WDPCA: Sierra Leone Protected and Conserved Area Boundaries

Sierra Leone's terrestrial and marine protected areas are mapped in this geospatial collection managed by the UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC). Updated monthly, the data tracks both formal protected areas and Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (OECMs) to inform national and international policy.

Use Cases

• Calculating the percentage of land under conservation using site polygons
• Identifying biodiversity risks for commercial projects by intersecting project coordinates with area boundaries
• Reporting on Sustainable Development Goal indicators using designation and status fields

Strengths

• Official UN-backed data source for global biodiversity reporting
• Includes both WDPA and WD-OECM records in a single framework
• Available in four formats: GEOJSON, GEOPACKAGE, CSV, and GEOSERVICE

Limitations

• Attribute completeness depends on national government reporting accuracy
• Lacks specific record counts in the provided summary metadata

Provenance

Source

UNEP-WCMC and IUCN

Collection Method

Compiled from government and stakeholder submissions

Freshness

Updated on a monthly basis

Geography

Sierra Leone