WDPCA: Protected and Conserved Areas in French Southern Territories

This geospatial collection documents marine and terrestrial protected areas within the French Southern Territories, managed by the UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC). It integrates data from the World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM) as of March 2026.

Use Cases

• Spatial overlap analysis using GeoJSON boundaries to identify biodiversity risks in project planning
• Tracking conservation progress by filtering records by designation type (WDPA vs WD-OECM)
• Environmental reporting for the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework using official status attributes

Strengths

• Monthly update cycle ensures temporal relevance
• Official UN-backed data source used for Global Biodiversity Framework reporting
• Available in four GIS-ready formats including GeoPackage and GeoJSON

Limitations

• Geographic scope is strictly limited to the French Southern Territories
• Specific attribute field definitions and record counts are not provided in the source summary

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Compiled from government and stakeholder reporting

Freshness

Updated on a monthly basis

Geography

French Southern Territories