World Database on Protected Areas
UNEP-WCMC and IUCN
- License
- Non-commercialNon-commercial
- Commercial
- No
- Format
- Shapefile, GeoPackage
- Coverage
- Global
- Last updated
- Added to findgis 27 Oct 2026 · Update frequency Monthly
Tags
Global protected-area polygons compiled by UNEP-WCMC and IUCN.
Source and attribution
- Publisher
- UNEP-WCMC and IUCN
- License
- Non-commercialNon-commercial
- Commercial use
- No
- Attribution required
- Yes
- Modification allowed
- See publisher
- Redistribution allowed
- See publisher
- Share-alike
- No
- Region
- Global
- Type
- Vector
- Extent
- -180-9018090West, south, east, north. Approximate region extent.
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