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:package: Interface to the World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA)

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# worldpa <img src="man/figures/hexsticker.png" height="120" align="right"/>

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## Overview

This R package is an interface to the World Database on Protected Areas
(WDPA) hosted on the Protected planet website
(<https://www.protectedplanet.net>). This package is freely released by
the
[FRB-CESAB](https://www.fondationbiodiversite.fr/en/about-the-foundation/le-cesab/)
and allows user to download spatial shapefiles (`simple features`) of
protected areas (PA) for world countries using the WDPA API
(<https://api.protectedplanet.net>).

## Terms and conditions

You must ensure that the following citation is always clearly reproduced
in any publication or analysis involving the Protected Planet Materials
in any derived form or format:

> UNEP-WCMC and IUCN (`YEAR`) Protected Planet: The World Database on
> Protected Areas (WDPA). Cambridge, UK: UNEP-WCMC and IUCN. Available
> at: www.protectedplanet.net (dataset downloaded the `YEAR/MONTH`).

For further details on terms and conditions of the WDPA usage, please
visit the page:
<https://www.protectedplanet.net/c/terms-and-conditions>.

## Prerequisites

This package uses the WDPA API to access data on world protected areas.
You must first have obtained a Personal API Token by filling in the form
available at: <https://api.protectedplanet.net/request>. Then follow
these instructions to store this token: [Managing WDPA API
Token](https://frbcesab.github.io/worldpa/articles/worldpa.html#managing-wdpa-api-token).

## Installation

You can install the development version from
[GitHub](https://github.com/) with:

``` r
# install.packages("remotes")
remotes::install_github("FRBCesab/worldpa")
```

:warning: **Note:** Build the vignette only if you already have stored
the token.

## Getting started

Browse the
[**vignette**](https://frbcesab.github.io/worldpa/articles/worldpa.html)
to get started.

Functions documentation can be found at:
[https://frbcesab.github.io/worldpa/reference](https://frbcesab.github.io/worldpa/reference/).

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