{ "currentVersion": 10.61, "id": 1, "name": "Congo Basin logging roads", "type": "Feature Layer", "description": "The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) is the most comprehensive global spatial data set on marine and terrestrial protected areas available. Protected area data are provided via Protected Planet<\/a>, the online interface for the World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA). The WDPA is a joint initiative of the IUCN and UNEP-WCMC to compile spatially referenced information about protected areas.>IUCN Management Categories<\/a><\/strong>>Not all protected areas receive the same degree of protection. While some have strict guidelines designed to preserve intact ecosystems, others allow for sustainable land use, often including limited resource extraction. In addition, not all countries use the same terminology when designating a protected area. Accordingly, the International Union for Conservation of Nature<\/a> defined universal management categories that stipulate the level of protection for most protected areas.>As you click through protected areas in this layer, note the \u201clegal designation\u201d and the explanations below to better understand the degree to which an area is protected.>