1. Data set identification (Title)

2003 World Database on Protected Areas

2. Subject/keywords

Protected Areas, China

3. Spatial reference

Projection: Albers Conic Equal-Area projection
Horizontal Units: Meters
Vertical Units: Meters
Spheroid: WGS84
Standard parallel 1: 27 00 00 North
Standard parallel 2: 45 00 00 North
Central meridian: 105 00 00 East
Latitude of Origin: 35 00 00 North
False Easting: 0.0000
False Northing: 0.0000

4. Location/Area

China, Hainan, Taiwan

5. Data set structure (Format)

ArcView Shapefile Format

6. Source

China_inter_point_alb (points): sites recognized by one of 8 international conservations or agreements: Biosphere Reserves, RAMSAR and World Heritage Sites, European Biogenetic Reserves, Bird Directive and Habitat Directive Sites, and Barcelona and Helsinki Conventions Sites.

China_inter_poly_alb (polygons): Biosphere Reserves, RAMSAR sites, and World Heritage Sites.

China_iucn1to6_point_alb (points): Established Protected Areas of IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) categories 1 through VI

China_iucn1to6_poly_alb (polygons): Established Protected Areas of IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) categories I through VI

China_otherareas_point_alb (points): Other Protected Areas or reserves being recognized at the national level.  This layer also includes proposed areas and areas with incomplete information

China_otherareas_poly_alb (polygons): Other Protected Areas or reserves being recognized at the national level.  This layer also includes proposed areas and areas with incomplete information

7. Resolution

N/A

8. Time

N/A

9. Acknowledgments

WDPA Consortium (http://gis.tnc.org/data/IMS/WDPA_viewer/WDPA_info/index.html)

10. Last updated

October 2003