1 Data information

The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) is the most comprehensive global database on terrestrial and marine protected areas.

1.1 Interactive map

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2 Geographical extent

2.1 Coordinates

## [1] "West-Longitude: -2.15"
## [1] "South-Latitude: 49.1"
## [1] "East-Longitude: -0.77"
## [1] "North-Latitude: 49.85"

2.2 Defined area

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3 Protected areas

3.1 Access data



Available labels:

##  [1] "WDPAID"     "WDPA_PID"   "PA_DEF"     "NAME"       "ORIG_NAME" 
##  [6] "DESIG"      "DESIG_ENG"  "DESIG_TYPE" "IUCN_CAT"   "INT_CRIT"  
## [11] "MARINE"     "REP_M_AREA" "GIS_M_AREA" "REP_AREA"   "GIS_AREA"  
## [16] "NO_TAKE"    "NO_TK_AREA" "STATUS"     "STATUS_YR"  "GOV_TYPE"  
## [21] "OWN_TYPE"   "MANG_AUTH"  "MANG_PLAN"  "VERIF"      "METADATAID"
## [26] "SUB_LOC"    "PARENT_ISO" "ISO3"       "geometry"


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3.2 Table

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3.3 Map

3.4 Maps with id

## [1] "Beauguillot"                                                                           
## [2] "Surface: 2.43424952139378 km^2"                                                        
## [3] "National"                                                                              
## [4] "Land Acquired By Conservatoire Du Littoral (National Seaside And Lakeside Conservancy)"
## [5] "Designated"                                                                            
## [6] "1997"                                                                                  
## [7] "Federal or national ministry or agency"

## [1] "Havre De Geffosses"                                                                    
## [2] "Surface: 0.133891963659465 km^2"                                                       
## [3] "National"                                                                              
## [4] "Land Acquired By Conservatoire Du Littoral (National Seaside And Lakeside Conservancy)"
## [5] "Designated"                                                                            
## [6] "2000"                                                                                  
## [7] "Federal or national ministry or agency"

## [1] "South East Coast of Jersey, Channel Islands"     
## [2] "Surface: 32.3663979265686 km^2"                  
## [3] "International"                                   
## [4] "Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance"
## [5] "Designated"                                      
## [6] "2000"                                            
## [7] "Not Reported"

## [1] "Les Ecrehou and Les Dirouilles"                  
## [2] "Surface: 55.4156519628067 km^2"                  
## [3] "International"                                   
## [4] "Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance"
## [5] "Designated"                                      
## [6] "2005"                                            
## [7] "Not Reported"

## [1] "Littoral Ouest du Cotentin de Br<e9>hal <e0> Pirou"
## [2] "Surface: 9.88855000380808 km^2"                    
## [3] "Regional"                                          
## [4] "Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)" 
## [5] "Designated"                                        
## [6] "2004"                                              
## [7] "Federal or national ministry or agency"

## [1] "R<e9>cifs et landes de la Hague"                  
## [2] "Surface: 91.1843611008097 km^2"                   
## [3] "Regional"                                         
## [4] "Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)"
## [5] "Designated"                                       
## [6] "2009"                                             
## [7] "Federal or national ministry or agency"

## [1] "R<e9>cifs et marais arri<e8>re-littoraux du Cap L<e9>vi <e0> la Pointe de Saire"
## [2] "Surface: 147.592383768983 km^2"                                                 
## [3] "Regional"                                                                       
## [4] "Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)"                              
## [5] "Designated"                                                                     
## [6] "2011"                                                                           
## [7] "Federal or national ministry or agency"

## [1] "Tatihou - Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue"                  
## [2] "Surface: 11.4638512486101 km^2"                   
## [3] "Regional"                                         
## [4] "Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)"
## [5] "Designated"                                       
## [6] "2004"                                             
## [7] "Federal or national ministry or agency"

## [1] "Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin - Baie des Veys"  
## [2] "Surface: 155.117019582142 km^2"                   
## [3] "Regional"                                         
## [4] "Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)"
## [5] "Designated"                                       
## [6] "2004"                                             
## [7] "Federal or national ministry or agency"

## [1] "Banc et r<e9>cifs de Surtainville"                
## [2] "Surface: 139.702009745761 km^2"                   
## [3] "Regional"                                         
## [4] "Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)"
## [5] "Designated"                                       
## [6] "2009"                                             
## [7] "Federal or national ministry or agency"

## [1] "Anse de Vauville"                                 
## [2] "Surface: 130.596282889553 km^2"                   
## [3] "Regional"                                         
## [4] "Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)"
## [5] "Designated"                                       
## [6] "2009"                                             
## [7] "Federal or national ministry or agency"

## [1] "Baie de Seine occidentale"                        
## [2] "Surface: 455.237589804391 km^2"                   
## [3] "Regional"                                         
## [4] "Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)"
## [5] "Designated"                                       
## [6] "2009"                                             
## [7] "Federal or national ministry or agency"

## [1] "Basses Vall<e9>es du Cotentin et Baie des Veys"
## [2] "Surface: 161.749611693399 km^2"                
## [3] "Regional"                                      
## [4] "Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)"     
## [5] "Designated"                                    
## [6] "2006"                                          
## [7] "Federal or national ministry or agency"

## [1] "Baie de Seine occidentale"                
## [2] "Surface: 444.384352507819 km^2"           
## [3] "Regional"                                 
## [4] "Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)"
## [5] "Designated"                               
## [6] "2005"                                     
## [7] "Federal or national ministry or agency"

## [1] "Falaise du Bessin Occidental"             
## [2] "Surface: 12.5688715655611 km^2"           
## [3] "Regional"                                 
## [4] "Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)"
## [5] "Designated"                               
## [6] "2005"                                     
## [7] "Federal or national ministry or agency"

## [1] "Landes et dunes de la Hague"              
## [2] "Surface: 49.060024228479 km^2"            
## [3] "Regional"                                 
## [4] "Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)"
## [5] "Designated"                               
## [6] "2006"                                     
## [7] "Federal or national ministry or agency"

## [1] "Domaine de Beauguillot"         "Surface: 4.07358287685442 km^2"
## [3] "Regional"                       "Marine Protected Area (OSPAR)" 
## [5] "Designated"                     "2006"                          
## [7] "Collaborative governance"

## [1] "Baie de Seine occidentale"      "Surface: 455.257758788594 km^2"
## [3] "Regional"                       "Marine Protected Area (OSPAR)" 
## [5] "Designated"                     "2012"                          
## [7] "Collaborative governance"

## [1] "Falaise du Bessin Occidental"   "Surface: 12.5769800826746 km^2"
## [3] "Regional"                       "Marine Protected Area (OSPAR)" 
## [5] "Designated"                     "2012"                          
## [7] "Collaborative governance"

## [1] "R<e9>cifs et marais arri<e8>re-littoraux du Cap L<e9>vi <e0> la Pointe de Saire"
## [2] "Surface: 147.58034423879 km^2"                                                  
## [3] "Regional"                                                                       
## [4] "Marine Protected Area (OSPAR)"                                                  
## [5] "Designated"                                                                     
## [6] "2012"                                                                           
## [7] "Collaborative governance"

## [1] "Tatihou - Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue" "Surface: 3.75854158710515 km^2" 
## [3] "Regional"                        "Marine Protected Area (OSPAR)"  
## [5] "Designated"                      "2012"                           
## [7] "Collaborative governance"

## [1] "<ce>les Saint-Marcouf"                 
## [2] "Surface: 0.00805496858239174 km^2"     
## [3] "National"                              
## [4] "Biotope Protection Order"              
## [5] "Designated"                            
## [6] "2019"                                  
## [7] "Federal or national ministry or agency"

## [1] "Mont Orgueil"                     "Surface: 0.0364728003400564 km^2"
## [3] "National"                         "Ecological SSI"                  
## [5] "Designated"                       "2011"                            
## [7] "Sub-national ministry or agency"

## [1] "South Hill"                        "Surface: 0.00405447734177113 km^2"
## [3] "National"                          "Ecological SSI"                   
## [5] "Designated"                        "2007"                             
## [7] "Sub-national ministry or agency"

## [1] "Les Ecrehous"                  "Surface: 14.935835941169 km^2"
## [3] "Regional"                      "Marine Protected Area (OSPAR)"
## [5] "Designated"                    "2018"                         
## [7] "Collaborative governance"

## [1] "Jersey Coast"                   "Surface: 83.5484669984744 km^2"
## [3] "Regional"                       "Marine Protected Area (OSPAR)" 
## [5] "Designated"                     "2018"                          
## [7] "Collaborative governance"

## [1] "Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin, Baie des Veys"  
## [2] "Surface: 388.944136751935 km^2"                  
## [3] "International"                                   
## [4] "Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance"
## [5] "Designated"                                      
## [6] "1991"                                            
## [7] "Not Reported"

## [1] "Domaine De Beauguillot"                
## [2] "Surface: 5.35285853199846 km^2"        
## [3] "National"                              
## [4] "National Nature Reserve"               
## [5] "Designated"                            
## [6] "1980"                                  
## [7] "Federal or national ministry or agency"

## [1] "Ile De Tatihou"                                                                        
## [2] "Surface: 0.289506617424011 km^2"                                                       
## [3] "National"                                                                              
## [4] "Land Acquired By Conservatoire Du Littoral (National Seaside And Lakeside Conservancy)"
## [5] "Designated"                                                                            
## [6] "1990"                                                                                  
## [7] "Federal or national ministry or agency"