WDPCA: Protected and Conserved Areas in Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

This geospatial dataset provides marine and terrestrial protected area boundaries for Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba, produced by the UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC). 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 supports international reporting for the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Use Cases

• Spatial analysis of marine protected areas to inform regional conservation planning
• Calculating the percentage of land and water conserved to track Target 3 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
• Identifying biodiversity risks for commercial projects by overlaying project boundaries with conserved area polygons

Strengths

• Official UN-backed data from UNEP-WCMC and IUCN
• Available in four formats including GEOJSON, GEOPACKAGE, and CSV
• Integrates both WDPA and WD-OECM frameworks into a single source

Limitations

• Geographic scope is restricted to Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba
• Specific record counts and schema details are not explicitly listed in the source summary

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Compiled from government reports and stakeholder data through the Protected Planet Initiative

Freshness

Updated on a monthly basis per the Protected Planet Initiative.

Geography

Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba