Åland Islands Protected and Conserved Areas (WDPCA) Geospatial Data

Marine and terrestrial protected area boundaries and Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (OECM) for the Åland Islands are provided in this geospatial collection. Produced by the UNEP-WCMC as part of the Protected Planet Initiative, the data is updated monthly to support global biodiversity reporting.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the spatial distribution of marine versus terrestrial protected areas using the provided geospatial coordinates
• Categorizing conservation sites by their designation as either WDPA or WD-OECM to assess regional management strategies
• Monitoring progress toward the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework Target 3 by calculating total conserved area

Strengths

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

Limitations

• Limited to the Åland Islands geographic region
• Specific attribute column names and row counts are not detailed in the source metadata

Provenance

Source

UNEP-WCMC

Collection Method

Compiled from governments and stakeholders

Freshness

Updated monthly; last recorded update 2026-03-13.

Geography

Åland Islands