Terrestrial and marine protected areas

The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) is the largest assembly of data on the world's terrestrial and marine protected areas, containing more than 260,000 protected areas as of August 2020, with records covering 245 countries and territories throughout the world. The WDPA is a joint venture between the United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA). Data for the WDPA is collected from international convention secretariats, governments and collaborating NGOs, but the role of custodian is allocated to the Protected Areas Programme of UNEP-WCMC, based in Cambridge, UK, who have hosted the database since its creation in 1981. The WDPA is updated on a monthly basis, and can be downloaded from https://www.protectedplanet.net/en/thematic-areas/wdpa. The WDPA dataset is published for the November 2024 release. **Data creation:** 2020-08-01 **Citation:** IUCN and UNEP-WCMC (2020), The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) [https://www.protectedplanet.net/en/search-areas?filters%5Bdb_type%5D%5B%5D=wdpa&geo_type=region], [08/2020], Cambridge, UK: UNEP-WCMC. Available at: www.protectedplanet.net. **Contact points:** Resource Contact: Protected Planet (WDPA) UNEP-WCMC & IUCN Responsible Party: [UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC)](mailto:https://www.unep-wcmc.org/about-us/contact) Metadata Contact: UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) **Data lineage:** Data quality information not available **Resource constraints:** PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ANY OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS DO NOT DOWNLOAD. BY DOWNLOADING THE WDPA MATERIALS MADE AVAILABLE ON PROTECTEDPLANET.NET YOU ACCEPT AND AGREE TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS BELOW. * No Commercial Use * Neither (a) the WDPA Materials nor (b) any work derived from or based upon the WDPA Materials (“Derivative Works") may be put to Commercial Use without the prior written permission of UNEP-WCMC. For the purposes of these Terms and Conditions, “Commercial Use" means a) any use for profit or to generate revenue, or b) any use by an individual or entity operating within or on behalf of or to the benefit of or to assist the activities of any entity other than a not-for-profit organisation. To apply for permission for Commercial Use of the WDPA Materials please send an email to business-support@unep-wcmc.org outlining your needs. * No Sub-licensing or Redistribution of WDPA Data * The WDPA Materials may not be sub-licensed in whole or in part including within Derivative Works without the prior written permission of UNEP-WCMC. You may not redistribute the WDPA Data contained in the WDPA in whole or in part by any means including (but not limited to) electronic formats such as web downloads, through web services, through interactive web maps (including mobile applications) that grant users download access, KML Files or through file transfer protocols. If you know of others who wish to use the WDPA Data please refer them to protectedplanet.net. If you wish to provide a service through which the WDPA Data are downloadable or otherwise made available for redistribution you must contact protectedareas@unep-wcmc.org for permission and further guidance. More information on the WDPA license at https://www.unep-wcmc.org/policies/wdpa-data-licence#data_policy **Map Disclaimer:** The designations employed and the presentation of material on this map do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Final status of the Abyei area is not yet determined. **Online resources:** Dimension Translator Json file Dimensions labels jsonstat file quoted_csv.xls Download World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) from Protected Planet

Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. Marine areas, unclassified areas, littoral (intertidal) areas, and sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.

Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment.

Weather information: countries where there are weather forecasts available. Pixels with a value higher than the specified threshold (50%) were given a value of -1 (YES response) Official weather observations, weather forecasts and climatological information for selected cities supplied by National Meteorological & Hydrological Services (NMHSs) worldwide. The NMHSs make official weather observations in their respective countries. Links to their official weather service websites and tourism board/organization are also provided whenever available. Weather icons are shown alongside worded forecasts in this version to facilitate visual inspection. By June 2021, WWIS provided official weather information for 2963 cities in which 2819 cities are available with forecast from 139 members while 2177 cities are available with climatological information from 170 members. **Data revision:** 2021-07-01 **Contact points:** Contact: [WMO](mailto:webmaster@worldweather.org) Metadata contact: [OCB Environment](mailto:OCB-Environment-List@fao.org) FAO-UN **Resource constraints:** License CC BY-NC-ND 4.0: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Notes to users of the forecast data and climatological information of the WWIS website: 1. Acknowledgement must be given to the WMO World Weather Information Service (https://worldweather.wmo.int) as the source of information. 2. The forecast and climatological information of the WWIS website must be reproduced accurately. 3. Disclaimer: https://worldweather.wmo.int/en/disclaimer.html **Online resources:** Download data from World Weather Information Service Official Forecasts

The land use (LU) map based on Water Accounting Plus land use classification is produced based on WaPOR land cover class and protected areas from the World Database on Protected Areas. Please read the Land Cover Classification (Africa and Near East - Annual - 100m) metadata for more information on the data source. **Data publication:** 2020-06-01 **Supplemental Information:** No data value: -9999 **Contact points:** Metadata Contact: [Solomon Seyoum](mailto:s.seyoum@un-ihe.org) **Data lineage:** Read the Land Cover Classification (Africa and Near East - Annual - 100m) metadata for more information on the data source. **Resource constraints:** Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0) **Online resources:** Download the data from Google Cloud Storage

This dataset provides authoritative boundaries for protected areas within the FAO TCP/IVC/3908 Area of Interest in Côte d’Ivoire, covering the Centre, Nord, and Nord‑Est agropoles (approx. 134,614 km², ~41.75% of national territory). It identifies 84 protected areas—82 classified forests and 2 national parks: Parc national de la Comoé (Bounkani Region) and Parc national d’Abokouamékro (Yamoussoukro Autonomous District). Designed to support Hand‑in‑Hand investment targeting and land‑use planning, the data enable risk‑informed rural development while safeguarding critical ecosystems and restoration zones. Intended uses include project siting, due diligence, and policy analysis across agriculture, infrastructure, and conservation. **Data creation:** 2025-08-07 **Data publication:** 2026-07-08 **Supplemental Information:** Objective: support prioritized investment planning tied to food security, climate resilience, and wealth creation, using advanced geospatial analytics and partnerships under FAO’s Hand‑in‑Hand approach. **Citation:** FAO. [YYYY (year of last update)]. [Name of database: Name of dataset OR Name of database]. [Accessed on [DD Month YYYY]]. [URL] Licence: CC-BY-4.0 **Contact points:** Metadata Contact: [FAO-Data](mailto:FAO.data@fao.org) Resource Contact: [Nelson Ribeiro](mailto:nelson.rosasribeirofilho@fao.org) **Data lineage:** Boundaries compiled and validated within the TCP/IVC/3908 geospatial study for Côte d’Ivoire’s agropoles; integrated with thematic layers on vegetation/land cover and planning baselines developed in the study, Rapport de l’étude SIG: Contribution à l’opérationnalisation des agropoles à travers la mise en œuvre de l’initiative "Main dans la Main en Côte d’Ivoire" (TCP/IVC/3908). **Resource constraints:** This work is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence (CC-BY-4.0) **Online resources:** Zipped vector SHP file for "Protected Areas within FAO Hand‑in‑Hand Agropoles - TCP/IVC/3908 (Côte d’Ivoire)"