Difference between revisions of "Protected area - grid"

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|Label=Protected areas
 
|Label=Protected areas
|Description=Map of protected nature areas, limiting human activities
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|Description=Map of protected nature areas, limiting use of this area.
 
|Dimension=worldgrid
 
|Dimension=worldgrid
 
|VariableType=driver
 
|VariableType=driver
 
|DriverGroup=Environmental and other policies
 
|DriverGroup=Environmental and other policies
|Source=WDPA (http://www.wdpa.org): personal communication and special release on April 2011
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|Source=WDPA database;
|BasedOn=Own assumptions, derived from polygon maps
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|BasedOn=own assumptions, derived from polygon maps
|Reference=WDPA (http://www.wdpa.org)
 
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The WDPA consists of polygon and point shapefiles. The polygon shape files describe the knkown delineated boundary for the protected areas, we only used the polygon data. The current published version of the WDPA is the 'WDPA Annual Release 2010', this set is based on a more recent (corrected) version.
 

Latest revision as of 08:38, 19 November 2018

Label: Protected areas
Description: Map of protected nature areas, limiting use of this area.
Dimensions: worldgrid
Variable type: driver
Driver group: Environmental and other policies
Source: WDPA database;
Values based on: own assumptions, derived from polygon maps


Drivers are described in the Drivers component.
Variable is input of model component(s):

Protected area - gridLand-use allocationLand cover and land useTerrestrial biodiversityEcosystem servicesThis is a graph with borders and nodes that may contain hyperlinks.


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