WDPCA: Kenya Marine and Terrestrial Protected Area Boundaries

Terrestrial and marine conservation boundaries for Kenya are provided in this geospatial resource, which integrates WDPA and WD-OECM records. Managed by UNEP-WCMC and updated monthly, the data serves as the official record for tracking progress toward the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.

Use Cases

• Calculating the total area of conserved Kenyan land using terrestrial and marine polygons
• Assessing biodiversity risk for infrastructure by overlaying project sites with protected area coordinates
• Tracking national progress toward the 30% conservation target using integrated WDPA and OECM status fields

Strengths

• Monthly update frequency
• Available in four formats including GEOPACKAGE and GEOJSON
• Official data source for UN Sustainable Development Goal tracking

Limitations

• Attribute schema details are not explicitly listed in the metadata
• Spatial precision is dependent on the accuracy of reporting from local government and stakeholders

Provenance

Source

UNEP-WCMC and IUCN

Collection Method

Compiled from government and stakeholder reports

Freshness

Updated on a monthly basis

Geography

Kenya