Terrestrial and marine protected areas
Terrestrial and marine protected areas (percentage of total territorial area)
https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/ER.PTD.TOTL.ZS
| Title | Terrestrial and marine protected areas |
| Unit of measure | Percentage of total territorial area |
| Source data | World Bank |
| Original data source | World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) where the compilation and management are carried out by the United Nations Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) in collaboration with governments, non-governmental organizations, academia, and industry. The data is available online through the Protected Planet website (https://www.protectedplanet.net/en). |
| Statistical concepts and definition | Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1 000 ha that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain, and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features, that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all the enclosed environments. Sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded. This indicator is calculated using all the nationally designated protected areas recorded in the WDPA whose location and extent are known. |
| Relevance | The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) defines a protected area as "a clearly defined geographical space, recognized, dedicated and managed, through legal or other effective means, to achieve the long-term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem services and cultural values". Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1 000 ha that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain – and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features – that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or the entire enclosed environment. Sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded. |
| Time coverage | Annual |
| Sector coverage | Environmental |
| Data compilation | Protected Planet for third-party use of these data |
| Relationship* | -1 |
* This field expresses the impact on vulnerability. The minus sign indicates that it has a vulnerability-decreasing impact (positive impact on resilience), and the plus sign indicates a vulnerability-increasing impact.