key_biodiversity_areas_resource: Key Biodiversity Areas
In mapme-initiative/mapme.biodiversity: Efficient Monitoring of Global Biodiversity Portfolios
key_biodiversity_areas_resource R Documentation
Key Biodiversity Areas
Description
This resource contains outlines of key biodiversity areas, which are areas
representing sites with specific importance for nature conservation.
Usage
get_key_biodiversity_areas(path = NULL)
Arguments
path
A character vector to the key biodiversity areas GPKG file.
Note, that the file has to be downloaded manually.
Details
To use this data in mapme workflows, you will have to manually download the
global data set and point towards its file path on your local machine.
Please find the available data under the source link given below.
Value
A function that returns an sf footprints object.
Source
https://www.keybiodiversityareas.org/kba-data
References
BirdLife International (2024). The World Database of
Key Biodiversity Areas. Developed by the KBA Partnership: BirdLife
International, International Union for the Conservation of Nature,
Amphibian Survival Alliance, Conservation International, Critical Ecosystem
Partnership Fund, Global Environment Facility, Re:wild, NatureServe,
Rainforest Trust, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, Wildlife
Conservation Society and World Wildlife Fund. Available at
www.keybiodiversityareas.org.
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Key Biodiversity Areas
Description
This resource contains outlines of key biodiversity areas, which are areas representing sites with specific importance for nature conservation.
Usage
get_key_biodiversity_areas(path = NULL)
Arguments
path |
A character vector to the key biodiversity areas GPKG file. Note, that the file has to be downloaded manually. |
Details
To use this data in mapme workflows, you will have to manually download the global data set and point towards its file path on your local machine. Please find the available data under the source link given below.
Value
A function that returns an sf footprints object.
Source
https://www.keybiodiversityareas.org/kba-data
References
BirdLife International (2024). The World Database of Key Biodiversity Areas. Developed by the KBA Partnership: BirdLife International, International Union for the Conservation of Nature, Amphibian Survival Alliance, Conservation International, Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, Global Environment Facility, Re:wild, NatureServe, Rainforest Trust, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, Wildlife Conservation Society and World Wildlife Fund. Available at www.keybiodiversityareas.org.
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