Before revision: UNEP-WCMC, Cambridge, UK Estimation of the extent and quantity of carbon stocks protected by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Governmental and Non-Governmental Organisations Support and tracking of world and regional progress towards a number of international targets, mandates, and assessments Gap analysis of protected areas: many countries and regions are undertaking this work to identify the extent of protection for biomes, habitats, and species, which helps with prioritizing the establishment of protected areas Planning of new protected areas: the Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool IBAT, makes protected areas data from the WDPA available for research and conservation planning.
After revision: Support decision making when used in combination with earth observations to assess pressures on protected areas, such as in the Digital Observatory for Protected Areas DOPA) developed by the Joint Research Centre of the European CommissionUNEP-WCMC, Cambridge, UK Estimation of the extent and quantity of carbon stocks protected by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Governmental and Non-Governmental Organisations Support and tracking of world and regional progress towards a number of international targets, mandates, and assessments Gap analysis of protected areas: many countries and regions are undertaking this work to identify the extent of protection for biomes, habitats, and species, which helps with prioritizing the establishment of protected areas Planning of new protected areas: the Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool IBAT, makes protected areas data from the WDPA available for research and conservation planning.