WDPCA: Protected and Conserved Areas in Trinidad and Tobago

Geospatial boundaries for marine and terrestrial protected areas in Trinidad and Tobago are provided in this collection managed by UNEP-WCMC as of March 2026. It combines the World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and the World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM) to track global biodiversity targets. The data is updated monthly and serves as the primary source for reporting on the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.

Use Cases

• Calculating the total area of marine protected zones to report on Sustainable Development Goal indicators.
• Overlaying terrestrial conservation area polygons with infrastructure project boundaries to identify biodiversity risks.
• Comparing the spatial extent of OECMs against traditional protected areas to evaluate conservation strategy diversity.

Strengths

• Monthly update frequency for temporal accuracy
• Integration of both WDPA and WD-OECM data types
• Available in four formats including GeoJSON and GeoPackage

Limitations

• Geographic scope is limited strictly to Trinidad and Tobago
• Specific attribute schema is not detailed in the source metadata

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Compiled from government and stakeholder data submissions.

Freshness

Updated on a monthly basis; last updated March 2026.

Geography

Trinidad and Tobago