IPBES
Published November 22, 2021 | Version 1.2
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IPBES regions and sub-regions

Authors/Creators

  • 1. Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)

Contributors

  • 1. Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Data
  • 2. Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Institute
  • 3. IPBES Secretariat

Description

This dataset describes the IPBES regions and sub-regions and their corresponding countries or areas.

ipbes_regions_subregions.csv

  • GID_0: Corresponds to the GID from GADM (https://gadm.org/) and offered to facilitates the preparation of maps
  • ISO_3166_alpha_3: Corresponds to the International Standard for country codes and codes for their subdivisions (https://www.iso.org/iso-3166-country-codes.html)
  • Region: Corresponds to IPBES regions
  • Sub-region: Corresponds to IPBES subregions

ipbes_regions.png: map of the IPBES regions (Robinson projection https://epsg.io/54030)

ipbes_sub_regions.png: map of the IPBES sub-regions (Robinson projection https://epsg.io/54030)

ipbes_regions_shapefile.R: The R code used to link the "ipbes_regions_subregions.csv" to GADM (https://gadm.org/) boundaries

ipbes_region_mapping.R The R code used to map the IPBES regions and sub-regions.

Inquiries: IPBES technical support unit on knowledge and data - tsu.data@ipbes.net

Notes

The assignment of countries or areas to specific groupings is for statistical convenience and does not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.

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