The WDPA Consortium

2004 World Database on Protected Areas

International Sites (Points)

Name Description
AREANAME • Name of the Protected Area in the national language
• Transliterated name for languages using different character sets (using appropriate standards)
ISO3 International country code denomination
COUNTRY Country name
LON Longitude of site in decimal degrees
LAT Latitude of site in decimal degrees
CONV_CODE The international convention the site is registered under
MARINE Whether a Protected Area is marine? (y/n)
POLY Does the point also have a corresponding polygon? (y/n)
SITE_CODE Unique identifier of the site assigned by UNEP-WCMC
CRITERIA Criteria used in qualifying the site.  Applies only to World Heritage Sites
AREA_HA Total area of Protected Area in hectares
CONV_FULL Convention Name
EST_DATE Date of establishment of Protected Area
EXTRA_INFO Additional information about the Protected Area
SOURCE Agency/Organization that contributed the information contains the name of the creator (editor) or creating organization. This may differ from publisher where a published map has been drawn upon. In this case, publisher holds details on the published map, while source contains details on the source data added/drawn onto the published map.