Cocos (Keeling) Islands: Protected and Conserved Area Boundaries

UNEP-WCMC provides this geospatial dataset covering marine and terrestrial protected areas in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands as of March 2026. It integrates the World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM) into a single resource updated on a monthly basis. The data is used by the UN to track progress toward the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.

Use Cases

• Calculating the percentage of territory under conservation using marine and terrestrial designation labels
• Identifying biodiversity risks by overlaying project boundaries with protected area polygons
• Analyzing the spatial distribution of Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (OECM) versus traditional protected areas

Strengths

• Monthly update frequency provides current status of conservation designations
• Available in GEOJSON, GEOPACKAGE, CSV, and GEOSERVICE formats
• Official source for Target 3 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

Limitations

• Record count and specific attribute names are not provided in the source metadata
• Geographic scope is limited to the Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Provenance

Source

UNEP-WCMC and IUCN

Collection Method

Compiled from government reports and stakeholder data

Freshness

Updated monthly

Geography

Cocos (Keeling) Islands