The WDPA Consortium
2004 World Database on Protected Areas
METADATA: WDPA 2004 INTERNATIONAL - REGIONAL PROTECTED AREAS POLYGON DATA
Content Citation:
Title of Content: WDPA International Regional Protected Areas
Type of Content: Downloadable Data
Content Publisher: WDPA Consortium, UNEP, IUCN
Publication Date: January 2004
Content Description:
Content Summary: Sites recognized by regional agreements or directives. Includes European Biogenetic Reserves, Bird Directive and Habitat Directive Sites, and Barcelona and Helsinki Conventions Sites.
Content Purpose: To improve analysis and decision processes at many levels and scales and advance the global agenda for conservation of biodiversity.
Content Status:
Progress: Final 2004 published version of the World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA).
Update Frequency: The central version of the WDPA is updated continuously. The published version of the WDPA is updated and made available on an annual basis.
Spatial Domain:
West Coordinate: -10.68019
East Coordinate: 61.49635
North Coordinate: 60.86095
South Coordinate: 22.117084
Coverage Area: Global
Content Keywords:
Theme Keywords: Protected Area, Conservation, environment
Place Keywords: Global
Spatial Data Information:
Data Type: Vector
Data Format: SDE Feature Class
Data Projection: GCS_WGS_1984
Data Scale: 1: 1 000 000
Access and Usage Information:
Access Constraints: None
Use Constraints: Non Commercial Use Only - Copyright © 2004 UNEP, IUCN - all rights reserved.