Terrestrial Biodiversity Adaptation Research Network

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.