WDPCA: Slovenia Protected and Conserved Areas in Geospatial Formats

Slovenia's terrestrial and marine protected areas and other effective area-based conservation measures (OECMs) managed by UNEP-WCMC. This dataset integrates the World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and the World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM) as of March 2026. It serves as the official record for reporting progress toward the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework Target 3.

Use Cases

• Spatial analysis of biodiversity risks using project boundaries and protected area geometries
• Reporting on Slovenia's progress toward the 30x30 conservation target using designation status
• Environmental impact assessments for commercial projects by intersecting site locations with WDPCA polygons

Strengths

• Monthly update frequency
• Joint product of UN Environment Programme and IUCN
• Available in four formats including GeoJSON and GeoPackage

Limitations

• Geographic scope limited strictly to Slovenia
• Specific record count and column schema not explicitly listed in metadata

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Compiled from government reports and stakeholder data in collaboration with IUCN

Freshness

Updated on a monthly basis

Geography

Slovenia