WDPCA: Equatorial Guinea Protected and Conserved Area Boundaries

Geospatial boundaries for terrestrial and marine protected areas and other effective area-based conservation measures (OECMs) in Equatorial Guinea are provided in this dataset. Managed by the UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, the records are updated monthly to facilitate reporting for the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.

Use Cases

• Calculating the total area of OECMs to track progress toward the 30% conservation target of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
• Differentiating between marine and terrestrial protected areas for regional environmental impact assessments
• Identifying biodiversity risks by overlaying conservation area boundaries with project-specific spatial data

Strengths

• Integrates both WDPA and WD-OECM data types into a single framework
• Official UN-backed source for international biodiversity reporting
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GeoJSON and GeoPackage

Limitations

• Specific record count for the Equatorial Guinea subset is not provided in the source metadata
• Spatial precision is subject to the reporting standards of contributing national governments

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

Equatorial Guinea