WDPCA: Saint Lucia Protected and Conserved Areas Geospatial Records

This geospatial collection details marine and terrestrial protected areas in Saint Lucia, covering all national conservation zones as compiled by the UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC). It integrates the World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and the World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM) with updates current as of March 2026.

Use Cases

• Spatial overlap analysis using area polygons to identify biodiversity risks within project boundaries
• Calculating terrestrial conservation coverage for Saint Lucia using the designated area attributes
• Monitoring progress toward the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework Target 3 using conservation status labels

Strengths

• Monthly update cycle ensures current conservation status
• Available in multiple GIS-ready formats including GEOPACKAGE and GEOJSON
• Official source for UN Sustainable Development Goal and Global Biodiversity Framework reporting

Limitations

• Specific column names and record counts are not provided in the metadata
• Geographic scope is limited to Saint Lucia

Provenance

Source

UNEP-WCMC and IUCN

Collection Method

Compiled from government and stakeholder reports via the Protected Planet Initiative

Time Range

Updated monthly through March 2026

Freshness

Updated monthly

Geography

Saint Lucia