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<div style='text-align:Left;'><p></p><div style='margin:0px; padding:0px; clear:both; color:rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:"Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size:12px;'><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:10.6667px; padding:0px; font-kerning:none; background-color:transparent; color:windowtext;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-variant-ligatures:none !important; font-size:12pt; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>The</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> World Database on Protected and Conserv</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>ed Areas (WDPCA)</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>combines</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> the</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> formerly separate</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM)</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>. The WDPCA is</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> the most comprehensive global database</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> of marine and terrestrial protected areas and other effective area-based conservation measures, updated on a monthly basis, and </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>is</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>one of the key global biodiversity data</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>sets being widely used by scientists, businesses, governments, </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>i</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>nternational secretariats</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>,</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> and others to inform planning, policy decisions</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>,</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> and management.</span></span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:12pt; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'> </span></p></div><div style='margin:0px; padding:0px; clear:both; color:rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:"Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size:12px;'><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:10.6667px; padding:0px; font-kerning:none; background-color:transparent; color:windowtext;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-variant-ligatures:none !important; font-size:12pt; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>The </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>WDPCA is</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> part of the Protected Planet Initiative,</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> a joint product of </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>the </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>UN Environment Programme and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The compilation and management of the </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>WDPCA</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> is carried out by </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>the </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), in collaboration with governments and other stakeholders.</span></span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:12pt; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'> </span></p></div><div style='margin:0px; padding:0px; clear:both; color:rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:"Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size:12px;'><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:10.6667px; padding:0px; font-kerning:none; background-color:transparent; color:windowtext;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-variant-ligatures:none !important; font-size:12pt; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>Data and information on the world's protected </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>and conserved </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>areas </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>compiled in the </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>WDPCA is</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> used for reporting on progress towards reaching </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>Target 3 of </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>, which calls for 30% of the world’s land and waters to be effectively conserved by 2030.</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>Additionally,</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>the WDPCA is used </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>for reporting </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>to the UN to track progress towards the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>tracking of </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>core indicators</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>, and </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>providing information for </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>other international assessments and reports including the Global Biodiversity Outlook. UNEP-WCMC and IUCN periodically release the Protected Planet Report on the status of the world's protected and conserved areas.</span></span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:12pt; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'> </span></p></div><div style='margin:0px; padding:0px; clear:both; color:rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:"Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size:12px;'><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:10.6667px; padding:0px; font-kerning:none; background-color:transparent; color:windowtext;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-variant-ligatures:none !important; font-size:12pt; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>Many platforms are incorporating the </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>WDPCA</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> to provide integrated information to diverse users, including businesses and governments, in a range of sectors. For example, the </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>WDPCA</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>is </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>included in the Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> (IBAT)</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>, an innovative decision support tool that gives</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> commercial</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> users easy access to up-to-date information that allows them to </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>identify</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> biodiversity risks and opportunities within a project boundary.</span></span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:12pt; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'> </span></p></div><div style='margin:0px; padding:0px; clear:both; color:rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:"Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size:12px;'><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:10.6667px; padding:0px; font-kerning:none; background-color:transparent; color:windowtext;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-variant-ligatures:none !important; font-size:12pt; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>The reach of the </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>WDPCA is</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> further enhanced </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>by</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>the UN Biodiversity Lab as well as </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>services </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>developed by other parties, such as the Global Forest Watch and the Digital Observatory for Protected Areas, which provide decision makers with access to monitoring and alert systems that allow whole landscapes to be managed better. Together, these applications of the </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>WDPCA</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> demonstrate the growing value and significance of the Protected Planet initiative.</span></span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:12pt; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'> </span></p></div><p></p></div> |
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<span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; color:rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size:12pt; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures:none !important;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>Neither (a) the </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>WDPCA</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> Materials nor (b) any work derived from or based upon the </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>WDPCA</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> Materials (“Derivative Works") may be put to Commercial Use without the prior written permission of UNEP-WCMC. For the purposes of these Terms and Conditions, “Commercial Use" means a) any use by, on behalf of, or to inform or assist the activities of, a commercial entity (an entity that operates 'for profit') or b) use by any individual or non-profit entity for the purposes of revenue generation. For commercial uses, please go to the IBAT website: https://www.ibat-alliance.org/. For the avoidance of doubt, UNEP-WCMC reserves the right to </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>determine</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> whether a particular use of the </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>WDPCA</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> Materials </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>constitutes</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> a Commercial Use or otherwise.</span></span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; color:rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size:12pt; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'> </span> |