The World Database on Protected and Conserved Areas is the most comprehensive global database of marine, terrestrial and inland water protected areas and other effective area-based conservation measur
Coral reefs near Enderbury Island, Phoenix Islands Protected Area, a marine protected area in the WDPCA.
Nærøyfjord UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Protected areas or conservation areas are locations that receive protection because of their recognized natural or cultural values. Protected areas are those areas in which human presence or the explo
World Database on Protected and Conserved Areas
…The World Database on Protected and Conserved Areas (WDPCA) is the most comprehensive global database of marine, terrestrial and inland water protected areas and other effective area-based conservation measures (OECMs). As of May 2026, the WDPCA contains data on more than 312,000 protected areas and approximately…
Strict nature reserve Belianske Tatras in Slovakia
Black Opal Spring in Yellowstone National Park in the United States. Yellowstone, the world's second official protected area (after Mongolia's Bogd Khan Mountain), was declared a protected area in 1872, and it encompasses areas which are classified as both a National Park (Category II) and a Habitat Management Area (Category IV).
Schweizerischer National Park in the Swiss Alps is a Strict Nature Reserve (Category Ia).
The Jaldapara National Park in West Bengal, India, is a Habitat Management Area (Category IV).