WDPCA: French Polynesia Protected and Conserved Area Boundaries

French Polynesia's marine and terrestrial protected areas are mapped in this geospatial collection maintained by the UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC). Updated on a monthly basis, the data combines the World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and the World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM) to track global biodiversity targets.

Use Cases

• Spatial analysis of conservation zones using GEOJSON or GEOPACKAGE polygon geometries
• Reporting on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) indicators by calculating the total area of protected marine and terrestrial zones
• Identifying biodiversity risks for commercial projects by intersecting project site coordinates with conservation area boundaries

Strengths

• Updated on a monthly basis to ensure temporal accuracy
• Integrates both WDPA and WD-OECM designations into a single unified database
• Available in four GIS-compatible formats including GEOSERVICE and GEOPACKAGE

Limitations

• Specific record counts and attribute column names are not provided in the source metadata
• Geographic scope is limited to French Polynesia, requiring external datasets for regional Pacific context

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Compiled from governments and other stakeholders

Freshness

Updated monthly

Geography

French Polynesia