National IUCN Protected Areas (Polygons)
This data layer contains all national polygon data of Protected Areas with IUCN classification I through VI and a "Designated" status. In the IUCN field, each Protected Area is designated one of the following: I, Ia, Ib, II, III, IV, V or VI. In the STATUS field, each Protected Area is also listed as Designated, Extended/Reduced, Reclassified, or Adjustment. Colored polygons on the map represent Protected Areas as seen in the legend.
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| AREANAME | • Name of the Protected Area in the national language • Transliterated name for languages using different character sets (using appropriate standards) |
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| ISO3 | 3-character international country code denomination | |
| LAT | Latitude of site in decimal degrees | |
| LON | Longitude of site in decimal degrees | |
| DESIGNATE | Type of Reserve, Park, Sanctuary, etc. | |
| GISNAME | Character field used to store the name of a protected area taken from the source material | |
| SOURCE_ID | Unique code assigned by UNEP-WCMC that identifies source dataset | |
| IUCNCAT | Ia, Ib, II-VI based on IUCN category definition | |
| STATUS | All Protected Areas in this layer are Designated | |
| SITE_CODE | Unique identifier of the site assigned by UNEP-WCMC | |
| COUNTRY | Country name | |
| MARINE | Whether a Protected Area is marine (y/n) | |
| POLY | Does the point also have a corresponding polygon? (y/n) | |
| ADMIN | Agency/Organization who administer the protected area | |
| MANAGEMENT | Name of Agency/Organization who administer the protected area. This only applies where the agency or the organization concerned is not a protected areas agency (for example in the case of a reserve established by industry or a private individual) | |
| OWNER | Legally recognized Agency/Organization/individual who owns the Protected Area | |
| EST_DATE | Date of establishment of Protected Area | |
| AREA_HA | Total area of Protected Area in hectares (official or published figure, see GISAREA_HA). | |
| NOTES | 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. | |
| TITLE | Title holds the title of the data set / map / report that the information was taken from. Unpublished information may not have a title. | |
| DATA_TYPE | Origin of data: | |
| AT | Atlas | |
| DD | Digital dataset | |
| PM | Paper map, non tourist | |
| RP | Report | |
| TM | Tourist map | |
| UD | Partial update to previous source referenced in audit field | |
| UP | Unpublished map or report | |
| YM | Dyeline map | |
| SOURCE_DES | Composed of the three letter country code from the International Standards Organization, followed by an underscore (_) and a two digit source number | |
| CONDITION | Conditional information concerning the Protected Area | |
| PUBLISH | Contains information for the publisher of the map or the data | |
| YEAR | Approximate year Protected Area was designated | |
| APPROX_YEA | Approximate year Protected Area was designated | |
| SCALE | Map scale in the form of 1: the value of the record | |
| PROJECTION | The original projection of the source | |
| DATUM | The original datum of the source | |
| DETAILS | Additional information about the Protected Area | |
| COMMENT | Additional information about the Protected Area | |
| GISAREA_HA | GIS-calculated area of the PA in Hectares. This is an estimate to be compared with AREA_HA (official area) | |