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The aim is to develop an open-access dataset to help protected area managers enhance resilience to climate change.

February 12, 2026Climate Resilience and Sustainability0 citationsOpen Access

Wallace's pARCs—Making Climate, Climate Change and Biodiversity Data Available to Protected Area Managers and Conservation Planners With an Example From Biebrza National Park, Poland

JPJeff Price NFNicole Forstenhäusler EGErin Graham

Key Points

The aim is to develop an open-access dataset to help protected area managers enhance resilience to climate change.
Created an open-access dataset named Wallace's pARCs containing about 98,000 reports.
Focused on terrestrial protected areas greater than 1 km² worldwide.
Provided an example of data application in adaptation planning for Biebrza National Park.
The dataset offers essential information tailored for climate change resilience in protected areas.
Enhanced understanding of how to utilize data for informed decision-making in conservation efforts.

Abstract

ABSTRACT We document the development, and potential uses, of an open‐access dataset—Wallace's pARCs. This dataset currently contains ∼98,000 reports, one each for most of the terrestrial protected areas (PAs) in the World > 1km 2 in size. Each report contains a standard set of information designed to assist managers to increase the resilience of PAs to climate change. We present an example of how to apply the data for adaptation planning for Biebrza National Park, Poland.

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