Oman Protected and Conserved Areas: WDPCA Marine and Terrestrial Data

Marine and terrestrial protected area boundaries for Oman are provided by the UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) as of March 2026. The data integrates the World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and the World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM) into a single geospatial resource.

Use Cases

• Calculating the percentage of Oman's land and sea under conservation using polygon geometry
• Assessing biodiversity risk for commercial projects by intersecting site locations with protected area boundaries
• Distinguishing between marine and terrestrial conservation zones using the area type labels

Strengths

• Combines WDPA and WD-OECM data types
• Available in four formats including GeoJSON and GeoPackage
• Official source for UN Sustainable Development Goal reporting

Limitations

• Specific attribute column names are not defined in the source metadata
• Relies on external reporting from national governments which may vary in precision

Provenance

Source

UNEP-WCMC and IUCN

Collection Method

Compiled from government reports and stakeholder data

Freshness

Updated monthly

Geography

Oman