Protected Areas Thematic NetworkProtected Areas Thematic Network

IABIN Vision MeetingIABIN Vision MeetingOctober 28October 28thth – 29 – 29thth, 2008, Washington, DC, 2008, Washington, DC

Presented by Helena PavesePresented by Helena PaveseProtected Areas ProgrammeProtected Areas Programme

UNEP-WCMCUNEP-WCMC

PATN ObjectivesPATN Objectives

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 UNEP-Commission on Protected Areas and the UNEP-WCMC.WCMC.

PATN StructurePATN Structure

PATN ProgressPATN ProgressYear 1 – Planning phaseYear 1 – Planning phase• Establishment of the PATN Consortium• Initial contact with IABIN Focal Points• Development of work plan

Year 2 – Screening phaseYear 2 – Screening phaseConsultancies:

1.Identify available databases and data sources;2.Identification and prioritization of information needs and gaps;3.Identification of PA management effectiveness tools and assessments;

Year 3 – Defining standards and protocolsYear 3 – Defining standards and protocols

Improving PA data management and sharingImproving PA data management and sharing

PATN ProgressPATN Progress

Year 3 – Defining standards and protocolsYear 3 – Defining standards and protocols

• PATN Architecture and data gathering strategy PATN Architecture and data gathering strategy (V. 2.3)(V. 2.3)

• PATN Data standards (v 1.1)PATN Data standards (v 1.1)

• PATN Conceptual data model (v 2.3)PATN Conceptual data model (v 2.3)

• PATN adopts the “Attribute data structure for the World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) - Version 1.1” as standard;

• PATN adopts the new WDPA web-based data digitizing tools;

• PATN integrates the WDPA Database view to the PATN Web Portal as the “PATN database”;– Develop a “widget” in order to present the Region’s PA

data at PATN web portal.

• In order to integrate PATN data to other TNs the WDPA needs to be integrated to IABIN Network.

PATN Architecture and data gathering PATN Architecture and data gathering strategy strategy (v. 2.3)(v. 2.3)

PATN Data Core Standard v 1.0PATN Data Core Standard v 1.0Attribute 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 I s 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.)

Done!

Done!Under tests!

Done!

Under development

Under negotiation

NextStep!

PATN ProgressPATN ProgressYear 3 – Improving PA data management and sharingYear 3 – Improving PA data management and sharing

• PATN Web portal;PATN Web portal;• Data digitizing tools;Data digitizing tools;

– Brazilian GovernmentBrazilian Government• Geospatial data tool web based Geospatial data tool web based • Protected Areas Catalog SystemProtected Areas Catalog System

– WDPAWDPA• New Web Based data entry and edit toolNew Web Based data entry and edit tool

• Linking with national and regional initiatives;Linking with national and regional initiatives;

http://protectedareas.iabin.net

www.wdpa.org

PATN Data Content GrantPATN Data Content Grant

• PATN will be launched at the end August 2008 the “Request PATN will be launched at the end August 2008 the “Request for Proposals”for Proposals”

• US$ 100,000 available for proposals (US$ 10,000 max)US$ 100,000 available for proposals (US$ 10,000 max)• Focus on “Data Digitizing Activities”Focus on “Data Digitizing Activities”• Data must be compatible and accessible by PATN Database / Data must be compatible and accessible by PATN Database /

World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA)World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA)• Options of data management:Options of data management:

– Use the WDPA web based interface;Use the WDPA web based interface;– Adopt the National Protected Areas Database System Adopt the National Protected Areas Database System

offered by Brazil.offered by Brazil.– Organize and send digitized data to PATN Coordinating Organize and send digitized data to PATN Coordinating

Institution, following PATN Data Standards.Institution, following PATN Data Standards.

Year 3 – Improving PA data management and sharingYear 3 – Improving PA data management and sharing

Strengthens • Knowledge on PA data management is well

advanced;• Information is available for most countries;• Already has a world network of Protected

Areas expertise with over 1,400 members, covering 140 countries (WCPA).

• Existence of a centralized database (WDPA);• Existence of data update and exchange

processes;• Existence of a institution and the infrastructure

to host and publish the data (UNEP-WCMC);

Weaknesses

• No mature and published data standards and protocols for data exchange;

• No link established yet between databases and IABIN;

• Low interest and participation of countries;

Challenges

• Little or no involvement of PATN Consortium members;

• Difficult communication with IABIN Focal points;

• Identification of PA Technical representatives;

• Better integration with other IABIN Geospatial data;

Opportunities

• Existence of national PA databases;• Synergies between databases;• Interest in partnerships and cooperation• Existence of robust PATN management

systems;• Use WDPA web based data entry tool

and/or Brazilian Ministry of Environmental Catalogue System.

PATN Future• March 2009 – End of agreement between OAS and Fundação O Boticário• Who will coordinate the PATN?? • Recreate the PATN Consortium Board and ensure members involvement;• Strengthen (formalise?) communication with countries PA representatives;• Improve coordination with other PATNs; • Maintain and improve coordination with regional and global initiatives;• Improve support for countries in data gathering and management;• Ensure long-term sustainability of the network (e.g. formalising data sharing)

Helena Boniatti PaveseHelena Boniatti Pavese(helena.pavese@unep-wcmc.org)(helena.pavese@unep-wcmc.org)

Eduardo Dalcin – Fundação O BoticárioEduardo Dalcin – Fundação O Boticário(eduardod@fundacaoboticario.org.br)

Thank You!Thank You!

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