312,883 Protected Areas
The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) is the most comprehensive global database on terrestrial and marine protected areas.
21,948 Protected Areas
Comprising many thousands of assessments of how well a protected area is being managed – primarily the extent to which it is protecting values and achieving goals and objectives.
7,487 OECMs
OECMs complement protected areas through sustained, positive conservation outcomes, even though they may be managed primarily for other reasons. They are documented in the World Database on OECMs.
The ICCA Registry website is an online information platform for territories and areas conserved by indigenous peoples and local communities (ICCAs), where communities themselves provide data, case studies, maps, photos and stories.
77 Protected Areas
The IUCN Green List is a global standard for protected and conserved areas.
Equity relates to how fairly a protected area is governed: who has a say in decisions, how decisions are taken, and how the costs and benefits are shared.
Beyond protected and conserved areas what is the contribution of ecological corridors to achieving global conservation goals?
17,343 Protected Areas
The ocean covers over 70% of the Earth’s surface and comprises highly diverse ecosystems. This page summarizes the global status of marine protected areas and OECMs and presents the most recent official statistics.
Tracking progress towards global targets for protected and conserved areas.