Purpose of the PA-CAT:To provide information and guidance in support of establishment and management of comprehensive protected areas systems in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.Role/Tasks:Short-term• Build an open-access national protected areas database consistent with the IUCN classification system applied to Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands and determine what lands and marine extents are currently under protection and by what mechanisms.• Develop a conservation strategy that standardizes the language used for discussing protected areas in Puerto Rico, details the existing and potential mechanisms and tactics for protection (i.e., acquisition, easements, land use, donation) based on the database,...
Categories: Data,
Project;
Types: Map Service,
OGC WFS Layer,
OGC WMS Layer,
OGC WMS Service;
Tags: Academics & scientific researchers,
Conservation NGOs,
Conservation Plan/Design/Framework,
Conservation design,
Conservation planning, All tags...
Consevation design,
Data Acquisition and Development,
Data Management and Integration,
Datasets/Database,
Decision support,
Federal resource managers,
Informing Conservation Delivery,
Interested public,
LCC Network Science Catalog,
Map,
Methodology/Protocol,
Policy makers & regulators,
Project,
Publication,
Regional & county planners,
Report,
State agencies,
biota,
environment,
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