Protected areas

National parks, nature reserves and other protected and conserved areas of Mongolia from the World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA). The data are downloaded from UNEP-WCMC the first time and refreshed after 90 days; they may not be redistributed, so they never ship with the package.

Usage

mn_protected_areas(within = NULL, refresh = FALSE, crs = NULL)

Arguments

within

Keep only areas inside these places (names or codes).

refresh

If TRUE, download again now.

crs

Coordinate reference system of the result. NULL (default) keeps longitude/latitude (EPSG:4326). Use "albers", "lcc" or "utm" for a projection suited to Mongolia (see mn_crs()), or any value accepted by sf::st_crs().

Value

An sf tibble with the WDPA attributes, including name_eng, desig_eng (designation), iucn_cat and status_yr.

Terms of use

UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA), Cambridge, UK. See https://www.protectedplanet.net/en/legal. The WDPA may be used for non-commercial purposes with attribution; it may not be redistributed.

See also

Other thematic layers: mn_neighbours(), mn_roads(), mn_settlements()

Examples

pa <- mn_protected_areas()
#> ℹ The WDPA is for non-commercial use with attribution and may not be
#>   redistributed; see `?mongolmaps::mn_protected_areas()`.
#> This message is displayed once per session.
#> ℹ Downloading Protected areas (WDPA); this happens once.
mn_map(pa, fill = desig_eng)