográfica de Áreas Naturales Protegidas Federales, Sitios Ramsar, UNESCO-MAB, Patrimonio Mundial de MéxicoComisión Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas (CONANP)20142024ANSIWGS 84Not ReportedNot Reported Not ReportedEnglish and SpanishComisión Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas(CONANP) 1851Protected Areas of IraqMinistry of Environment of Iraq20142020ANSIWGS 84Not ReportedNo database for storing the currently available information on PAs in Iraq exists. We provide a shp in ESRI format with information concerning: the name, coordinates, brief description, status, type of designation, reported area Not ReportedEnglish and ArabicMinistry of Health and Environment of Iraq, Department of International Environmental Relations 1852Areas Protegidas Provinciales, Reservas de Biosfera MaB-UNESCO, Sitios RAMSAR and Bienes de Patrimonio Mundial Natural y Cultural de ArgentinaGrupo de Trabajo sobre Áreas Protegidas Subsecretaría de Planificación y Política Ambiental Secretaría de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sustentable20182018ANSIWGS 84Not ReportedNot Reported Not ReportedEnglish and SpanishGrupo de Trabajo sobre Áreas Protegidas Subsecretaría de Planificación y Política Ambiental Secretaría de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sustentable 1853Protected areas of IndonesiaMinistry of Forestry(MoF) Ministry of Marine Affairs & Fisheries (MMAF)20142018Not ReportedWGS 84Not Reported Data provided as an output of WDPA expert review in Asia project. For MPAs Indonesian MPA database was used for cross checking of the data provided. (http://kkji.kp3k.kkp.go.id/index.php/en/marine-protected-area-data) Not ReportedEnglishMinistry of Forestry(MoF) Ministry of Marine Affairs & Fisheries (MMAF) 1854Protected areas in Sri LankaForest Department of Sri Lanka20152015Not ReportedGCS_KandawalaNot ReportedData provided as an output of WDPA expert review in Asia project. Not ReportedEnglishForest Department of Sri Lanka 1856Ramsar Wetlands of International ImportanceRamsar Secretariat, on behalf of Ramsar Contracting Parties20152023ANSIWGS 84VariousContracting Parties create the original shapefiles used for the official maps and send these to Ramsar Secretariat. Sites are retrieved from: https://rsis.ramsar.org/Ramsar Convention and Wetlands International (2016), Ramsar Sites Information Service [On-line]Not ReportedMultipleRamsar Secretariat, on behalf of Ramsar Contracting Parties 1857Protected Areas of the Maldives"Ministry of Environment and Energy, Environment Protection Agency"20142024Not ReportedWGS 84Not ReportedNot Reported Not ReportedEnglishMinistry of Environment and Energy Environment Protection Agency 1858Protected Area for Terres Australes et Antarctiques FrançaisesDirection de la Conservation du Patrimoine Naturel, Terres Australes et Antarctiques Françaises20152017UTF-8WGS 84Not Reportedhttp://www.reserves-naturelles.org/terres-australes-francaises Not ReportedFrenchDirection de la Conservation du Patrimoine Naturel, Terres Australes et Antarctiques Françaises 1859Protected Areas of the BahamasBahamas National Trust20142020Not ReportedWGS 84Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglishGovernment of the Bahamas, Bahamas National Trust 1860Protected Areas of Bolivia; Sistema de Información Geográfica del Servicio Nacional de Áreas ProtegidasServicio Nacional de Áreas Protegidas (SERNAP), Bolivia20142015ANSIWGS 84Not ReportedNot Reported Not ReportedEnglish and SpanishMinisterio De Medio Ambiente Y Agua 1861National PA Registry of Colombia-RUNAPParques Nacionales Naturales de Colombia20142025ANSIWGS 84Not ReportedNot Reported Not ReportedEnglish and SpanishParques Nationales Naturales de Colombia 1862Protected Areas of Marshall IslandsMarshall Islands Marine Resources Authority (MIMRA)20152015Not ReportedWGS 84Not ReportedPoint data previously from metadata IDs 758 and 984 Not ReportedEnglishMarshall Islands Marine Resources Authority (MIMRA) 1864Protected Areas of Czech RepublicNot Reported20152015Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot Reported Not ReportedEnglishNot Reported 1865Protected Areas of FijiNational Trust of Fiji20152015Not ReportedWGS 84Not ReportedNot Reported Not ReportedEnglishNational Trust of Fiji 1866National System of Protected Areas, EcuadorDirección de Áreas Protegidas y Otras Formas de Conservación, Ministerio del Ambiente, Agua y Transición Ecológica20142025Not ReportedWGS 84250000Not Reported Not ReportedSpanishDirección de Áreas Protegidas y Otras Formas de Conservación, Ministerio del Ambiente, Agua y Transición Ecológica 1867Insular Caribbean Protected Area DatabaseThe Nature Conservancy and Collaborating GovernmentsNot Reported2015Not ReportedWGS 84VariousNot Reported Not ReportedEnglish and SpanishNone 1873Lapa Rios Reserve, Costa RicaThe Long Run20152015Not ReportedWGS 84Not ReportedNot Reported Not ReportedEnglishWorld Commission on Protected Areas 1874Vietnam protected areasDepartment of Nature Conservation Vietnam Administration of Forestry20152015Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot Reported Not ReportedEnglish and VietnameseDepartment of Nature Conservation Vietnam Administration of Forestry 1875Protected Areas of Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and HerzegovinaInstitute for the Protection of cultural, Historical and Natural Heritag Ministry of Education and Culture20152015UTF-8GCS_Bessel_1841Not ReportedNot Reported Not ReportedEnglish and SerbianInstitute for the Protection of cultural, Historical and Natural Heritage Ministry of Education and Culture 1877Protected areas in TaiwanSchool of Forestry & Resource Conservation, NTU20152015Not ReportedWGS 84Not ReportedNot Reported Not ReportedEnglish and ChineseSchool of Forestry & Resource Conservation, NTU 1887Protected Areas of GuernseyStates of Guernsey Environment Department & Alderney Wildlife Trust20152016UTF-8WGS 84Not ReportedNot Reported Not ReportedEnglishGuernsey Ramsar Consultant 1888Protected Areas of KiribatiEnvironment and Conservation Division, Ministry of Environment, Lands and Agricultural Development20162016UTF-8WGS 84Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglishEnvironment and Conservation Division, Ministry of Environment, Lands adn Agricultural Development 1889Protected Areas of the Isle of ManIsle of Man Government20162023UTF-8BNGNot ReportedThe Protected Areas of the Isle of Man dataset is made up of a series of individual protected area shapefiles. New shapefiles are created as and when new protected sites are designated and therefore the dataset will continue to change as the Isle of Man Not ReportedNot ReportedEnglishIsle of Man Government 1891Protected Areas of PalauPalau National Marine Sanctuary Office via Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)20162019UTF-8WGS 84Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglishPalau National Marine Sanctuary Office 1892Protected Areas of KoreaMinistry of Environment, Korea National Park Service and Korea Protected Areas Forum on behalf of Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, Cultural Heritage Administration, Korea Forest Service & MAB National Committee of the Republic of Korea20102025UTF-8WGS 84Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglish and KoreanMinistry of Environment, National Institute of Cultural Heritage, Korea Forest Research Institute, Korea Marine Environment Management Corporation, KNPS 1896Protected Areas of PitcairnJNCC20162021UTF-8WGS 84Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglishGovernment of Pitcairn Islands 1897Protected Areas of TunisiaMinistère de l’Agriculture des ressources hydrauliques et de la pêcheVarious2016Not ReportedWGS 84Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedFrenchMinistère de l’Agriculture des ressources hydrauliques et de la pêche 1899Protected Areas of the Dutch CaribbeanDutch Caribbean Nature Alliance20042020UTF-8WGS 84Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglishDutch Caribbean Nature Alliance 1900Cartagena ConventionUNEP-CEP20172017UTF-8WGS 84Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglishSPAW-RAC 1901Protected Areas of the State of PalestineEnvironmental Resources Directorate-Environment Quality Authority Environment Quality Authority20172023UTF-8WGS 84Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglishEnvironmental Resources Directorate-Environment Quality Authority 1902Außengrenzen der Ramsargebiete in NiederösterreichNiederösterreich government20172017UTF-8WGS 84Not Reportedhttp://www.noe.gv.at/Land-Zukunft/Open-Government-Data/Bestandsliste/Ramsargebiete.htmlAußengrenzen der Ramsargebiete in NiederösterreichNot ReportedGermanNiederösterreich government 1903Naturschutz - RAMSAR-GebietLand Oberösterreich20172017UTF-8WGS 84Not Reportedhttp://www.land-oberoesterreich.gv.at/124104.htmNaturschutz - RAMSAR-GebietNot ReportedGermanLand Oberösterreich 1904Site Ramsar (France)Inventaire National du Patrimoine Naturel20172017UTF-8ETRS-89Not Reportedhttps://inpn.mnhn.fr/telechargement/cartes-et-information-geographique/ep/ramsarSite Ramsar (France)Not ReportedFrenchInventaire National du Patrimoine Naturel 1905Zonas Húmidas RAMSAR (Portugal)Informação Geográfica Portugal20172017UTF-8ETRS-89Not Reportedhttp://www.igeo.pt/DadosAbertos/Listagem.aspxZonas Húmidas RAMSAR (Portugal)Not ReportedPortugueseInformação Geográfica Portugal 1906Skyddade områden, RAMSARNaturvårdsverket20172017UTF-8Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNaturvårdsverketNot ReportedSwedishNaturvårdsverket 1907Protected Areas of the British Virgin IslandsNational Parks Trust of the Virgin Islands19802020UTF-8WGS 84Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglishNational Parks Trust of the Virgin Islands 1909Chumbe Island Coral Park (CHICOP)Chumbe Island Coral Park (CHICOP)20172022UTF-8 WGS 84Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglish Tanzania Forest Services (TFS) Agency 1914Comunidade do Monte Veciñal en Man Común de FroxánSecretary of the Comunidade do Monte Veciñal en Man Común de Froxán20172017UTF-8WGS 84Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglish and GalicianIniciativa Comunales 1915Comunidade de Montes Veciñais en Man Común de Santiago de CoveloComunidade de Montes Veciñais en Man Común de Santiago de Covelo20172017UTF-8ETRS89_UTM_zone_29NNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglish and GalicianIniciativa Comunales 1916Protected Areas of LesothoMinistry of Tourism, Environment and Culture, Department of Environment - faciliated by the Regional Centre For Mapping Of Resources For Development (RCMRD)20172025UTF-8Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglishMinistry of Tourism, Environment and Culture, Department of Environment 1917Malawi-Zambia Transfrontier Conservation Area (Malawi section), and National Parks and Wildlife Reserves of MalawiDepartment of National Parks and Wildlife - faciliated by the Regional Centre For Mapping Of Resources For Development (RCMRD)20182018UTF-8WGS 84Not ReportedSpatial data from Department of SurveysNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglishDepartment of National Parks and Wildlife 1925Protected Areas of SomaliaSomali Widlife and natural history society (SWNHS) - faciliated by the Regional Centre For Mapping Of Resources For Development (RCMRD)20182018UTF-8WGS 84Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglishSomali Widlife and natural history society (SWNHS) 1926Protected Areas of ParaguaySecretaria del Ambiente, Paraguay20182024UTF-9Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedSpanishSecretaria del Ambiente, Paraguay 1927Protected Areas of HondurasDepartamento de Áreas Protegidas / Instituto de Conservación Forestal20182020Not ReportedWGS 84Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedSpanishDepartamento de Áreas Protegidas / Instituto de Conservación Forestal 1928Protected Areas of IndonesiaDirector of Nature Conservation Planning and Information, MoEF20182018Not ReportedWGS 84Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglishDirector of Nature Conservation Planning and Information, MoEF 1930Protected Areas of EthiopiaEthiopian Wildlife Conservation Authority - faciliated by the Regional Centre For Mapping Of Resources For Development (RCMRD)20182021Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglishEthiopian Wildlife Conservation Authority 1932Protected Areas of Solomon IslandsEnvironmental and Conservation Division, Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management & Meteorology via Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)20192022UTF-8Not ReportedNot ReportedSpatial data originally sourced from The WorldFish Center and University of QueenslandNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglishEnvironmental and Conservation Division, Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management & Meteorology 1933Wilderness Area SulzbachtälerFederal Ministry for Sustainability and Tourism20192019UTF-8MGI_Austria_GK_M31Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglish and GermanFederal Ministry for Sustainability and Tourism 1934Mara North ConservancyMara North Conservancy20192019Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglishMara North Conservancy 1941Dublin Bay UNESCO-MABDublin City Council20192019Not ReportedWGS 84Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglishDublin City Council 1942Protected Areas of TongaDepartment of Environment, MEIDECC via Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)20192019UTF-8Tonga Geodetic Datum 2005Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglishDepartment of Environment, MEIDECC 1943ICCAs of the PhilippinesPhilippine Association for Intercultural Development, Inc. (PAFID)20192019UTF-8WGS 84Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedData not for use by or on behalf of a commercial entityEnglishPhilippine ICCA Consortium (BUKLURAN) 1946Protected areas of NiueNiue Department of Environment via Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)20192019UTF-8WGS_1984_UTM_Zone_2SNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglishNiue Department of Environment 1940Protected areas of Timor-LesteDirectorate General of Forestry, Coffee, and Industrial Plants, Government of Timor-Leste and Conservation International Timor-Leste20192019UTF-8WGS_1984_UTM_Zone_51SNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedThe boundaries of some protected areas are not yet formally defined by the Ministry of Justice. Boundaries should therefore be considered indicative.EnglishDirectorate General of Forestry, Coffee, and Industrial Plants, Government of Timor-Leste 1947Protected areas of TuvaluDepartment of Environment, Tuvalu via Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)20192019UTF-8WGS_1984_UTM_Zone_60S; GCS_WGS_1984Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglishDepartment of Environment, Tuvalu 1935Áreas Protegidas Nacionales de Argentina administradas por la Administración de Parques Nacionales (APN)Administración de Parques Nacionales (APN)20192022ANSIWGS 84Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglish and SpanishAdministración de Parques Nacionales (APN) 1952Caucasus Wildlife Refuge, ArmeniaFoundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Assets20192019UTF-8EPSG:4326 - WGS 84Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglishWorld Commission on Protected Areas 1945Protected areas of New Caledonia (Southern Province)Direction du service de l'Etat de l'Agriculture, de la Forêt et de l'Environnement20192019UTF-8GCS_RGNC91-93Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedFrench and EnglishDirection du service de l'Etat de l'Agriculture, de la Forêt et de l'Environnement 1951Protected areas of Papua New GuineaConservation and Environment Protection Authority20192019UTF-8Albers Equal Area; WGS84Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglishConservation and Environment Protection Authority 1956Protected areas of BurundiOffice Burundais pour la Protection de l'Environnement’ via Central African Forests Commission (COMIFAC)20202020UTF-8GCS WGS 1984Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedFrench and EnglishOffice Burundais pour la Protection de l'Environnement’ 1961Protected areas of Central African RepublicCentral African Forests Commission (COMIFAC)20202024UTF-8GCS WGS 1984Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedFrench and EnglishCentral African Forests Commission (COMIFAC) 1957Protected areas of CameroonMinistry of Forestry and Wildlife, Cameroon via Central African Forests Commission (COMIFAC)20202021UTF-8GCS WGS 1984Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedFrench and EnglishMinistry of Forestry and Wildlife, Cameroon 1958Protected areas of CongoAgence Congolaise de la Faune et des Aires Protégées (ACFAP) via Central African Forests Commission (COMIFAC)20202025UTF-8GCS WGS 1984Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedFrench and EnglishAgence Congolaise de la Faune et des Aires Protégées (ACFAP) 1959Protected areas of GabonAgence Nationale des Parcs Nationaux via Central African Forests Commission (COMIFAC)20202025UTF-8GCS WGS 1984Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedFrench and EnglishAgence Nationale des Parcs Nationaux 1960Protected areas of Equatorial GuineaEl Ministro de Estado Encargado de Bosques, Pesca y Medio Ambiente and Conservación y Utilización Racional de los Ecosistemas Forestales de Guinea Ecuatorial (CUREF) via Central African Forests Commission (COMIFAC)20202020UTF-8GCS WGS 1984Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedFrench and EnglishEl Ministro de Estado Encargado de Bosques, Pesca y Medio Ambiente and Conservación y Utilización Racional de los Ecosistemas Forestales de Guinea Ecuatorial (CUREF) 1966Protected Areas of GuineaOffice Guinéen des Parcs et Réserves (OGPR) via the Observatory for Biodiversity and Protected Areas in West Africa (OBAPAO)20202021UTF-8WGS 1984Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedFrenchOffice Guinéen des Parcs et Réserves (OGPR) 1963Protected areas of RwandaMinistry of Environment and Lands, Rwanda via Central African Forests Commission (COMIFAC)20202020UTF-8GCS WGS 1984Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedFrench and EnglishMinistry of Environment and Lands, Rwanda 1964Protected areas of Sao Tome and PrincipeCentral African Forests Commission (COMIFAC)20202020UTF-8GCS WGS 1984Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedFrench and EnglishCentral African Forests Commission (COMIFAC) 1965Protected areas of ChadDirection des Parcs Nationaux et Reserves de Faune via Central African Forests Commission (COMIFAC)20202024UTF-8GCS WGS 1984Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedFrench and EnglishDirection des Parcs Nationaux et Reserves de Faune 1962Protected areas of the Democratic Republic of CongoICCN via Central African Forests Commission (COMIFAC)20202024UTF-8GCS WGS 1984Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedFrench and EnglishICCN 1955Protected areas of SamoaMinistry of Natural Resources and Environment, Samoa via Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)20202020Not ReportedGCS WGS 1984Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglishMinistry of Natural Resources and Environment, Samoa 1983Protected areas of the Commonwealth of Dominica The Nature Conservancy - Insular Caribbean Protected Area Database 20152020UTF-8WGS 84Not ReportedData originallty from TNC's Caribnode data - Verified at BIOPAMA Workshop 2019Protected areas of The Commonwealth of Dominica 1975Information is available for onward release but not for use by or on behalf of a commercial entity. EnglishFisheries Division & Forestry Wildlife and Parks Division 1970Protected Areas of AlgeriaAlgérie Direction Générale des Forêts20202020UTF-8GCS WGS 1984Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedFrenchAlgérie Direction Générale des Forêts 1972Protected Areas of GhanaThe Forestry Commission of Ghana20202020UTF-8WGS 1984 UTM Zone 30NNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglishThe Forestry Commission of Ghana 1973Protected Areas of TogoMinistère de l'environnement, du développement durable et de la protection de la nature20202025UTF-8WGS 1984 UTM Zone 31NNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedFrench and EnglishMinistère de l'environnement, du développement durable et de la protection de la nature 1974Protected Areas of UzbekistanProtected Areas Department20202023windows-1251, Unicode for character encoding: UTF-8.Projection coordinate systems Pulkovo 1942 GK Zone 12N. The projection coordinate system uses mathematical transformations to coordinate latitude and longitude into a two-dimensional linear system.10 000 , 25 000 , 100 000 , 200 000Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglishThe State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan for Ecology and Environment Protection 1944QEII National Trust Protected Open Spaces of New ZealandQueen Elizabeth II National Trust (Ngā Kairauhi Papa), Wellington, New Zealand20202020UTF-16New Zealand Transverse Mercator 2000 (NZTM2000)Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglishDepartment of Conservation (DOC), Te Papa Atawhai, Wellington, New Zealand 1976Protected Areas of CambodiaDepartment of Geospatial Information Services (DGIS), Ministry of Environment (MOE), Cambodia20102023Not ReportedWGS1984Not ReportedDataset under management of Ministry of Environment Not ReportedNot ReportedEnglishMinistry of Environment (MOE), Department of Geospatial Information Services (DGIS), Cambodia 1977Pueblo Originario Kichwa de SarayakuPueblo Originario Kichwa de Sarayaku20202020UTF-8WGS1984Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedInformation is not for use by or on behalf of a commercial entity.SpanishPueblo Shuar Arutam 1980ICCAs in BéninAMAF-BENIN20202020Not ReportedWGS1984Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedFrenchICCA Consortium; Town Hall representative 1969Protected areas of QatarMinistry of Municipality and Environment of Qatar20202020UTF-8QND 1995 Qatar National GridNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglish and ArabicMinistry of Municipality and Environment of Qatar 1979Protected Areas of GrenadaGrenada Fisheries Division, Government of Grenada20202020Not ReportedWGS1984Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglishGrenada Fisheries Division, Government of Grenada 1986Protected Areas of Cook IslandsNational Environment Service (NES) via Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)20202024UTF-8WGS 1984 UTM Zone 4SNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglishNational Environment Service (NES) 1989Cultural Sites of AlgeriaMinistère de la Culture et des Arts, Direction Nationale du Projet des Parcs Culturels20202020UTF-8WGS1984Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedFrenchMinistère de la Culture et des Arts, Direction Nationale du Projet des Parcs Culturels 1995UK UNESCO-MAB Biosphere ReservesJoint Nature Conservation Committee20202020Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglishDepartment for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs 1997Protected areas of KazakhstanForestry and Wildlife Committee of the Ministry of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan20202020English and Russian/KazakhNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglish and Russian/KazakhForestry and Wildlife Committee of the Ministry of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan 1982Protected Areas of LAO PDRMinistry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF)20202024Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglishDivision of Protected Area Management 1990Protected areas of LibyaEnvironment General Authority, Libya20202020Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedPoint data originally provided by Nature Conservation Dept, Environment General AuthorityNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglishEnvironment General Authority, Libya 1984Protected Areas of MaliMinistère de l’Environnement, de l’Assainissement et du Développement Durable, Direction Nationale des Eaux et Forêts20202020Not ReportedWGS1984Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedFrenchMinistère de l’Environnement, de l’Assainissement et du Développement Durable, Direction Nationale des Eaux et Forêts 1998Protected Areas of MalaysiaMinistry of Energy and Natural Resources (KeTSA)20202021UTF-8WGS 1984Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglishBiodiversity Management Division of the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources 1991Moana Mahu Marine Protected Area, NiueMinistry of Natural Resource via Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)20202020UTF-8GCS_GRS 1980(IUGG, 1980)Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNiuean and EnglishMinistry of Natural Resource 1992Gishwati-Mukura Protected AreaRwanda Development Board20202020Not ReportedWGS 1984Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglishRwanda Development Board 1987Marine Protected Areas of ThailandDepartment of Marine and Coastal Resources (Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment)20202025Not ReportedWGS_1984_UTM_Zone_47NNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglishDepartment of Fisheries; Department of Marine and Coastal Resources; Department of National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation ; Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning 1985Chornobyl Radiation and Ecological Biosphere ReserveChornobyl Radiation and Ecological Biosphere Reserve20202020UTF-8EPSG4326 WGS-84Not ReportedNot ReportedChornobyl Radiation and Ecological Biosphere ReserveNot ReportedEnglish, UkrainianMinistry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine (Міністерство захисту довкілля та природних ресурсів України) 1981Protected areas of VenezuelaMinisterio del Poder Popular para el Ecosocialismo (MINEC); Instituto Nacional de Parques (INPARQUES), Venezuela20202020Not ReportedProyección Cónica Conforme de Lambert, Datum Sirgas – Regven , Elipsoide GRS 80.Dependiendo de las dimensiones del área, se utilizaron distintas escalas de captura, siendo las más frecuentes 1;250.000, 1;100.000; 1:25.000 y en casos muy particulares a 1:5.000Oficio N° 062 de fecha 4/6/2020 enviado por la República Bolivariana de Venezuela, mediante el Ministerio del Poder Popular para el Ecosocialismo - Dirección General de Políticas de Gestión y Conservación de Ecosistema, miembro del Grupo de la REDPMinisterio del Poder Popular para el Ecosocialismo. (2020, 29 de julio). Base de Datos de las Áreas Bajo Régimen de Administración Especial (ABRAE). Coordinación: Lic. en Geóg. MSc. Abigail Castillo C. e Ing. For. Luby Echeverria. Despacho del VicemNot ReportedEspañolMinisterio del Poder Popular para el Ecosocialismo (MINEC); Instituto Nacional de Parques (INPARQUES), Venezuela 626World Heritage Nomination of Valley of Flowers National ParkMinistry of Environment and Forests, India20042004Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedPolygons boundaries digitized for Nanda Devi NP, Valley of Flowers NP and Nanda Devi MAB from Valley of Flowers NP WHS Nomination Pack. Boundaries for NP's, MAB and WHS (inscribed in July 2005) digitized from maps within nomination report.Not ReportedNot ReportedEnglishMinistry of Environment and Forests, India 1688UNESCO-MAB Biosphere ReservesUNESCO-MAB and UNEP-WCMC20122020UTF-8WGS 84Not ReportedPoint locations generated from latitudes & longitudes provided by UNESCO, along with attribute information. Areas taken from the Directory of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves online.Not ReportedNot ReportedEnglishUNESCO-MAB and UNEP-WCMC 626World Heritage Nomination of Valley of Flowers National ParkMinistry of Environment and Forests, India20042004Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedPolygons boundaries digitized for Nanda Devi NP, Valley of Flowers NP and Nanda Devi MAB from Valley of Flowers NP WHS Nomination Pack. Boundaries for NP's, MAB and WHS (inscribed in July 2005) digitized from maps within nomination report. Not ReportedEnglishMinistry of Environment and Forests, India 758Source is currently unknownNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedVariousNot Reported Not ReportedNot ReportedNone 1999Protected Areas of the Russian FederationMinistry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation20202021Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedCollected in cooperation with CBD Secretariat, IUCN ECARO and WWF Russia.Not ReportedNot ReportedRussianMinistry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation 1988Protected Areas of Burkina FasoMinistère de l’environnement de l’économie verte et du changement climatique20202021UTF-8WGS 1984 UTM Zone 30 NordNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedFrenchMinistère de l’environnement de l’économie verte et du changement climatique 2000The SW/Niger Delta Forest Project protected areasThe SW/Niger Delta Forest Project20212021UTF-8WGS 1984Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglishDepartment of Forestry, Federal Ministry of Environment 2001ICCAs in BrazilTICCA Brazil Network20212021UTF-8WGS 1984Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedPortgueseRepresentative of the TICCA Brazil Network and State Coordinator of Unified Black Movement - MNU of Corumbá MS 1948Parcs Réservés et Aires Marines Protégées du SénégalMinistère de l'Environnement et du Développement Durable20212025Not ReportedWGS 1984 UTM Zone 28N; GCS_WGS_1984Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedFrenchMinistère de l'Environnement et du Développement Durable 2002Gashaka Gumti National Park, NigeriaAfrica Nature Investors Foundation20212021UTF-8WGS 1984Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglishNigeria National Park Service 2003Tristan da Cunha Marine Protection ZoneTristan da Cunha Government20212021UTF-8World Geodetic System 1984 (EPSG:4326)Not ReportedBoundary and attribute data prepared and finalised for submission in 2020. The outer boundary comprises the UKHO's EEZ limit (obtained in July 2020) and inner boundaries comprise the limits of inshore and seamount fishing zones.Not ReportedContains data from the UK Hydrographic OfficeEnglishTristan da Cunha Government 2004Emerald NetworkCouncil of Europe20212024UTF-8WGS 1984Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglishMarc Rockaerts 729Designated and proposed protected areas of MadagascarWWF Madagascar and West Indian Ocean Programme Office, Madagascar20072018Not ReportedLaborde - MadagascarNot ReportedNational protected areas including proposed parks from WWF Madagascar and West Indian Ocean Programme Office. Projection for Madagascar is Laborde Projection (an Oblique Mercator projection) - projection parameters imported and then reprojected to WGS84.Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedWWF Madagascar and West Indian Ocean Programme Office, Madagascar 2005Protected areas of OmanEnvironment Authority, Planning & Studies Department, Sultinate of Oman20212024Not ReportedWGS 1984Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglish and ArabicEnvironment Authority, Planning & Studies Department, Sultinate of Oman 2010Al Ansab WetlandOman Water and Wastewater Services Company20212021Not ReportedWGS 1984Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglish and ArabicEnvironment Authority, Planning & Studies Department, Sultinate of Oman 2012ICCAs of ColombiaCentro de Estudios Médicos Interculturales (CEMI)20212021UTF-8WGS 1984Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglish and SpanishRed Ticca Colombia - Territories of life 2011Protected Areas of EritreaMinistry of Land, Water and Environment - faciliated by the Regional Centre For Mapping Of Resources For Development (RCMRD)20212021UTF-8WGS 1984Not ReportedBIOPAMANot ReportedNot ReportedEnglishMinistry of Land, Water and Environment 1782National Park of JapanMinistry of the Environment, Government of Japan20142025UTF-8WGS 8450000Not ReportedMinistry of the Environment, Government of Japan, 2013Not ReportedEnglish and JapaneseMinistry of the Environment, Government of Japan 1783Quasi National Park of JapanMinistry of the Environment, Government of Japan20142025UTF-8WGS 8450000Not ReportedMinistry of the Environment, Government of Japan, 2011Not ReportedEnglish and JapaneseMinistry of the Environment, Government of Japan 1784Prefectural Natural Park of JapanMinistry of the Environment, Government of Japan20142025UTF-8WGS 8450000Not ReportedMinistry of the Environment, Government of Japan, 2010Not ReportedEnglish and JapaneseMinistry of the Environment, Government of Japan 1785Wilderness Area of JapanMinistry of the Environment, Government of Japan20142025UTF-8WGS 8450000Not ReportedMinistry of the Environment, Government of Japan, 2011Not ReportedEnglish and JapaneseMinistry of the Environment, Government of Japan 1786Nature Conservation Area of JapanMinistry of the Environment, Government of Japan20142025UTF-8WGS 8450000Not ReportedMinistry of the Environment, Government of Japan, 2011Not ReportedEnglish and JapaneseMinistry of the Environment, Government of Japan 1787Prefectural Nature Conservation Area of JapanMinistry of the Environment, Government of Japan20142025UTF-8WGS 8450000Not ReportedMinistry of the Environment, Government of Japan, 2011Not ReportedEnglish and JapaneseMinistry of the Environment, Government of Japan 1788National Wildlife Protection Area of JapanMinistry of the Environment, Government of Japan20142025UTF-8WGS 8450000Not ReportedMinistry of the Environment, Government of Japan, 2012Not ReportedEnglish and JapaneseMinistry of the Environment, Government of Japan 1789Prefectural Wildlife Protection Area of JapanMinistry of the Environment, Government of Japan20142025UTF-8WGS 84200000Not ReportedMinistry of the Environment, Government of Japan, 2013Not ReportedEnglish and JapaneseMinistry of the Environment, Government of Japan 1790Natural Habitat Conservation Area of JapanMinistry of the Environment, Government of Japan20142025UTF-8WGS 8450000Not ReportedMinistry of the Environment, Government of Japan, 2010Not ReportedEnglish and JapaneseMinistry of the Environment, Government of Japan 1792UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve of JapanMinistry of the Environment, Government of Japan20142021UTF-8WGS 84Not ReportedNot ReportedMinistry of the Environment, Government of Japan, 2006Not ReportedEnglish and JapaneseMinistry of the Environment, Government of Japan 1881Forest Ecosystem Reserve of JapanForestry Agency, Government of Japan20162025UTF-8WGS 84Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglish and JapaneseMinistry of the Environment, Government of Japan 1882Green Corridor of JapanForestry Agency, Government of Japan20162025UTF-8WGS 84Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglish and JapaneseMinistry of the Environment, Government of Japan 1883Protected Water Surface of JapanFishery Agency, Government of Japan20162025UTF-8WGS 84Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglish and JapaneseMinistry of the Environment, Government of Japan 1884Coastline Marine Resource Development Area of JapanFishery Agency, Government of Japan20162025UTF-8WGS 84Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglish and JapaneseMinistry of the Environment, Government of Japan 1885Common fishery right area of JapanFishery Agency, Government of Japan20162025UTF-8WGS 84Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglish and JapaneseMinistry of the Environment, Government of Japan 1886Area designated by prefecture of JapanFishery Agency, Government of Japan20162025UTF-8WGS 84Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglish and JapaneseMinistry of the Environment, Government of Japan 2007Rare Population Protected Forest of JapanForestry Agency, Government of Japan20212025UTF-8WGS 84Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedFor conservation purposes, if the protected area name contains "species name", it is masked with "XXX"English and JapaneseMinistry of the Environment, Government of Japan 2008Biocenosis Protected Forest of JapanForestry Agency, Government of Japan20212025UTF-8WGS 84Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglish and JapaneseMinistry of the Environment, Government of Japan 2009Offshore Seabed Nature Conservation Area of JapanMinistry of the Environment, Government of Japan20212025UTF-8WGS 84Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglish and JapaneseMinistry of the Environment, Government of Japan 2019Espoir Pour Tous ONG, ICCAsEspoir Pour Tous ONG, ICCAs20212021UTF-8WGS 84Not ReportedICCA RegistryNot ReportedNot ReportedFrenchMayor of the Municipality of Djidja and Mayor of the Municipality of Aplahoué 2016PJUD BENIN, ICCAsPJUD BENIN20212021UTF-8WGS 84Not ReportedICCA RegistryNot ReportedNot ReportedFrenchMayor of the Municipality Bembéréké 2021VIVIA MIEL ONG, ICCAsVIVIA MIEL ONG20212021UTF-8WGS 84Not ReportedICCA RegistryNot ReportedNot ReportedFrenchMayor of the Municipality of Bassila 2020ERAD-ONG, ICCAsERAD-ONG20212021UTF-8WGS 84Not ReportedICCA RegistryNot ReportedNot ReportedFrenchMayors of the Municipalities of Djougou and Tanguiéta 2017Benin Environment and Education Society (BEES NGO), ICCAsBenin Environment and Education Society (BEES NGO)20212021UTF-8WGS 84Not ReportedICCA RegistryNot ReportedNot ReportedFrenchThe Municipality of Kétou 2014OECMs ColombiaMinistry of Environment20212025Not ReportedColombia National Origin CTM12 Projected Coordinate SystemNot ReportedNot ReportedOMECs de ColombiaNot ReportedSpanishMinistry of Environment 2024Wampis TerritoryGobierno Territorial Autónomo Nación Wampis (GTANW)20212021UTF-8WGS 84Not ReportedICCA RegistryNot ReportedNot for use by a commercial entitySpanishChief of the Comunidad Nativa Matses; Pueblo Shuar Arutum; Presidente de Aidesep; Feceracion de pueblos Indigenas Kechwas de la region San Martin; Nacion Arakbut 2023Forest Reserves and Forest Management Areas of JamaicaForestry Department20212021Not ReportedGCS_JAD_2001Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglishForestry Department 2106Natural Coastal Protected Zone of JapanMinistry of the Environment, Government of Japan20232025UTF-8WGS84Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglish and JapaneseMinistry of the Environment, Government of Japan 2107Suburban Special Green Conservation Areas of JapanMinistry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan20232025UTF-8WGS84Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglish and JapaneseMinistry of the Environment, Government of Japan 2013European inventory of Nationally Designated Areas (NatDA) as provided by the European Environment Agency (EEA)European Environment Agency (EEA)20142024ANSIEPSG:3035 converted to WGS 84VariousSubmitted by National Reference Centres to the European Environment Agency's ReportNet then collated by the European Topic Centre on Biological Diversity and formatted for the WDPA including only records with dissemination code '01'.Nationally Designated Areas (NatDA): https://www.eea.europa.eu/en/datahub/datahubitem-view/f60cec02-6494-4d08-b12d-17a37012cb28#tab-metadataUnless otherwise indicated, re-use of content for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged. Copyright holder: EEA, Estonian Environmental Register 01.01.2017, ©Finnish Environment InstitMultipleEuropean Environment Agency (EEA) 2026Pueblo Shuar ArutamPueblo Shuar Arutam20212021UTF-8WGS 84Not ReportedICCA RegistryNot ReportedNot for commercial useSpanishPueblo Originario Kichwa de Sarayaku 2018ONG Education Service International (ESI), ICCAsONG Education Service International (ESI)20212021UTF-8WGS 84Not ReportedICCA RegistryNot ReportedNot ReportedFrenchMayor of the municipality of Lokossa, Mayor of the Municipality Dogbo and Mayor of the Municipality of Djakotomey 2027Sacred sites of the BoéChimbo Foundation20222022UTF-8WGS-84Not ReportedICCA RegistryNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglish and FrenchChimbo Foundation 2025Village Land Forest ReservesTanzania Forest Conservation Group (TFCG) - faciliated by the Regional Centre For Mapping Of Resources For Development (RCMRD)20222022UTF-8WGS84Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglishMinistry of Natural Resources and Tourism 2030Integración de la Reserva Biológica Bosque Nuboso Monteverde, Costa Rica a WDPA.Reserva Biológica Bosque Nuboso Monteverde, Costa Rica.20222022Not ReportedCRTM05150000Not ReportedIntegración de la Reserva Biológica Bosque Nuboso Monteverde, Costa Rica a WDPA.Not ReportedSpanishSistema Nacional de Areas de Conservacion (SINAC), Costa Rica 2029ABC RCEBAmis des Bonobos du Congo (ABC)20222022Not ReportedWGS 84Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglishEquateur Province ICCN 2031Serranía el PincheAsociación Agroambiental Santa Clara Serranía el Pinche20222022UTF-8WGS 84Not ReportedICCA RegistryNot ReportedNot ReportedSpanishMembers of the Red Ticca Colombia peer review network 2033OECMs of PeruMinisterio del Ambiente. Dirección de Conservación de Ecosistemas y Especies20222025Not ReportedWGS 85Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglish and SpanishMinisterio del Ambiente. Dirección de Conservación de Ecosistemas y Especies 2032King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Royal Reserve (KSRNR)King Salman Bin Abdul Aziz Royal Reserve Development Authority (KSRNR)20222023UTF-8WGS 84Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglish and ArabicNational Center for Wildlife 2034Imam Abdulaziz bin Mohammed Royal Reserve (IARR) and King Khalid Royal Reserve borders (KKRR)Imam Abdulaziz bin Mohammed Royal Reserve Development Authority20222023UTF-8WGS 84Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglish and ArabicNational Center for Wildlife 2035King Abdulaziz Royal ReserveKing Abdulaziz Royal Reserve Development Authority20222023UTF-8WGS 84Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglish and ArabicNational Center for Wildlife 532Official protected areas of CubaNational System of Protected Areas (SNAP), Cuba20152022Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedSupplied by the National Centre for Protected Areas of CubaNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNational System of Protected Areas (SNAP), Cuba 2039Imam Turki bin Abdullah Royal Nature Reserve (ITBARNR)Imam Turki bin Abdullah Royal Nature Reserve Development Authority (ITBARNR)20232023UTF-8WGS 84Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglish and ArabicNational Center for Wildlife 2038Marine Protected Areas of BangladeshMinistry of Fisheries and Livestock20232023Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglishDepartment of Fisheries 1868Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas DatabaseEnvironment and Climate Change Canada20142024ANSILambert Conformal Conic, GCS North American 1983VariousIndividually created jurisdictional submissions mergedCanadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database, 2020. Environment and Climate Change Canada. https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/national-wildlife-areas/protected-conserved-areas-database.htmlNot ReportedEnglish, French and InuktitutEnvironment and Climate Change Canada 2041Benin ICCAsADJE ASSOGBA Bio Pierre20232024UTF-8WGS 84Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglishCommunal council of Bembereke, Parakou prefecture; Executive Secretary of the town hall of Bembèrèkè 2103Forest Reserves of BotswanaDepartment of Forestry and Range Resources20242024Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglishDepartment of Forestry and Range Resources 621Protected Areas of St Helena St Helena Government20242025Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglishSt Helena Government 2112Ministry of Agriculture and Environment of Cabo VerdeMinistry of Agriculture and Environment of Cabo Verde20242024UTF-8WGS84Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglish / PortugueseMinistry of Agriculture and Environment of Cabo Verde 2113Protected Areas of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandJoint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC)20242024UTF-8 or UTF-16Submitted in EPSG:4326, data submitted in EPSG:27700 for GB, EPSG:29902 for Northern Ireland, EPSG: 4326Not ReportedData supplied by Natural England, Natural Resources Wales, Northern Ireland Environment Agency, NatureScot and JNCC to JNCC for collation and QA according to WDPA schema before submission to WCMC/WDPAContains data supplied by © Natural England, 2023 Contains, or is derived from, information supplied by Ordnance Survey. © Crown copyright and database rights 2023 OS AC0000851168; © NatureScot, 2024; © Northern Ireland Environment Agency, 2024; © NaturaNot ReportedEnglish and WelshNatural England; NatureScot; Natural Resources Wales (NRW); Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA); Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) 2111Protected areas of Central African RepublicMinistry of Water, Forests, Hunting and Fishing (MEFCP) and AFN via Central Africa Forests Commission (COMIFAC)20242024UTF-8GCS WGS 1984Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedFrench and EnglishCentral African Forests Commission (COMIFAC) 2104OECMs of JapanMinistry of the Environment, Government of Japan20242025UTF-8WGS84Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglish and JapaneseMinistry of the Environment, Government of Japan 2108Special green space conservation districts of JapanMinistry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan20232025UTF-8WGS84Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglish and JapaneseMinistry of the Environment, Government of Japan 2109National Natural Monument of JapanMinistry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan20232025UTF-8WGS84Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglish and JapaneseMinistry of the Environment, Government of Japan 2110Protected areas designated by prefectural ordinances of JapanPrefectural Governments of Japan20232025UTF-8WGS84Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglish and JapaneseMinistry of the Environment, Government of Japan 2105Protected Areas of PakistanMinistry of Climate Change, & Environmental Coordination, Islamabad20242024Not ReportedWGS84Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglishMinistry of Climate Change, & Environmental Coordination, Islamabad 2114Protected areas of YemenEnvironmental Protection Agency20242024Not ReportedWGS84Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglishEnvironmental Protection Agency 2116North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission OECMsNorth-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission20252025UTF-8WGS84Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglishNorth-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission 2118North West Atlantic Fisheries Organization OECMsNorth West Atlantic Fisheries Organization20252025Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglishNorth West Atlantic Fisheries Organization 2119Protected areas of French PolynesiaDirection de L'Environment (DIREN)20252025UTF-8Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglishDirection de L'Environment (DIREN) 2040Hima dataset for lebanonSociety for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL)20232025UTF-8Deir ez Zor Levant StereographicNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedEnglishDepartment of Ecosystems, Ministry of Environment 2122Banc d'Arguin National Park Observatory - MauritaniaDepartment of the Banc d'Arguin National Park Observatory.20252025UTF-8Not ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedNot ReportedFrenchDepartment of the Banc d'Arguin National Park Observatory