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Monday, 18 January 2010 15:06

Description

The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) is project of UNEP and UICN. This global spatial dataset on marine and terrestrial protected areas was produced and updated by UNEP-WCMC and the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas. The WDPA is a conservation decision making tool designed with important information from national governments, non-governmental organizations, academic institutions, international biodiversity convention secretariats and many others. The World Heritage Areas are part of this spatial dataset.
 

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The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) http://www.wdpa.org/ : is the most comprehensive global spatial dataset on marine and terrestrial protected areas available
Conservation Commons – see terms of use http://www.wdpa.org/TermsAndConditions.aspx
 
 
SUMMARY
Type of data
GIS
Function
Protected Areas Mapping
Format
ESRI shapefiles and KML
Licence
Conservation Commons. Free download. See terms of use
Coverage
Australia, World wide
Resolution/Scale
 
Coordinate System and Datum
WGS 84, Geographical Coordinate System
Source
World Database on Protected Areas
 

 

 

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