WDPCA: Protected and Conserved Areas of Saint Kitts and Nevis

Geospatial boundaries and metadata for marine and terrestrial protected areas and Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (OECMs) in Saint Kitts and Nevis. Maintained by the UNEP-WCMC as part of the Protected Planet Initiative, this data is updated on a monthly basis to support international biodiversity reporting. It serves as a primary source for tracking progress toward the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.

Use Cases

• Calculating the total area of conserved land and water to track Target 3 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
• Spatial overlay analysis using area boundaries to identify biodiversity risks for commercial project planning
• Monitoring progress toward 2030 Sustainable Development Goals using protected area designations

Strengths

• Monthly update frequency
• Unified WDPA and WD-OECM data types
• Available in four GIS-ready formats including GeoJSON and GeoPackage

Limitations

• Attribute column names and specific record counts are not detailed in the source metadata
• Geographic accuracy is dependent on the quality of reporting from local Saint Kitts and Nevis authorities

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Compiled from government and stakeholder reporting in collaboration with IUCN

Freshness

Updated monthly

Geography

Saint Kitts and Nevis