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February 2022 update of the WDPA and WD-OECM
The total number of protected area records in the February 2022 release of the World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) is 269,643, comprising 257,354 polygons and 12,289 points and covering 245 countries and territories.
The total number of other effective area-based conservation measures (OECMs) in the February 2022 release of the WD-OECM is 671, comprising 535 polygons and 136 points and covering 9 countries and territories.
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Highlights:
Guinea-Bissau: 178 ICCAs from the sacred sites of the Boe in Guinea-Bissau, submitted by the Chimbo Foundation.
Armenia: 2 new national protected areas, Khustup and Yeghegnadzor, submitted by the Ministry of Nature Protection.
Georgia: national and international sites updated.
| Polygons | Points | |||||||||
| Country | Designation Type | Designation name | Polygons (+) | Polygons (-) | Polygons Updated/ verified | Points (+) | Points (-) | Points Updated/verified | Point to polygon | Polygon to point |
| Guinea-Bissau | National | National designations | 0 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Armenia | National | National designations | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Georgia | National | National designations | 6 | 0 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| International | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Updated: Modifications/updates of the geometry and/or attributes of existing features in the WDPA or WD-OECM (i.e. features with existing WDPAIDs). Also covers features that have been verified as accurate (i.e. no changes need to be made). Removed: Number of features removed from the WDPA or WD-OECM (i.e. WDPAIDs removed from the databases). Added: Number of features added to the WDPA or WD-OECM (i.e. new WDPAIDs created).
Map of protected areas and OECMs
Citation: UNEP-WCMC (2022). Protected areas map of the world, February 2022. Available at: www.protectedplanet.net
Summary of current data in preparation: The data set status is defined as one of:
1) New dataset received, 2) Under review by UNEP-WCMC, 3) Under validation by data provider or 4) Final approval stages.
| Dataset | Status |
| Benin | Under Validation by Data Provider |
| Bolivia | Under Validation by Data Provider |
| Brazil | Under Validation by Data Provider |
| Burundi | Under Validation by Data Provider |
| Cameroon | Under Review by UNEP-WCMC |
| Central African Republic | Under Validation by Data Provider |
| Costa Rica | Under Validation by Data Provider |
| Côte D'Ivoire | Under Review by UNEP-WCMC |
| Democratic Republic of Congo | Under Validation by Data Provider |
| Dominican Republic | Under Validation by Data Provider |
| Egypt | Final Approval Stages |
| Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | Under Validation by Data Provider |
| Guyana | Under Review by UNEP-WCMC |
| Hong Kong | Under Validation by Data Provider |
| India | Under Validation by Data Provider |
| Indonesia | Under Validation by Data Provider |
| Israel | Under Review by UNEP-WCMC |
| Jamaica | Under Review by UNEP-WCMC |
| Jordan | Final Approval Stages |
| Liberia | Under Validation by Data Provider |
| Madagascar | Under Review by UNEP-WCMC |
| Mozambique | New Dataset Received |
| Myanmar | Under Review by UNEP-WCMC |
| Nigeria | Under Validation by Data Provider |
| Senegal | Under Validation by Data Provider |
| Suriname | Under Validation by Data Provider |
| Togo | Under Review by UNEP-WCMC |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Under Validation by Data Provider |
| Tunisia | Under Validation by Data Provider |
| Uzbekistan | Under Review by UNEP-WCMC |
| Vanuatu | Final Approval Stages |
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