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Welcome to the new World Database on Protected Areas. This tool is a beta version and has been provided for community testing and evaluation. We welcome and encourage you to provide feedback using the link provided at the bottom of every page.

Please be aware the data presented is for testing purposes only, therefore is neither complete nor validated. If you wish to seek the definitive database please go here.

Thank you for taking the time to visit www.wdpa.org

Welcome

The World Database on Protected Areas is a foundation dataset for conservation decision making. It contains crucial information from national governments, non-governmental organizations, academic institutions, international biodiversity convention secretariats and many others. It is used for ecological gap analysis, environmental impact analysis and is increasingly used for private sector decision-making. For more information click here.

Tools

Rapid Assessment Of Land Use Change In and Around Protected Areas (RALUCIAPA)

Maps

Explore and visualize protected areas through our map viewers.

2D maps
2D Maps

Search

Search for protected areas by many criteria with our simple and advanced search tool

Contribute

Register your interest in becoming a WDPA Data Provider.

As a WDPA data provider you can utilise our online data mangement tools.