Conserved Areas Explorer User Guide
This guide introduces the CA Nature Conserved Areas Explorer and familiarizes users with key features and capabilities.
Introduction
The Conserved Areas Explorer is a series of dashboards that identify areas currently considered conserved for the 30x30 initiative using the California Protected Areas Database, U.S. Protected Areas Database, California Conservation Easement Database, and the California Marine Protected Areas networks.
Users can view information about how the lands and coastal waters are managed, and visualize what areas are currently conserved.
About the Explorer
The CA Nature team developed the Conserved Areas Explorer as part of a suite of interactive mapping and visualization tools compiling statewide biodiversity, access, climate and conservation information to advance California's commitment to conserve 30 percent of our lands and coastal waters by 2030, known as the 30×30 initiative.
This guide will help you learn:
- Using the Explorer's ' Detailed Terrestrial ' and ' Detailed Marine ' dashboards to delve into the data on conserved areas throughout the state
Explore a Spectrum of Conservation Approaches within 30x30
Meaningful conservation that contributes to California's 30x30 goal occurs in many forms across a broad spectrum of ecosystems, from strict protected areas, to working lands and waters. California’s vast array of landscapes all play important roles in biodiversity conservation, climate action, and access. Together, they create a mosaic of conserved areas working synergistically to support connectivity and redundancy—two key components of resilience.
To learn more about 30x30 and climate smart land management, visit our website at CaliforniaNature.ca.gov .
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