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The dataset contains data on individual nationally designated sites and designations in EEA member and collaborating countries.

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List of National Designations (CDDA_v13_designations, 638 records)

List of national designations with references to laws and number and total area of sites per designation.

FieldName	Definition	Note	DataType
PARENT_ISO	ISO ALPHA-3 code (http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49alpha.htm) of the reporting country	parent country	text(3)
ISO3	ISO ALPHA-3 code (http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49alpha.htm) of the country where the data originate from	recognizes also country territories and autonomous countries in political communities with other, parent countries.	text(3)
DESIG_ABBR	National designation type code.		text(5)
Category	National designation type code		text(1)
Odesignate	Title of the designation in original language.		text(100)
Designate	Title of the designation in English.		text(100)
Law	Reference to the legal text covering the designation.		memo
Lawreference	Reference to the Official Journal where the law was published.	Can be empty for category C designations.	memo
Agency	Address of the administrative authority responsible for the designation.		memo
Number	Number of sites for this designation that is present in the CDDA sites table.		long
Total_Area	Total area in hectares covered by sites with this designation assigned.		decimal
Remark	Remarks concerning the designation		memo

Spatial coverage of protected areas not defined as sites (CDDA_v13_designation_boundaries, 113 records)

A list of digital boundaries of protected areas not defined as sites. Provides information on resolution of source material from which the boundary has been derived. Instructs EEA regarding dissemination of boundaries.

FieldName	Definition	Note	DataType
PARENT_ISO	ISO ALPHA-3 code (http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49alpha.htm) of the reporting country	parent country	text(3)
ISO3	ISO ALPHA-3 code (http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49alpha.htm) of the country where the data originate from	recognizes also country territories and autonomous countries in political communities with other, parent countries.	text(3)
DESIG_ABBR	National designation type code.		text(5)
CDDA_Availability_code	Availability of boundaries	00 - Boundaries not available, 01 - Boundaries reported to EEA, 02 - Boundaries under preparation, 03 - Boundaries not relevant for analysis at European scale. Point or line feature.	text(2)
CDDA_Resolution_code	Code for spatial resolution of dataset from which geographical data for this feature (boundaries, coordinates) has been derived.	01 - Unknown, 02 - Smaller than 1:1 000 000, 03 - Between 1:250 000 and 1:1 000 000, 04 - Between 1:100 000 and 1:250 000, 05 - More then 1:100 000	text(2)
CDDA_Dissemination_code	Code for instructions to EEA regarding dissemination of geographical data (boundaries or coordinates).	01 - Yes, public dissemination by EEA allowed, 02 - No dissemination, except to UNEP-WCMC for internal use, 03 - No dissemination, only for EEA internal use	text(2)

Sites data (CDDA_v13_sites, 100181 records)

Main information (name, location, area, IUCN category etc) on each individual designated area at national level.

FieldName	Definition	Note	DataType
SITE_CODE	Unique record identifier for nationally designated areas		long
SITE_CODE_NAT	National site code	Unique record identifier in the national source database	text(30)
PARENT_ISO	ISO ALPHA-3 code (http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49alpha.htm) of the reporting country	parent country	text(3)
ISO3	ISO ALPHA-3 code (http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49alpha.htm) of the country where the data originate from	recognizes also country territories and autonomous countries in political communities with other, parent countries.	text(3)
DESIG_ABBR	National designation type code.		text(5)
Site_name	Name of the site in local language		text(220)
Site_area	Surface area of site in hectares		decimal
Major_ecosystem_type	Major ecosystem type	M - Marine, MT - Marine and terrestrial (incl. freshwater), T - Terrestrial (incl. freshwater)	text(2)
Marine_area_perc	Percentage of the total area of marine ecosystems in the site.		decimal
IUCNCAT	IUCN management category	http://www.iucn.org/about/work/programmes/gpap_home/gpap_quality/gpap_pacategories/	text(3)
NUTS	Water Quantity: The lowest possible level code of the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS1, NUTS2 or NUTS3) in which the geographical entity is located.		text(5)
Year	Year of establishment - the year the site was first time designated		long
Last_leg_chng_year	Year of last legal change.		long
Last_leg_chng_code	Code of last legal change.		text(2)
LAT	International geographical latitude (x) co-ordinate in decimal degrees format.		decimal
LON	International geographical longitude (x) co-ordinate in decimal degrees format.		decimal
CDDA_Coordinates_code	Code for derivation of tabular coordinates of sites.	00 - Unknown, 01 - National calculation, 02 - Calculated by EEA from reported boundary data	text(2)
CDDA_Resolution_code	Code for spatial resolution of dataset from which geographical data for this feature (boundaries, coordinates) has been derived.	01 - Unknown, 02 - Smaller than 1:1 000 000, 03 - Between 1:250 000 and 1:1 000 000, 04 - Between 1:100 000 and 1:250 000, 05 - More then 1:100 000	text(2)
CDDA_Dissemination_code	Code for instructions to EEA regarding dissemination of geographical data (boundaries or coordinates).	01 - Yes, public dissemination by EEA allowed, 02 - No dissemination, except to UNEP-WCMC for internal use, 03 - No dissemination, only for EEA internal use	text(2)
Notes	Remarks about the site record		memo

Site boundaries (CDDA_v13_site_boundaries, 100712 records)

Information whether digital boundaries have been provided for the reported sites. Provides also information on resolution of source material from which the boundary has been derived. Instructs EEA regarding dissemination of boundaries.

FieldName	Definition	Note	DataType
SITE_CODE	Unique record identifier for nationally designated areas		long
SITE_CODE_NAT	National site code	Unique record identifier in the national source database	text(30)
PARENT_ISO	ISO ALPHA-3 code (http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49alpha.htm) of the reporting country	parent country	text(3)
ISO3	ISO ALPHA-3 code (http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49alpha.htm) of the country where the data originate from	recognizes also country territories and autonomous countries in political communities with other, parent countries.	text(3)
CDDA_Availability_code	Availability of boundaries	00 - Boundaries not available, 01 - Boundaries reported to EEA, 02 - Boundaries under preparation, 03 - Boundaries not relevant for analysis at European scale. Point or line feature.	text(2)
CDDA_Resolution_code	Code for spatial resolution of dataset from which geographical data for this feature (boundaries, coordinates) has been derived.	01 - Unknown, 02 - Smaller than 1:1 000 000, 03 - Between 1:250 000 and 1:1 000 000, 04 - Between 1:100 000 and 1:250 000, 05 - More then 1:100 000	text(2)
CDDA_Dissemination_code	Code for instructions to EEA regarding dissemination of geographical data (boundaries or coordinates).	01 - Yes, public dissemination by EEA allowed, 02 - No dissemination, except to UNEP-WCMC for internal use, 03 - No dissemination, only for EEA internal use	text(2)

National overview of area protected (CDDA_v13_national_overview, 87 records)

National indicators for amount of national territory that is protected.

FieldName	Definition	Note	DataType
PARENT_ISO	ISO ALPHA-3 code (http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49alpha.htm) of the reporting country	parent country	text(3)
ISO3	ISO ALPHA-3 code (http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49alpha.htm) of the country where the data originate from	recognizes also country territories and autonomous countries in political communities with other, parent countries.	text(3)
Category	National designation type category		text(10)
Major_ecosystem	Major ecosystem		text(20)
Total_area	Areas protected within specified boundaries and areas protected by the designation of the particular habitat.		decimal
Reference_year	Time reference for area		long
Publication_title	Document or indicator where total area was published if available.		text(255)
Publication_url	URL of document or indicator where total area was published if available.		memo
Methodology_type	Code describing method that was used to calculate the total area.	00 - unknown, 01 - Official GIS, 02 - Other GIS (from research project, ...), 03 - Expert judgement	text(2)
Methodology_reference_title	Documentation of methodology used.		text(255)
Methodology_reference_url	URL of documentation of methodology used to calculate the total area.		memo
Remark	Optional free text comment.		memo