WDPCA: Protected and Conserved Areas in Antigua and Barbuda

This geospatial dataset provides the boundaries and status of marine and terrestrial protected areas and conservation measures for Antigua and Barbuda, managed by the UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre. It integrates the World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and the World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM) as of March 2026. The data is updated on a monthly basis to support international biodiversity reporting.

Use Cases

• Calculating the percentage of national territory under conservation to track Target 3 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
• Identifying biodiversity risks within project boundaries for environmental impact assessments
• Integrating protected area boundaries with Global Forest Watch data for landscape management

Strengths

• Official UN-backed data source for Global Biodiversity Framework reporting
• Available in four formats including GeoJSON, GeoPackage, and CSV
• Combines both WDPA and WD-OECM data types into a single schema

Limitations

• Attribute schema details and specific column names are not provided in the source description
• Relies on reporting from national governments which may have varying lag times

Provenance

Source

UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) and IUCN

Collection Method

Compiled from reports provided by governments, international secretariats, and other stakeholders

Freshness

Updated monthly; current version dated March 2026.

Geography

Antigua and Barbuda