Abstract
 Development of the World Database on Protected Areas Track: Ecology and Conservation Author(s): Lucy Fish, Phill Fox, Ian May, Simon Blyth UNEP-WCMC has been the custodian of the World Database of Protected Areas (WDPA) for the past 20 years. The aim of this unique resource is to manage and link information relevant to establishing and maintaining an effective global system of protected areas. Protected areas are designated for many reasons, but the global aim is that they should be representative of biological diversity at both national and global scales. The WDPA contains more than 120,000 sites and has two main components, an aspatial (attribute) database and an expanding spatial (GIS) dataset containing the boundary information. Data arrives from a number of different sources including country agencies, NGOs, IGOs, and the WDPA Consortium. The WDPA Consortium provides a focal point through which information and ideas are both pooled and shared. The Consortium members through their own projects and programmes and by tapping into a network of in-country expertise, perform a vital information-gathering role. Lucy Fish UNEP-WCMC GIS and Internet Services 219 Huntingdon Road Cambridge CB3 0DL GB Phone: 01223 277314 E-mail: Lucy.Fish@unep-wcmc.org Phill Fox UNEP-WCMC GIS and Internet Services 219 Huntingdon Road Cambridge , Cambridgeshire CB3 0DL GB Phone: 44(0)1223277314 Fax: 44(0)1223277136 E-mail: phill.fox@unep-wcmc.org Ian May UNEP-WCMC Internet and GIS Services 219 Huntingdon Road Cambridge , Cambridgeshire CB3 0DL GB Phone: 01223 277314 Fax: 01223 277136 E-mail: Ian.May@unep-wcmc.org Simon Blyth UNEP-WCMC GIS and Internet Services 219 Huntingdon Road Cambridge , Cambridgeshire CB3 0DL GB Phone: 01223 277314 E-mail: simon.blyth@unep-wcmc.org |
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