WDPCA: Protected and Conserved Areas of New Caledonia

UNEP-WCMC and IUCN provide this geospatial dataset of marine and terrestrial protected areas and Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (OECMs) for New Caledonia. It integrates the World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and the World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM) into a single resource. The data is updated monthly to support global biodiversity tracking and international policy decisions.

Use Cases

• Calculating the percentage of terrestrial and marine territory under conservation to track Target 3 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
• Identifying biodiversity risks within project boundaries for commercial environmental impact assessments
• Monitoring core indicators for the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)

Strengths

• Official UN-backed data from UNEP-WCMC and IUCN
• Monthly update frequency provides high temporal relevance
• Available in four formats including GeoJSON and GeoPackage for GIS compatibility

Limitations

• Specific attribute column names and record counts are not defined in the source metadata
• Data relies on the accuracy of reporting from local government and stakeholders to UNEP-WCMC

Provenance

Source

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

Freshness

Updated on a monthly basis; last recorded update 2026-03-03.

Geography

New Caledonia