Repository details

Protected Planet

Name of repository
Protected Planet
Additional name(s)
  • World Database on Protected Areas
  • WDPA
Repository URL
https://www.protectedplanet.net/en
Subject(s)
Description
Protectedplanet.net combines crowd sourcing and authoritative sources to enrich and provide data for protected areas around the world. Data are provided in partnership with the World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA). The data include the location, designation type, status year, and size of the protected areas, as well as species information.
Contact
  • protectedareas@unep-wcmc.org
Content type(s)
Keyword(s)
Repository size
295.584 records comprising 283.582 polygons and 12.002 points, covering 244 countries and territories
Repository type(s)
  • disciplinary
Mission statement for designated community
https://www.protectedplanet.net/en/about
Research data repository language(s)
  • English
Data and/or service provider
  • data provider
Institution name
International Union for Conservation of Nature
Additional name(s)
  • IUCN
Identifier(s)
  • ROR:04tehfn33
Contact(s)
Country
International
Type(s) of responsibility
  • general
  • funding
Type of institution
non-profit
Institution name
United Nations Environment Programme - World Conservation Monitoring Centre
Additional name(s)
  • UNEP-WCMC
Identifier(s)
  • ROR:04570b518
Contact(s)
Country
United Kingdom
Type(s) of responsibility
  • general
  • technical
  • funding
Type of institution
non-profit
Institution name
solertium
Additional name(s)
  • smart software team
Contact(s)
  • info@solertium.com
Country
United States
Type(s) of responsibility
  • general
Type of institution
commercial
Institution name
vizzuality
Identifier(s)
  • ROR:02a809t02
Contact(s)
Country
Spain
Type(s) of responsibility
  • general
Type of institution
commercial

Policies (1)

Policy Name
Legal Use of the World Database on Protected Areas

Database access

Type of access to research data repository
open

Data access (1)

Type of access to data
open

Data licenses (2)

DataLicense
other
DataLicense
other

Data upload (1)

Type of data upload
closed
Persistent identifier system(s)
  • other
Name of the repository software
  • unknown
Data citation guideline
https://www.protectedplanet.net/en/legal
Enhanced Publication
no
Quality management
yes

Application programming interfaces (1)

API type
REST

Remarks

Entry date
2014-08-25
Last update
2024-03-05
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re3data.org: Protected Planet; editing status 2024-03-05; re3data.org - Registry of Research Data Repositories. http://doi.org/10.17616/R3RG9V last accessed: 2024-04-19