WDPA 2005: World Database on Protected Areas

The WDPA Consortium

2005 World Database on Protected Areas

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Regional Sites (Points)

This map layer of point data contains all sites that fall under regional conventions and agreements. These include the Barcelona and Helsinki Conventions, the European Bird and Habitat Directive, Biogenetic Reserves, European Diplomas A, B and C Sites and Asean Heritage Sites.

Name Description
LON Longitude of site in decimal degrees
LAT Latitude of site in decimal degrees
AREANAME
  • Name of the Protected Area in the national language
  • Transliterated name for languages using different character sets (using appropriate standards)
ISO3 3-character international country code denomination based on the ISO 3166 norm
COUNTRY Country name
POLY Does the point also have a corresponding polygon? (y/n)
CONV_CODE The international convention or agreement the site is registered under
SITE_CODE Unique identifier of the site assigned by UNEP-WCMC
AREA_HA Total area of the Protected Area in hectares following official or published sources
CONV_FULL Convention, Directive or Agreement Name in full
CRITERIA Criteria used in qualifying the site.  Applies only to World Heritage Sites
EST_DATE Date of establishment of Protected Area
NOTES Additional information about the Protected Area
SOURCE Agency/Organization that contributed the information
MARINE Whether a Protected Area is marine? (y/n)