WDPCA: Protected and Conserved Areas of Bouvet Island

Geospatial boundaries and metadata for marine and terrestrial protected areas on Bouvet Island, compiled by the UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC). The dataset 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.

Use Cases

• Spatial analysis of marine conservation zones using GEOJSON boundaries to assess habitat protection
• Reporting on Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework Target 3 by calculating protected area coverage
• Environmental risk assessment for commercial projects by intersecting coordinates with protected area polygons

Strengths

• Official data source for UN Sustainable Development Goal tracking
• Available in four GIS-compatible formats including GEOPACKAGE and GEOJSON
• Jointly managed by authoritative bodies UNEP-WCMC and IUCN

Limitations

• Specific record count for the Bouvet Island subset is not provided in the metadata
• Attribute schema details are not explicitly defined in the source description

Provenance

Source

UNEP-WCMC and IUCN

Collection Method

Compiled from government and stakeholder reports

Freshness

Updated on a monthly basis

Geography

Bouvet Island