WDPCA: Protected and Conserved Areas of El Salvador

Terrestrial and marine protected area boundaries for El Salvador are maintained by the UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) in this integrated database. It combines the World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and the World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM) with updates current as of March 2026.

Use Cases

• Calculating the percentage of terrestrial territory under conservation using polygon geometry fields
• Identifying biodiversity risks for commercial projects by overlaying project boundaries with protected area spatial layers
• Tracking national progress toward Target 3 of the Global Biodiversity Framework using conservation status labels

Strengths

• Monthly update frequency ensures temporal accuracy
• Official joint product of the UN Environment Programme and IUCN
• Available in multiple formats including GeoJSON, GeoPackage, and CSV

Limitations

• Specific attribute column names and record counts are not provided in the source metadata
• Geographic scope is restricted to El Salvador, requiring external datasets for regional Central American studies

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Compiled from government and stakeholder reporting

Freshness

Updated on a monthly basis

Geography

El Salvador