WIO Marine Protected Area

Title
WIO Marine Protected Area
Abstract

This vector polygon/s layer was sourced from the World Conservation Monitoring Center (WCMC) as a global layer and used to derive the WIO MPAs . It shows marine designated areas where human activities are restricted for conservation purposes.

Publication Date
Type
Vector Data
Keywords
MPA , Western Indian Ocean
Category
Oceans
features and characteristics of salt water bodies (excluding inland waters). Examples: tides, tidal waves, coastal information, reefs
Regions
Africa , East Africa , Comoros , Kenya , Madagascar , Mauritius , Mayotte , Mozambique , Reunion , Seychelles , Somalia , United Republic of Tanzania , Southern Africa , South Africa
Owner
More info
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Maintenance Frequency
Data Is Updated As Deemed Necessary
Restrictions
formal permission to do something
Purpose

Established to protect and preserve ecosystems

Language
English
Supplemental Information

No information provided

Spatial Representation Type
vector data is used to represent geographic data
Attribute Name Label Description Range Average Median Standard Deviation
no_take NA
no_tk_area NA 2.98 0.00 15.26
wdpaid NA 209177313.23 392146.00 269069536.42
desig_eng NA
wdpa_pid NA 209177313.23 392146.00 269069536.42
desig_type NA
metadataid NA 1549.52 1700.00 444.85
name NA
orig_name NA
marine NA
rep_m_area NA 70528472.47 2.20 517402941.35
rep_area NA 1788.63 3.18 9346.67
iso3 NA
sub_loc NA
status NA
status_yr NA 1997.87 2005.00 14.42
iucn_cat NA
gov_type NA
mang_auth NA
mang_plan NA
int_crit NA

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    MOZALINK

    Project Partners: IRD (REUNION ISLAND), CORDIO (KENYA), Eduardo Mondlane University (MOZAMBIQUE), IHSM (MADAGASCAR), Ulanga Ngazidja (COMORES), University of Dar es Salaam (TANZANIA)