Protected Areas Thematic NetworkProtected Areas Thematic Network

III TALLER INTERNACIONAL DE LA III TALLER INTERNACIONAL DE LA RED DE ÁREAS NATURALES PROTEGIDAS RED DE ÁREAS NATURALES PROTEGIDAS

ANDES AMAZONASANDES AMAZONAS

12 al 15 de Mayo de 200812 al 15 de Mayo de 2008 Quito, EcuadorQuito, Ecuador

IABIN Protected Areas Thematic NetworkIABIN Protected Areas Thematic Network

• Objective:Objective:– To promote the more effective sharing of To promote the more effective sharing of

information on protected areas within and information on protected areas within and between the countries of the Americas between the countries of the Americas Hemisphere, building on and contributing to Hemisphere, building on and contributing to existing global experience in this area through existing global experience in this area through close collaboration with the IUCN World close collaboration with the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas and the Commission on Protected Areas and the UNEP-WCMC.UNEP-WCMC.

IABIN Protected Areas Thematic NetworkIABIN Protected Areas Thematic Network• Among the main activities of PATN we can Among the main activities of PATN we can

Highlight:Highlight:– Data survey, data digitization, develop data Data survey, data digitization, develop data

standards and promote data sharing about standards and promote data sharing about protected areas;protected areas;

– Promote the accessibility and improvement of Promote the accessibility and improvement of effectiveness management assessment tools effectiveness management assessment tools and methodologies, in order to share the best and methodologies, in order to share the best practices and learning lessons. practices and learning lessons.

• Started in March 2006Started in March 2006

Progress and AchievementsProgress and Achievements• Consultancies:Consultancies:

– ““Identify Identify available databases and data sourcesavailable databases and data sources about Protected Areas in about Protected Areas in Latin America and Caribbean to Support the Protected Areas Thematic Latin America and Caribbean to Support the Protected Areas Thematic Network”Network”

– ““Identify available Protected Area Identify available Protected Area Management Effectiveness data, Management Effectiveness data, Methods and ResultsMethods and Results in Latin America and Caribbean to Support the in Latin America and Caribbean to Support the Protected Areas Thematic Network”Protected Areas Thematic Network”

– ““Identification and prioritization of technical and Identification and prioritization of technical and biodiversity information biodiversity information needs and gapsneeds and gaps on Protected Areas in Latin America and Caribbean to on Protected Areas in Latin America and Caribbean to Support the Protected Areas Thematic Network”Support the Protected Areas Thematic Network”

• Protected Areas Thematic Network Architecture and Data Protected Areas Thematic Network Architecture and Data Gathering StrategyGathering Strategy– Elaborated after discussions with UNEP-WCMC and key data providersElaborated after discussions with UNEP-WCMC and key data providers

• PATN Data Standard V 0.9PATN Data Standard V 0.9– Elaborated based on recommendations from the consultancies and Elaborated based on recommendations from the consultancies and

agreed with UNEP-WCMCagreed with UNEP-WCMC• PATN Conceptual Data Model V 2.1PATN Conceptual Data Model V 2.1

PATN Data Core Standard v 0.9PATN Data Core Standard v 0.9Attribute ID/order

Attribute Name Field Name Type Length (Precision)

Field Content and Comments

1 WDPA unique ID WDPA_SITE_CODE Integer 7 WDPA unique site ID (SITE_CODE). Designated by WDPA / UNEP-WCMC 2 PATN unique ID PATN_SITE_CODE Integer 7 PATN unique site ID. Designated by PATN Coordinating Institution as the unique ID of

the Americas and Caribbean Database on Protected Areas 3 Source unique ID SOURCE_SITE_CODE Integer 7 Unique site ID at data source / data provider 4 Site name AREA_NAME_LOCAL Text (String) 120 Name as known in local area in local language 5 Site name in

English AREA_NAME_ENG Text (String) 120

Name as known in local area translated to English, if available

6 Country name COUNTRY Text (String) 50 Use the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) representation of country names (ISO 3166-1).

7 Country code ISO3 Text (String) 3 The ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code 8 Sub-national unit SUB_COUNTRY Text (String) 120 State/province site is located 9 IABIN sub-region IABIN_SUB Integer 1 IABIN Sub-region number (1-7)

10 Latitude LAT_DD Double 19 Latitude in decimal degrees of the area polygon’s centroid 11 Longitude LONG_DD Double 19 Longitude in decimal degrees of the area polygon’s centroid 12 Designation in

local language DESIGNATE_LOC Text (String) 120 Type of site e.g. national park, nature reserve etc; in local language

13 Designation in English

DESIGNATE_ENG Text (String) 120 Type of site e.g. national park, nature reserve etc ; in English

14 Convention / Criteria

CONVENTION Text (String) 120 International convention (plus criteria) or agreement site established under e.g. UNESCO World Heritage Site

15 Site Status STATUS Text (String) 50 Current Status of Site e.g. Designated, Proposed etc

16 Year of establishment

EST_YEAR Integer 4 Establishment year of site current status

17 Month of establishment

EST_MONTH Integer 2 Establishment month of site current status

18 Day of establishment

EST_DAY Integer 2 Establishment day of site current status

19 Documented total area

TOT_AREA_HA_DOC Double 15 Total area as specified in decree or management documentation, in hectares.

20 GIS total area TOT_AREA_HA_GIS Double 15 Area calculated from GIS boundary layer, in hectares

21 Contain marine extent?

MARINE Boolean 1 Yes / No

22 Documented marine total area

MA_AREA_HA_DOC Double 15 Marine area as specified in decree or management documentation, in hectares.

23 GIS marine total area

MA_AREA_HA_GIS Double 15 Area calculated from GIS boundary layer, in hectares

24 IUCN management category

IUCN_CAT Text (String) 8 IUCN Protected Area Management Category table holds predefined options and definitions (see Erro! Fonte de referência não encontrada.)

25 Has polygon (spatial) data?

POLY Boolean 1 Yes / No

26 Site zonation SITE_ZONE Text (String) 50 User defined, where available. Could be developed into predefined options and definitions in the future and/or held within the GIS polygon data.

27 Marine zonation MPA_ZONE Text (String) 50 MPA Zoning table holds predefined options and definitions (see Erro! Fonte de referência não encontrada.)

28 No take area NO_TAKE Boolean 1 Is any part of the MPA no-take? (Yes / No) 29 Documented no

take area NO_TAKE_AREA_DOC Double 15 No Take Area as specified in decree or management documentation, in hectares.

30 GIS no take area NO_TAKE_AREA_GIS Double 15 No Take area calculated from GIS boundary layer, in hectares.

31 No take options and definitions

NO_TAKE_TYPE Text (String) 20 No Take table holds predefined options and definitions (see Erro! Fonte de referência não encontrada.)

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Progress and AchievementsProgress and Achievements• PATN Web Portal: http://protectedareas.iabin.netPATN Web Portal: http://protectedareas.iabin.net• Americas and Caribbean Database on Protected Americas and Caribbean Database on Protected

Areas On-lineAreas On-line– (Launched at August 2007)(Launched at August 2007)– 10.852 Records (IUCN PAs) – New Version (2007) with 11.981 10.852 Records (IUCN PAs) – New Version (2007) with 11.981

Records.Records.• Key data providers contacted and engagedKey data providers contacted and engaged

– Data transfer and update tests: 1Data transfer and update tests: 1stst semester 2008 semester 2008• Brazil Ministry of EnvironmentalBrazil Ministry of Environmental• RANPA (Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Surinam, RANPA (Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Surinam,

Venezuela and Brazil)Venezuela and Brazil)• Data digitizing tools offered by Brazilian GovernmentData digitizing tools offered by Brazilian Government

– Geospatial data tool web based Geospatial data tool web based – Protected Areas Catalog SystemProtected Areas Catalog System– Training Workshop on planning, together with NBII (metadata Training Workshop on planning, together with NBII (metadata

tools), Ecosystem Thematic Network and Brazilian Ministry of tools), Ecosystem Thematic Network and Brazilian Ministry of EnvironmentalEnvironmental

http://protectedareas.iabin.net

National Protected Areas Database System

• Brazilian Government is offering a web based database system to the IABIN Countries

• PATN is organizing a Training workshop to the countries that intend to adopt the system

PATN Data Content Grant• PATN will be launching at the end of May 2008 the

“Request for Proposals”• US$ 100,000 available to proposals of US$ 10,000• Focus on “Data Digitizing Activities”• Data must be compatible and accessible by PATN

Database / World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA)• The IABIN Countries can:

– Do data entry at PATN Database web based interface.– Adopt the National Protected Areas Database System offered by

Brazil.– Organize and send digitized data to PATN Coordinating

Institution, following PATN Data Standards.• Regional initiatives are eligible

• Eduardo Dalcin Eduardo Dalcin eduardod@fundacaoboticario.org.breduardod@fundacaoboticario.org.br

Thank You!Thank You!