Protected and Conservation Areas Database (PACA)

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On this page you will find access to the following:

  • South Africa Protected and Conservation Areas Data for download as per data release schedule.
  • Map Service with SAPAD and SACAD data layers.

 

South African Protected and Conservation Areas Database

The South African Protected Areas Database (SAPAD), the South African Conservation Areas Database (SACAD) and the Marine Protected Areas Database (SAMPAZ) are GIS inventories of all Protected (PA) and Conservation (CA) areas in South Africa. The database also includes data on privately owned protected areas.

The SAPAD, SACAD and SAMPAZ are maintained and updated on a regular basis and the latest data is released on a QUARTERLY BASIS. This data is packaged in a Zip-file containing data in a shapefile format with metadata and the definitions document.

The data is available for non-commercial use by downloading it this table. Please review the Terms and Conditions for use.

 

Data download table

Name of Data Set Download Version Release Date File Format Size
  • SAPAD: SA Protected Areas Data
 SAPAD_IR_2024_Q2_01 2024-10-14 zip 13.8MB

  • SACAD: SA Conservation Areas Data

 SACAD_OR_2024_Q2 2024-09-30 zip 2.12MB

  • SAMPAZ: SA Marine Protected Area Zonations Data

 SAMPAZ_OR_2024_Q2 2024-09-30 zip 2.89MB

  • PACA: Data Release Schedule 2024-2025

Data Release Schedule

2024-2025

pdf

134KB

  • NPAES PA Negotiated Focus Areas 2018

NPAES 2018 Data

2018

zip

63.7MB

  • National Protected Areas Expansion Strategy for SA 2018

NPAES 2018 Document

2018

pdf

20.01MB

The database distinguishes between various types and sub-types of protected areas and conservation areas.

PROTECTED AREA TYPES CONSERVATION AREA TYPES
  • National Parks
  • Nature Reserves
  • Special Nature Reserves
  • Mountain Catchment Areas
  • World Heritage Sites
  • Protected Environments
  • Forest Nature Reserves
  • Forest Wilderness Areas
  • Marine Protected Areas
  • Biosphere Reserves
  • Conservancies
  • Botanical Gardens

South African Protected and Conservation Areas Map Service

This INTERACTIVE Mapservice shows Protected and Conservation Areas of South Africa, extracted from the latest Protected and Conservation Areas (PACA) Database.

Buffers around protected areas are drawn at distances as defined in Listing Notice 3 of 4 December 2014.

Buffers are shown when zoomed in. Use the Layers tool to switch the areas and buffers on or off.

Only outer boundaries of protected and conservation areas are defined in this public release.

The map shows areas under formal legislative protection. The legal statuses of these areas are audited against official gazettes before inclusion into the South Africa Protected Areas Database.

This mapservice also includes all privately owned nature reserves.

Note: The data on this map is updated and released into the public domain on a quarterly basis.