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16.44%

286,810: Protected Areas

Terrestrial and inland waters protected area coverage

8.34%

16,503: Protected Areas

Marine protected area coverage

17.54%

286,810: Protected Areas

6241: OECMs

Terrestrial and inland waters protected area & OECM coverage

8.45%

16,503: Protected Areas

200: OECMs

Marine protected area & OECM coverage

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Thematic Areas

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### Protected Areas (WDPA)

The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) is the most comprehensive global database on terrestrial and marine protected areas.

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20,419 Protected Areas

### Management Effectiveness (PAME)

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.

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6,441 OECMs

### Other Effective Area-Based Conservation Measures (WDOECM)

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.

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### Territories and areas conserved by indigenous peoples and local communities (ICCAs)

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.

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### The IUCN Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas

The IUCN Green List is a new global standard for protected areas. The list recognises success in achieving conservation outcomes and measures progress in effective management of protected areas.

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### Equitable Governance

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.

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Beyond protected and conserved areas what is the contribution of ecological corridors to achieving global conservation goals?

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16,720 Protected Areas

### Marine Protected Areas

Over 70% of the surface of Earth is ocean, comprised of highly diverse ecosystems, and providing a wide range of marine ecosystem services that support human society, health and the economy. This website presents the most recent official coverage statistics for marine protected areas.

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Resources

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14 March 25

### Videos on reporting data to Protected Planet

Videos explaining how relevant stakeholders can report protected area and OECM data to the WDPA and WD-OECM can be found in this section.

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01 November 24

### WDPA and WD-OECM Manual

WDPA Manuals: Guidance about the data held within the WDPA, including its history, how it is collected, managed and distributed, and how it should be interpreted and used for analyses and research.

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25 October 24

### Calculating protected area and OECM coverage

How do we calculate the coverage of protected areas and OECMs?

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10 September 21

### MPA Guide

The MPA Guide refines existing language and captures a shared vision to describe MPAs and the conservation outcomes they provide.

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14 March 25

### Hidden Potential of Private Governance

Hidden Potential of Private Governance

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29 October 24

### The Protected Planet Report 2024 is now live

The Protected Planet Report 2024 provides the first official review of global progress towards the world's commitment to Target 3 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

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Protected Planet Report 2024

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Tracking progress towards global targets for protected and conserved areas.

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