WDOECM: Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (polygons)

Dataset Availability

2024-05-01T00:00:00Z–2030-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dataset Provider

UN Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) / Protected Planet

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FeatureCollection
ee.FeatureCollection("WCMC/WDOECM/current/polygons")

FeatureView
ui.Map.FeatureViewLayer("WCMC/WDOECM/current/polygons_FeatureView")

Tags

boundaries iucn marine mpa protected table wcmc wdpa

Description

A geographically defined area other than a Protected Area, which is governed and managed in ways that achieve positive and sustained long-term outcomes for the in situ conservation of biodiversity, with associated ecosystem functions and services and where applicable, cultural, spiritual, socio-economic, and other locally relevant values.

The WDOECM has two feature classes with associated spatial and tabular data. The World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WDOECM) is a global repository of information on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (OECMs). It is managed by the United Nations Environment Programme's World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) with support from the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).

WDOECM User Manual. For details including methodologies,standards, data providers, metadata field definitions and descriptions, refer to the WDOECM User Manual.

Asset Naming Conventions. WCMC updates the WDOECM on a monthly basis. The most recent version is always available as WCMC/WDOECM/current/polygons and WCMC/WDOECM/current/points. Historical versions, starting with May 2024, are available in the format WCMC/WDOECM/YYYYMM/polygons and WCMC/WDOECM/YYYYMM/points.

Please see the WDOECM User Manual for additional details on the field list.

Table Schema

Table Schema

Name	Type	Description
CONS_OBJ	STRING	It refers to the primacy of conservation objectives. The field provides an indication of whether an OECM is managed with biodiversity conservation as a primary objective, secondary objective, or without conservation as an explicit objective.
DESIG	STRING	Designation of the OECMs in the native language.
DESIG_ENG	STRING	Designation of the protected area or OECM in English. If the original language is English, this field will contain the same value as DESIG. No fixed values for national-level designations.
DESIG_TYPE	STRING	Designation type, one of: national, regional, international, or not applicable
GIS_AREA	DOUBLE	Protected area total extent, including both marine (if applicable) and terrestrial areas, in square kilometers calculated by UNEP-WCMC projecting the protected area polygon in the standard Mollweide projection and using GIS software tools.
GIS_M_AREA	DOUBLE	Protected area marine extent in square kilometers calculated by UNEP-WCMC projecting the protected area polygon in the standard Mollweide projection and using GIS software tools.
GOV_TYPE	STRING	Description of the decision-making structure of a PA. One of: federal or national ministry or agency, sub-national ministry or agency, government-delegated management, transboundary governance, collaborative governance, joint governance, individual landowners, non-profit organizations, for-profit organizations, indigenous peoples, local communities, or not reported.
INT_CRIT	STRING	International criteria, assigned by UNEP-WCMC. For World Heritage and Ramsar sites only.
ISO3	STRING	ISO3 Code. ISO 3166-3 character code of the country or territory where the OECM is located.
IUCN_CAT	STRING	IUCN management category, one of: Ia (strict nature reserve), Ib (wilderness area), II (national park), III (natural monument or feature), IV (habitat/species management area), V (protected landscape/seascape), VI (PA with sustainable use of natural resources), not applicable, not assigned, or not reported.
MANG_AUTH	STRING	Management authority. Agency, organization, individual or group that manages the OECM.
MANG_PLAN	STRING	Link or reference to the PAs management plan.
MARINE	STRING	This field describes whether a PA falls totally or partially within the marine environment, one of: 0 (100% terrestrial PA), 1 (coastal: marine and terrestrial PA), or 2 (100% marine PA).
METADATAID	INT	Metadata ID, assigned by UNEP-WCMC. Link to WDPA source table.
NAME	STRING	Name of the OECM as provided by the data provider.
NO_TAKE	STRING	No take means that the taking of living or dead natural resources, inclusive of all methods of fishing, extraction, dumping, dredging and construction, is strictly prohibited in all or part of a marine PA. This is only applicable to PAs where the field marine = 1 or 2. One of: all, part, none, not reported, or not applicable (if MARINE field = 0).
NO_TK_AREA	DOUBLE	Area of the marine no-take area in square kilometers.
ORIG_NAME	STRING	Name of the PA in the original language.
OWN_TYPE	STRING	Ownership type, one of: state, communal, individual landowners, for-profit organizations, non-profit organizations, joint ownership, multiple ownership, contested, or not Reported.
PARENT_ISO	STRING	Parent ISO3 code. ISO 3166-3 character code of country where the PA is located.
PA_DEF	STRING	PA definition. Whether this site meets the IUCN and/or CBD definition of a PA: 1=yes, 0=no (currently stored outside WDPA).
REP_AREA	DOUBLE	The total OECMs extent, including both marine (if applicable) and terrestrial areas, in square kilometers provided by data provider as specified in the legal text for the site.
REP_M_AREA	DOUBLE	Marine area in square kilometers provided by the data provider.
STATUS	STRING	Status of a PA, one of: proposed, inscribed, adopted, designated, or established.
STATUS_YR	INT	Year of enactment of status in the STATUS field.
SUB_LOC	STRING	Sub-national location. ISO 3166-2 sub-national code where the PA is located. If the PA is in more than one state, province, region etc., multiple ISO-3166-2 codes can be listed separated by a comma and space.
SUPP_INFO	STRING	Supplementary information supporting the categorization of the site as an OECM.
VERIF	STRING	Verification status, assigned by UNEP-WCMC. One of: state verified, expert verified, not reported (for unverified data that was already in the WDPA prior to the inclusion of the ''Verification'' field).
WDPAID	DOUBLE	Unique identifier for a protected area (PA), assigned by UNEP-WCMC.
WDPA_PID	STRING	Unique identifier for parcels or zones within a PA, assigned by UNEP-WCMC.

Terms of Use

Terms of Use

Please visit the full terms and conditions page of Protected Planet. Select highlights below:

No Commercial Use. Neither (a) the WDOECM Materials nor (b) any work derived from or based upon the WDOECM Materials ("Derivative Works") may be put to Commercial Use without the prior written permission of UNEP-WCMC. "Commercial Use" means a) any use by, on behalf of, or to inform or assist the activities of, a commercial entity (an entity that operates 'for profit') or b) use by any individual or non-profit entity for the purposes of revenue generation.

Disclaimer. The designations of geographical entities in any Data Set do not imply the expression of any view or opinion whatsoever on the part of UNEP or WCMC concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.

Attribution. You must ensure that the citation is always clearly reproduced in any publication or analysis involving the WDOECM Materials in any derived form or format.

Citations

Citations:

• UNEP-WCMC and IUCN (year), Protected Planet: The World Database on OECM Database [On-line], [insert month/year of the version used], Cambridge, UK: UNEP-WCMC and IUCN Available at: www.protectedplanet.net.

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Code Editor (JavaScript)

var table = ee.FeatureCollection('WCMC/WDOECM/current/polygons');

var image = table.reduceToImage({
  properties: ['REP_AREA'],
  reducer: ee.Reducer.first()
});

var visParams = {
  min: 50000.0,
  max: 800000.0,
  palette: ['2ed033', '5aff05', '67b9ff', '5844ff', '0a7618', '2c05ff'],
  opacity: 0.8
};

Map.setCenter(-4.14, 27.33, 5);

Map.addLayer(image, visParams, 'Total OECMs extent');

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var fvLayer = ui.Map.FeatureViewLayer('WCMC/WDOECM/current/polygons_FeatureView');

var visParams = {
  color: {
    property: 'REP_AREA',
    mode: 'linear',
    palette: ['2ed033', '5aff05', '67b9ff', '5844ff', '0a7618', '2c05ff'],
    min: 0.0,
    max: 1550000.0
  },
  opacity: 0.8
};

fvLayer.setVisParams(visParams);
fvLayer.setName('WCMC/WDOECM/current/polygons');

Map.setCenter(-4.14, 27.33, 5);
Map.add(fvLayer);

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WDOECM: Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (polygons)

A geographically defined area other than a Protected Area, which is governed and managed in ways that achieve positive and sustained long-term outcomes for the in situ conservation of biodiversity, with associated ecosystem functions and services and where applicable, cultural, spiritual, socio-economic, and other locally relevant values. The WDOECM has …

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2024-05-01T00:00:00Z/2030-01-01T00:00:00Z

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