Lithuania Protected and Conserved Areas: Official UNEP-WCMC Geospatial Data

UNEP-WCMC manages this geospatial record of terrestrial and marine protected areas and Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (OECMs) within Lithuania. The data integrates the World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and the World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM). It is updated monthly to support international reporting for the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.

Use Cases

• Spatial overlap analysis using GEOJSON boundaries to identify biodiversity risks within project boundaries
• Calculating terrestrial and marine coverage percentages for Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) reporting
• Monitoring conservation status changes using the monthly update cycle for environmental policy assessment

Strengths

• Official joint product of the UN Environment Programme and IUCN
• Monthly update frequency ensures temporal accuracy
• Available in four formats including GEOPACKAGE and GEOSERVICE

Limitations

• Specific attribute schema and column definitions are not provided in the source metadata
• Geographic scope is limited to Lithuania, requiring external joins for regional analysis

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Compiled from government reports and stakeholder collaborations as part of the Protected Planet Initiative.

Freshness

Updated on a monthly basis; last recorded update March 2026.

Geography

Lithuania