Guatemala Protected and Conserved Areas: WDPA and WD-OECM Geospatial Data

Terrestrial and marine protected area boundaries for Guatemala are provided alongside metadata for other effective area-based conservation measures (OECMs). Maintained by the UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) and updated monthly, it serves as the official record for tracking progress toward the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.

Use Cases

• Calculating protected area coverage percentages to track Target 3 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.
• Identifying biodiversity risks by intersecting project boundaries with protected area geometries in GEOJSON or GEOPACKAGE formats.
• Monitoring conservation status using the WD-OECM and WDPA classification fields for environmental policy analysis.

Strengths

• Updated on a monthly basis
• Joint product of UNEP and IUCN
• Available in four formats including GEOPACKAGE and CSV

Limitations

• Geographic scope is limited to Guatemala
• Specific column names and record counts are not provided in the source metadata
• Data relies on the reporting accuracy of national government agencies

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Compiled from government and stakeholder reporting

Freshness

Updated monthly; last recorded update 2026-03-03.

Geography

Guatemala