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July 2021 update of the WDPA and WD-OECM
The total number of protected area records in the July 2021 release of the World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) is 265,940, comprising 253,752 polygons and 12,188 points and covering 245 countries and territories.
The total number of other effective area-based conservation measures (OECMs) in the July 2021 release of the WD-OECM is 506, comprising 207 polygons and 299 points and covering 5 countries and territories.
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Highlights:
Sierra Leone: Complete update for Sierra Leone for the first time since 2014. This update includes the addition of 19 forest reserves. And all sites are now represented as polygons. This update was facilitated by OBAPAO through the BIOPAMA programme.
Oman: The addition of 4 established protected areas in Oman
| Polygons | Points | |||||||||
| Country | Designation Type | Designation name | Polygons (+) | Polygons (-) | Polygons Updated/ verified | Points (+) | Points (-) | Points Updated/verified | Point to polygon | Polygon to point |
| Oman | National | National designations | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Congo | International | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Malaysia | National | National designations | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sierra Leone | National | National designations | 19 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| International | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Brazil | National | National designations | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Russian Federation | National | National designations | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,183 | 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 (2021). Protected areas map of the world, July 2021 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 |
| Central African Republic | Under Validation by Data Provider |
| Democratic Republic of Congo | Under Validation by Data Provider |
| Dominican Republic | Under Validation by Data Provider |
| Egypt | Final Approval Stages |
| Ethiopia | Under Review by UNEP-WCMC |
| Eritrea | Under review by UNEP-WCMC |
| Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | Under Validation by Data Provider |
| Georgia | Under Validation by Data Provider |
| Hong Kong | Under Validation by Data Provider |
| Indonesia | Under Validation by Data Provider |
| Japan | New dataset received |
| Lebanon | Under Review by UNEP-WCMC |
| Liberia | Under Validation by Data Provider |
| Morocco | Under Validation by Data Provider |
| Myanmar | Under Review by UNEP-WCMC |
| Nigeria | Under Validation by Data Provider |
| Oman | Final Approval stages |
| Senegal | Under Validation by Data Provider |
| Sierra Leone | New dataset received |
| Suriname | Under Validation by Data Provider |
| Tunisia | Under Validation by Data Provider |
| Vanuatu | Final Approval Stages |
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