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Overview
This R package is an interface to the World Database on Protected Areas
(WDPA) hosted on the Protected planet website
(https://www.protectedplanet.net). This package is freely released by
the
FRB-CESAB
and allows user to download spatial shapefiles (simple features) of
protected areas (PA) for world countries using the WDPA API
(https://api.protectedplanet.net).
Terms and conditions
You must ensure that the following citation is always clearly reproduced in any publication or analysis involving the Protected Planet Materials in any derived form or format:
UNEP-WCMC and IUCN (
YEAR) Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA). Cambridge, UK: UNEP-WCMC and IUCN. Available at: www.protectedplanet.net (dataset downloaded theYEAR/MONTH).
For further details on terms and conditions of the WDPA usage, please visit the page: https://www.protectedplanet.net/c/terms-and-conditions.
Prerequisites
This package uses the WDPA API to access data on world protected areas. You must first have obtained a Personal API Token by filling in the form available at: https://api.protectedplanet.net/request. Then follow these instructions to store this token: Managing WDPA API Token.
Installation
You can install the development version from GitHub with:
# install.packages("remotes")
remotes::install_github("FRBCesab/worldpa")
:warning: Note: Build the vignette only if you already have stored the token.
Getting started
Browse the vignette to get started.
Functions documentation can be found at: https://frbcesab.github.io/worldpa/reference.