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Global Critical Habitat

This layer identifies areas of likely or potential Critical Habitat, as defined by the International Finance Corporation Performance Standard 6 (IFC PS6). The screening layer is distributed as a 1 x 1 km2 raster dataset, and is a composite of 20 global-scale spatial datasets. Unclassified areas indicate lack of data for assessing the likelihood of Critical Habitat presence.

Suggested citation: UNEP-WCMC (2017) Global Critical Habitat screening layer (Version 1.0). Cambridge (UK): UN Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre. DOI: https://doi.org/10.34892/nc6d-0z73

Other cited reference(s): Brauneder KM, Montes C, Blyth S, Bennun L, Butchart SH, Hoffmann M, Burgess ND, Cuttelod A, Jones MI, Kapos V, Pilgrim J, Tolley MJ, Underwood EC, Weatherdon LV, Brooks SE, 2018. Global screening for Critical Habitat in the terrestrial realm. PloS one, 13(3), p.e0193102. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0193102

Martin CS, Tolley MJ, Farmer E, Mcowen CJ, Geffert JL, Scharlemann JPW, Thomas H, van Bochove JH, Stanwell-Smith D, Hutton JM, Lascelles B, Pilgrim JD, Ekstrom JMM, Tittensor DP, 2015. A global map to aid the identification and screening of Critical Habitat for marine industries. Marine Policy 53: 45-53. doi:10.1016/j.marpol.2014.11.007 .

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Additional Info

Field Value
Dataset topic category
  • Environment and natural resources
  • Environmental and biodiversity protection
  • Sustainable Development Goals
Language
  • English
Use limitations Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Unported (CC BY 4.0)
Dataset reference date July 9, 2021
Temporal extent's start date January 1, 2017
GeoNames
  • Cambodia
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Myanmar
  • Thailand
  • Viet Nam
West bounding coordinates 92.17157624168851
East bounding coordinates 109.47312861383048
South bounding coordinates 5.623136217898875
North bounding coordinates 28.54587391479387
Spatial Reference System WGS 84 (EPSG:3857)
Completeness Data gaps may occur in terms of completeness and representativeness of underlying datasets. All datasets are subject to errors of commission (stating a feature occurs when it does not) and errors of omission (stating a feature does not occur when it does). Areas classified as likely or potential Critical Habitat therefore require onground validation to confirm screening results and unambiguously determine the presence or absence of Critical Habitat. Similarly, unclassified areas may include locations for which there are no data available to indicate Critical Habitat, and locations which are not Critical Habitat based on the lower biodiversity values located in that area.
Process Step The Global Critical Habitat screening layer results from the amalgamation of two data products which were developed consecutively: the marine component (Martin et al., 2015) and the terrestrial component (Braunederet al., 2018).
Lineage Ocean Data Viewer (https://data.unep-wcmc.org/datasets/44)
Responsible party UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre https://www.unep-wcmc.org/
Metadata creator information Areas with "likely" or "potential" status
License Creative Commons Attribution
Copyright Yes
Version 1.0
Keywords habitat,Critical Habitat
Date uploaded July 9, 2021, 22:49 (UTC)
Date modified February 15, 2022, 04:44 (UTC)