Coverage of protected areas in relation to marine areas
Australia has a total of 40.56 per cent coverage of protected areas in relation to marine areas.
National Metadata
This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from Australia closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from Australian statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other Australia-specific metadata information.
This dataset provides percentage of marine protected areas that are under protection across the Australian exclusive economic zone.
Coverage of protected areas in relation to marine areas
Percentage
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Marine Protected Areas data is an amalgamation of a series of publicly available data layers from the Department of the Environment and Energy. Data in the Marine Protected Areas layer comprises: the Marine Collaborative Protected Areas Database (CAPAD). This dataset can be found at: http://www.environment.gov.au/fed/
Global Metadata
This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.
Coverage of protected areas in relation to marine areas
Sources
Marine Protected Areas data is provided by Australian State, Territory Government and non-Government environment agencies and collated by the Department of the Environment and Energy. This is then provided to the UN Environment Program World Conservation Monitoring Centre.
Other
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Historic
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