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Terrestrial coverage statistics by protected areas

Indicator unit: Percentage of a terrestrial (land and inland waters) area covered by protected areas.
Area of interest: The indicator is available at the country level.

Policy question: How much are terrestrial and inland water areas covered by protected areas at the country level? This is a key question for measuring progress on the coverage element of Aichi Target 11 of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).

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Data Uploaded by Luca Battistella using the Digital Observatory for Protected Areas Services (2022)

Response (Policies and Goals/Targets)
Target 11 on Protected Areas
15.1 By 2020, ensure the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of terrestrial and inland freshwater ecosystems and their services, in particular forests, wetlands, mountains and drylands, in line with obligations under international agreements
15.3:By 2030, combat desertification, restore degraded land and soil, including land affected by desertification, drought and floods, and strive to achieve a land degradation - neutral world
15.4: By 2030, ensure the conservation of mountain ecosystems, including their biodiversity, in order to enhance their capacity to provide benefits that are essential for sustainable development
Goal 15. Protect terrestrial ecosystems
Technical Reference/Fact Sheet
DOPA Factsheet
Source
Source: Digital Observatory for Protected Areas (DOPA)
Ranking
off
Make Map Points
Off
Global Data

Terrestrial coverage statistics by protected areas

The indicator can be used to assess how far countries are from the Aichi Target 11 of having 17% of the land covered by well-connected systems of protected areas. Inversely, the information highlights where on the globe additional efforts are most needed in expanding or reinforcing the coverage by protected areas.

https://rest-services.jrc.ec.europa.eu/services/d6dopa/dopa_42/get_dopa_country_all_inds?format=json
iso3
iso3
{"name":"Country ", "show": true, "nameLocation": "middle", "nameGap": 80, "type":"category", "data":"country_name"}
{"name":"Terrestrial Protection (%) ", "nameLocation": "middle", "nameGap": 80, "type":"value", "data":"country_land_prot_perc_country_land"}
{"name":"Terrestrial Protection (%) ", "type":"bar", "bp_count":"Terrestrial Protection (%) ", "data":"country_land_prot_perc_country_land"}
Descending
No
REST
5
Natural Breaks (Jenks)
sequential-7
Regional Data

Terrestrial coverage statistics by protected areas

The indicator can be used to assess how far countries are from the Aichi Target 11 of having 17% of the land covered by well-connected systems of protected areas. Inversely, the information highlights where on the globe additional efforts are most needed in expanding or reinforcing the coverage by protected areas

https://api.biopama.org/api/protection_level/function/api_region_stats/
{"name":"Region", "show": true, "nameLocation": "middle", "nameGap": 80, "type":"category", "data":"region"}
{"name":"Terrestrial Protection (%) ", "nameLocation": "middle", "nameGap": 80, "type":"value", "data":"ter_perc_prot"}
{"name":"Terrestrial Protection (%) ", "type":"bar", "bp_count":"Terrestrial Protection (%) ", "data":"ter_perc_prot"}
Descending
No
REST
5
Natural Breaks (Jenks)
sequential-7
National Data

Terrestrial coverage statistics by protected areas

The indicator can be used to assess how far countries are from the Aichi Target 11 of having 17% of the land covered by well-connected systems of protected areas. Inversely, the information highlights where on the globe additional efforts are most needed in expanding or reinforcing the coverage by protected areas

https://rest-services.jrc.ec.europa.eu/services/d6dopa/dopa_42/get_dopa_country_all_inds?format=json&country_code=NUM
{"name":"Country ", "show": true, "nameLocation": "middle", "nameGap": 80, "type":"category", "data":"country_name"}
{"name":"Terrestrial Protection (%) ", "nameLocation": "middle", "nameGap": 80, "type":"value", "data":"country_land_prot_perc_country_land"}
{"name":"Terrestrial Protection (%) ", "type":"bar", "bp_count":"Terrestrial Protection (%) ", "data":"country_land_prot_perc_country_land"}
Descending
No
REST
un_m49
Natural Breaks (Jenks)
Topic
Conservation