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Improve
Users of protectedplanet.net can actively assist this
initiative by adding or correcting information and the
boundaries of protected areas online.
Interact
Edit and link relevant Wikipedia articles to any
protected area or create new articles. Write
comments on the pages of protected areas, and hold
constructive discussions with others. Photographs can
be uploaded via Panoramio.
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All data is downloadable in a range of formats in
support of the Conservation Commons that
encourages free and open access to conservation data.
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protectedplanet.net
Through a highly visual and user-friendly web
interface, protecteplanet.net showcases the
world’s protected areas. It makes available the
World Database on Protected Areas and combines
it with species data from the Global BiodiversityInformation Facility, articles from Wikipedia,
photos from Panoramio, and uses Google mapping
technology.
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COMING SOON: Through protectedplanet.net, official
data providers can easily upload and update data
directly online. For more information on official
access contact UNEP-WCMC.
Protectedplanet.net has been developed by UNEP-
WCMC and IUCN in collaboration with cutting-edge
software developers, Vizzuality and Solertium.
The project is supported by the Proteus Partners
www.proteuspartners.org
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219 Huntingdon Road
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Protectedplanet.net puts digital information about
protected areas at the fingertips of internet users
worldwide.
It showcases the World Database on Protected
Areas and adds new features, using the 'citizen
science' approach to engage the public in gathering
and improving information.
MACHUPICCHU WORLD HERITAGE SITE,
PERU ©Pedro Szekely
Protectedplanet.net harnesses the power of Web
2.0 technology used by social networking
platforms like Facebook and Twitter, bringing
protected areas to a whole new generation of
users, including policy makers and the general
public.
Protectedplanet.net features:
Protected areas’ boundaries and data from the
World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA)
Information articles from Wikipedia
Species information from the Global
Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
Photos from Panoramio
Google mapping technology
The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA),
established in 1981 to catalogue the world’s
protected areas, is a collaboration between the
United Nations Environment Programme World
Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) and
the International Union for Conservation of Nature
(IUCN).
Today the WDPA holds over 180,000 protected
areas, both terrestrial and marine, for every
country throughout the world and is the only global
dataset on protected areas.
Information comes from national governments and
conservation organisations, and now anyone can
contribute.
A protected area is defined by IUCN as:
“ A clearly defined geographical space, recognized,
dedicated and managed, through legal or other
effective means, to achieve the long termconservation of nature with associated ecosystem
services and cultural values.”
Making protected areas information available is
vital to assessing progress towards international
biodiversity targets, and improving biodiversity
conservation.
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