The site offers detailed descriptions and highlights of national parks found in six major geographical regions across the globe. Also provided is a link to over 3000 travel books and maps.
Users can select a region of interest to view national listings or scroll through the site.
At the bottom of each park information page are all the GORP site links found at the top of the main page. The aim of the WCMC Protected Areas Programme is to provide access to information on protected area systems, managing and linking information relevant to establishing and maintaining an effective global system of protected areas that is representative of biological diversity. Users should select a country of interest and one of the focal documents. Those selecting the 1992 Protected Areas list will find a results document, seen by scrolling. Users who select a nation and the 1993 UN List of National Parks and Protected Areas will find an alphabetical list of parks and areas within the region.