Tajikistan Protected and Conserved Areas: WDPA and WD-OECM Spatial Records

Tajikistan's terrestrial protected areas and Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (OECMs) managed by UNEP-WCMC as of March 2026. This dataset integrates the World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and the World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM). It provides the official spatial data used for reporting on the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Use Cases

• Calculating the percentage of protected land in Tajikistan using area geometries to track Target 3 progress
• Assessing environmental risk by overlaying infrastructure project coordinates with protected area designation types
• Analyzing conservation management effectiveness based on IUCN management categories and reported status

Strengths

• Managed by UNEP-WCMC in collaboration with IUCN
• Combines WDPA and WD-OECM into a single unified database
• Available in four formats including GEOJSON and GEOPACKAGE

Limitations

• Specific record count and attribute schema are not detailed in the source metadata
• Geographic scope is restricted to Tajikistan

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Compiled from government reports and stakeholder submissions

Freshness

Updated monthly; current version as of March 2026.

Geography

Tajikistan