The Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database (CAPAD) provides spatial and attribute information about government-vested protected areas (PAs)- both continental and off-shore PA's - for biodiversity conservation in different jurisdictions in Australia. Data were contributed by State/Territory nature and conservation agencies."A protected area is an area of land and/or sea especially dedicated to the protection and maintenance of biological diversity, and of natural and associated cultural resources, and managed through legal or other effective means" (IUCN 1994).The CAPAD spatial data is reported in the biennial publication "Terrestrial and Marine Protected Areas In Australia", located on The Australian Government Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DEW) website athttps://www.dcceew.gov.au/environment/land/nrs/science/capad.Main attributes in the database include:NAME: official (gazetted) name of a PA or unofficial name. Gazetted PAs with no name are flagged as "Unnamed".TYPE: official gazetted designation of the PA.GAZ_AREA: area of PA described in the nomination document (eg. parliamentary gazettal), to the nearest hectare.IUCN: the IUCN protected area category ascribed by the Managing authority, as outlined in the publication: CNPPA/WCMC "Guidelines for Protected Area management categories". Gland: IUCN, 1994. (ISBN: 2-8317-0201-1).Definitions include:IA Strict Nature Reserve: PA managed mainly for science;IB Wilderness Area: PA managed mainly for wilderness protection;II National Park: PA managed mainly for ecosystem protection;III Natural Monument: PA managed mainly for conservation of specific natural features;IV Habitat / Species Management Area: PA managed mainly for conservation through management intervention;V Protected Landscape / Seascape: PA managed mainly for landscape/seascape conservation and recreation;VI Managed Resource Protected Area: PA managed mainly for the sustainable use of natural ecosystems.GAZ_DATE - original gazettal/ proclamation date.LATEST_GAZ - Date of most recent gazetted amendment or verification.Other attributes include: STATE (eg.NSW), AUTHORITY (eg.DEH), COMMENTS (ancillary information, such as data source) and ENVIRON (terrestrial 'T' and marine 'M').Credit:The data is supplied to the Commonwealth for compilation by States and Territories of Australia, as well as a number of large environmental NGOs. Custodianship rests with the source agencies.

The Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database (CAPAD) provides spatial and attribute information about government-vested protected areas (PAs) (both continental and off-shore PA's) for biodiversity conservation in different jurisdictions in Australia. Data were contributed by State/Territory nature and conservation agencies. This is the 4th version of the database, with previous versions released in 1997,1999 and 2000."A protected area is an area of land and/or sea especially dedicated to the protection and maintenance of biological diversity, and of natural and associated cultural resources, and managed through legal or other effective means" (IUCN 1994).The CAPAD spatial data is reported in the biennial publication "Terrestrial and Marine Protected Areas In Australia", located on The Australian Government Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DEW) website at https://www.dcceew.gov.au/environment/land/nrs/science/capad.Main attributes in the database include:NAME: official (gazetted) name of a PA or unofficial name. Gazetted PAs with no name are flagged as "Unnamed".TYPE: official gazetted designation of the PA.GAZ_AREA: area of PA described in the nomination document (eg. parliamentary gazettal), to the nearest hectare.GIS_AREA: area of PA based on current spatial data. Where PA's are made up of multiple polygons (parts) the gis_area is the sum of all the polygons.IUCN: the IUCN protected area category ascribed by the Managing authority, as outlined in the publication: CNPPA/WCMC "Guidelines for Protected Area management categories". Gland: IUCN, 1994. (ISBN: 2-8317-0201-1).Definitions include:IA Strict Nature Reserve: PA managed mainly for science;IB Wilderness Area: PA managed mainly for wilderness protection;II National Park: PA managed mainly for ecosystem protection;III Natural Monument: PA managed mainly for conservation of specific natural features;IV Habitat / Species Management Area: PA managed mainly for conservation through management intervention;V Protected Landscape / Seascape: PA managed mainly for landscape/seascape conservation and recreation;VI Managed Resource Protected Area: PA managed mainly for the sustainable use of natural ecosystems.GAZ_DATE - original gazettal/ proclamation date.LATEST_GAZ - Date of most recent gazetted amendment or verification.Other attributes include: STATE (eg.NSW), AUTHORITY (eg.EA), COMMENTS (ancillary information, such as data source) and ENVIRON (terrestrial 'T', marine 'M' and both 'B').Credit:The data is supplied to the Commonwealth for compilation by States and Territories of Australia, as well as a number of large environmental NGOs. Custodianship rests with the source agencies.

The Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database (CAPAD) 2004 provides both spatial and attribute information about government and privately funded protected areas (PAs) both continental and off-shore PA's. Data were contributed by State/Territory nature and conservation agencies and also increasingly through privately funded organisations. This is the 5th version of the database, with previous versions released in 1997,1999, 2000 and 2002. CAPAD provides a snapshot of reserves that are meeting the IUCN standard of a reserve as described by:"A protected area is an area of land and/or sea especially dedicated to the protection and maintenance of biological diversity, and of natural and associated cultural resources, and managed through legal or other effective means" (IUCN 1994).The CAPAD spatial data is reported in the biennial publication "Terrestrial and Marine Protected Areas In Australia", located on The Australian Government Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DEW) website at https://www.dcceew.gov.au/environment/land/nrs/science/capad.Two spatial datasets are available for download from the Discover Information Geographically (FED) website.- CAPAD Terrestrial (includes terrestrial protected areas and all unrestricted private protected areas).- CAPAD Marine and external territories (includes only marine and external protected areas).This version of the datasets is a combined version of the terrestrial and marine and external territories. Note, South Australia Heritage Agreement protected areas are included in the dataset.Main attributes in the database include:NAME: official (gazetted) name of a PA or unofficial name. Gazetted PAs with no name are flagged as "Unnamed".TYPE: official gazetted designation of the PA.REPT_AREA: area of PA as reported in the report "Terrestrial and Marine Protected Areas of Australia". In most cases the area reported is the same as the GAZ_AREA. In some instances the reported area is made up of a gazettal area and also other areas that have not been included as part of the gazettal at the time of publication.GAZ_AREA: area of PA described in the nomination document (eg. parliamentary gazettal), to the nearest hectare.GIS_AREA: area of PA based on current spatial data. Where PA's are made up of multiple polygons (parts) the gis_area is the sum of all the polygons.IUCN: the IUCN protected area category ascribed by the Managing authority, as outlined in the publication: CNPPA/WCMC "Guidelines for Protected Area management categories". Gland: IUCN, 1994. (ISBN: 2-8317-0201-1).Definitions include:IA Strict Nature Reserve: PA managed mainly for science;IB Wilderness Area: PA managed mainly for wilderness protection;II National Park: PA managed mainly for ecosystem protection;III Natural Monument: PA managed mainly for conservation of specific natural features;IV Habitat / Species Management Area: PA managed mainly for conservation through management intervention;V Protected Landscape / Seascape: PA managed mainly for landscape/seascape conservation and recreation;VI Managed Resource Protected Area: PA managed mainly for the sustainable use of natural ecosystems.GAZ_DATE - original gazettal/ proclamation date.LATEST_GAZ - Date of most recent gazetted amendment or verification.Other attributes include: STATE, AUTHORITY (eg.DEH) and COMMENTS (ancillary information, such as data source)ENVIRON: A PA gazetted as terrestrial may have a marine component and vice versa. A PA can be 'T' terrestrial, marine 'M' and both 'B'Credit:The data is supplied to the Commonwealth for compilation by States and Territories of Australia, as well as a number of large environmental NGOs. Custodianship rests with the source agencies.

The Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database (CAPAD) 2016 provides both spatial and textual information about government, Indigenous and privately protected areas for Australia, in both the marine and terrestrial environments. This dataset is for terrestrial data only. State, Territory and the large NGO conservation agencies supply data current for 30 June 2016. This is the tenth version of the terrestrial database, with previous versions released in 1997, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012 and 2014.The Department also publishes protected areas data for the marine environment. "CAPAD 2016-marine" contains spatial and text information about offshore protected areas, for both State and Commonwealth waters. Previous versions of CAPAD marine information have been published in 1997, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012 and 2014.CAPAD provides a snapshot of protected areas that meet the IUCN definition of a protected area:" A protected area is an area of land and/or sea especially dedicated to the protection and maintenance of biological diversity, and of natural and associated cultural resources, and managed through legal or other effective means" (IUCN 1994).The department publishes a summary of the CAPAD data biennially on its website at https://www.dcceew.gov.au/environment/land/nrs/science/capad. This version of CAPAD 2016 is a public and downloadable version of CAPAD 2016 data, available for use through the CC-BY licencing model.Main attributes in the full version of CAPAD 2016 include:PA_ID: The protected area ID code. Created from RES_NUMBER if unique, otherwise it is a DoEE generated number.NAME: the name of the protected area. Gazetted PAs with no name are flagged as "Unnamed" with a reserve number.TYPE: the type of protected area according to the protected area establishment mechanism.TYPE_ABBR: the abbreviation of the TYPE.AA Aboriginal AreaACCP Conservation Covenant [Approved Conservation Covenant Program]ASMA Antarctic Specially Managed AreasASPA Antarctic Specially Protected AreasBG Botanic GardensBG_COM Botanic Gardens (Commonwealth)CA Conservation AreaCCA Coordinated Conservation AreaCCAZ1 CCA Zone 1 National ParkCCAZ3 CCA Zone 3 State Conservation AreaCOR Coastal ReserveCP Conservation ParkCR Conservation ReserveFLR Flora ReserveFR Forest ReserveGR Game ReserveHA Heritage AgreementHIR Historical ReserveHR Heritage RiverHS Historic SiteHTR Hunting ReserveIPA Indigenous Protected AreaKCR Karst Conservation ReserveMA Management AreaMAA Management Agreement AreaMR Miscellaneous ReserveNAP Nature ParkNCA Natural Catchment AreaNCR Nature Conservation ReserveNFR Natural Features ReserveNP National ParkNPA National Park AboriginalNPC National Park (Commonwealth)NPS4 National Parks Act Schedule 4 park or reserveNR Nature ReserveNRA Nature Recreation AreaNREF Nature RefugeNRS NRS Addition - Gazettal in ProgressNS National Park (Scientific)OCA Other Conservation AreaOCA_NAP Other Conservation Area or Nature ParkOP OtherPA Protected AreaPNPA Proposed National Parks Act park or park additionPNR Private Nature ReservePPP Permanent Park PreservePS Private SanctuaryRA Reference AreaRCP Recreation ParkREP Regional ParkRNA Remote and Natural Area - not scheduled under National Parks ActRNAS6 Remote and Natural Area - Schedule 6, National Parks ActRP Recreation ParkRR Regional ReserveRSR Resources ReserveS5G 5(1)(g) ReserveS5H 5(1)(h) ReserveSCA State Conservation AreaSP State ParkSR State ReserveWP Wilderness ParkWPA Wilderness Protection AreaWZ Wilderness Zone - Schedule 5, National Parks ActIUCN: the IUCN protected area management category ascribed by the Managing authority, as outlined in the publication: CNPPA/WCMC "Guidelines for Protected Area management categories". Gland: IUCN, 1994. (ISBN: 2-8317-0201-1).Definitions include:IA Strict Nature Reserve: managed mainly for science;IB Wilderness Area: managed mainly for wilderness protection;II National Park: managed mainly for ecosystem protection;III Natural Monument:

The Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database (CAPAD) 2010 provides both spatial and text information about government, Indigenous and privately protected areas for continental Australia. State and Territory conservation agencies supplied data current for various dates between June 2010 and January 2011. This is the eighth version of the database, with previous versions released in 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2008. CAPAD provides a snapshot of protected areas that meet the IUCN definition of a protected area:"A protected area is an area of land and/or sea especially dedicated to the protection and maintenance of biological diversity, and of natural and associated cultural resources, and managed through legal or other effective means" (IUCN 1994).The department publishes a summary of the CAPAD data biennially on its website at https://www.dcceew.gov.au/environment/land/nrs/science/capad.CAPAD 2010 spatial data is available for download from the Find Environmental Data (FED) website: https://www.environment.gov.au/fed/catalog/main/home.pageMain attributes in the database include:PA_ID: The protected area ID code. Created from RES_NUMBER if unique, otherwise it is a DSEWPaC generated number.NAME: the name of the protected area. Gazetted PAs with no name are flagged as "Unnamed" with a reserve number.TYPE: the type of protected area according to the protected area establishment mechanism.TYPE_ABBR: the abbreviation of the TYPE.AA Aboriginal AreaACCP Conservation CovenantASMA Antarctic Specially Managed AreasASPA Antarctic Specially Protected AreasBG Botanic Gardens (Commonwealth)CA Conservation AreaCCA Coordinated Conservation AreaCCAZ1 CCA Zone 1 National ParkCCAZ2 CCA Zone 2 Aboriginal AreaCCAZ3 CCA Zone 3 State Conservation AreaCOR Coastal ReserveCP Conservation ParkCR Conservation ReserveFLR Flora ReserveFR Forest ReserveGR Game ReserveHA Heritage AgreementHIR Historical ReserveHR Heritage RiverHS Historic SiteHTR Hunting ReserveIPA Indigenous Protected AreaKCR Karst Conservation ReserveMAA Management AgreementMCP National Parks Act Schedule 4 park or reserveMNP Marine National ParkMR Commonwealth Land Managed for ConservationMS Marine SanctuaryNAP Nature ParkNAPA Nature Park (Aboriginal)NCA Natural Catchment AreaNCR Nature Conservation ReserveNFR Natural Features ReserveNP National ParkNPA National Park AboriginalNPC National Park (Commonwealth)NPR National Park (Recovery)NR Nature ReserveNRA Nature Recreation AreaNREF Nature RefugeNRS NRS Addition - Gazettal in ProgressNS National Park (Scientific)OCA Other Conservation AreaOCA/NP Other Conservation Area / Nature ParkOP OtherPA Protected AreaPNPA Proposed National Parks Act park or park additionPNR Private Nature ReservePPP Permanent Park PreservePS Private SanctuaryRA Reference AreaRNA Remote and Natural AreaRP Recreation ParkRR Regional ReserveS5G 5(1)(g) ReserveS5H 5(1)(h) ReserveSCA State Conservation AreaSP State ParkSR State ReserveTR Timber ReserveWA Wilderness Protection AreaWP Wilderness ParkWZ Wilderness ZoneIUCN: the IUCN protected area management category ascribed by the Managing authority, as outlined in the publication: CNPPA/WCMC "Guidelines for Protected Area management categories". Gland: IUCN, 1994. (ISBN: 2-8317-0201-1).Definitions include:IA Strict Nature Reserve: managed mainly for science;IB Wilderness Area: managed mainly for wilderness protection;II National Park: managed mainly for ecosystem protection;III Natural Monument: managed mainly for conservation of specific natural features;IV Habitat / Species Management Area: managed mainly for conservation through management intervention;V Protected Landscape / Seascape: managed mainly for landscape/seascape conservation and recreation;VI Managed Resource Protected Area: managed mainly for the sustainable use of natural ecosystems.GAZ_AREA: area in hectares as described in the nomination document (e.g. parliamentary gazettal), to the nearest hectare. Some protected areas do not have a

The Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database (CAPAD) 2014 provides both spatial and text information about government, indigenous and privately protected areas for continental Australia. State and Territory conservation agencies supplied data current to 30 June 2014. This is the ninth version of the database, with previous versions released in 1997, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2012.The Department also publishes protected areas data for the marine environment. "CAPAD 2014-marine" contains spatial and text information about offshore protected areas, for both State and Commonwealth waters. Previous versions of CAPAD marine information have been published in 1997, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010 and 2012.CAPAD provides a snapshot of protected areas that meet the IUCN definition of a protected area:" A protected area is an area of land and/or sea especially dedicated to the protection and maintenance of biological diversity, and of natural and associated cultural resources, and managed through legal or other effective means" (IUCN 1994).The department publishes a summary of the CAPAD data biennially on its website at https://www.dcceew.gov.au/environment/land/nrs/science/capad. This version of CAPAD 2014 is a public and downloadable version of CAPAD 2014 data, available for use through the CC-BY licencing model.Main attributes in the full version of CAPAD 2014 include:PA_ID: The protected area ID code. Created from RES_NUMBER if unique, otherwise it is a DoE generated number.NAME: the name of the protected area. Gazetted PAs with no name are flagged as "Unnamed" with a reserve number.TYPE: the type of protected area according to the protected area establishment mechanism.TYPE_ABBR: the abbreviation of the TYPE.ACCP Conservation CovenantASMA Antarctic Specially Managed AreaASPA Antarctic Specially Protected AreaBG Botanic GardensCA Conservation AreaCCA Coordinated Conservation AreaCCAZ1 CCA Zone 1 National ParkCCAZ3 CCA Zone 3 State Conservation AreaCOR Coastal ReserveCP Conservation ParkCR Coastal ReserveFLR Flora ReserveFR Forest ReserveGR Game ReserveHA Heritage AgreementHIR Historical ReserveHPOT Biodiversity HotspotHR Heritage RiverHS Historic SiteHTR Hunting ReserveIPA Indigenous Protected AreaKCR Karst Conservation ReserveMA Management AgreementMAA Management Agreement AreaMCP National Parks Act Schedule 4 park or reserveMNP Marine National ParkMR Miscellaneous ReserveMS Marine SanctuaryNAP Nature ParkNCA Natural Catchment AreaNCR Nature Conservation ReserveNFR Natural Features ReserveNP National ParkNPA National Park AboriginalNPC National Park (Commonwealth)NR Nature ReserveNRA Nature Recreation AreaNREF Nature RefugeNRS NRS Addition - Gazettal in ProgressOCA Other Conservation AreaOCA/NAP Other Conservation Area / Nature ParkOP OtherPA Protected AreaPNPA Proposed National Parks Act park or park additionPNR Private Nature ReservePPP Permanent Park PreservePS Private SanctuaryRA Reference AreaREP Regional ParkRNA Remote and Natural Area - not scheduled under NPA/Remote and Natural Area - Schedule 6, National Parks Act (Abbreviated as Remote and Natural Area - not scheduled under Nat Parks Act)RP Recreation ParkRR Regional ReserveS5G 5(1)(g) ReserveS5H 5(1)(h) ReserveSCA State Conservation AreaSP State ParkSR State ReserveWPA Wilderness Protection AreaWP Wilderness ParkWZ Wilderness ZoneIUCN: the IUCN protected area management category ascribed by the Managing authority, as outlined in the publication: CNPPA/WCMC "Guidelines for Protected Area management categories". Gland: IUCN, 1994. (ISBN: 2-8317-0201-1).Definitions include:IA Strict Nature Reserve: managed mainly for science;IB Wilderness Area: managed mainly for wilderness protection;II National Park: managed mainly for ecosystem protection;III Natural Monument: managed mainly for conservation of specific natural features;IV Habitat / Species Management Area: managed mainly for conservation through management intervention;V Protected Landscape / Seascape:

The Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database (CAPAD) 2008 provides both spatial and text information about government, Indigenous and privately protected areas for continental Australia. State and Territory conservation agencies supplied data current for various dates between October 2008 and January 2009. This is the seventh version of the database, with previous versions released in 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004 and 2006. CAPAD provides a snapshot of protected areas that meet the IUCN definition of a protected area: "A protected area is an area of land and/or sea especially dedicated to the protection and maintenance of biological diversity, and of natural and associated cultural resources, and managed through legal or other effective means" (IUCN 1994).The department publishes a summary of the CAPAD data biennially on its website at https://www.dcceew.gov.au/environment/land/nrs/science/capad.Main attributes in the database include:NAME: the name of the protected area. Gazetted PAs with no name are flagged as "Unnamed" with a reserve number.TYPE: the type of protected area according to the protected area establishment mechanism. TYPE_ABBR: the abbreviation of the TYPE.ACCP=Conservation CovenantBG=Botanic Gardens (Commonwealth)CA=Conservation AreaCCA=Coordinated Conservation AreaCCAZ1=CCA Zone 1 National ParkCCAZ3=CCA Zone 3 State Conservation AreaCOP=Other Park - Schedule 3, National Parks ActCOR=Coastal ReserveCP=Conservation ParkCR=Conservation ReserveFLR=Flora ReserveFR=Forest ReserveGR=Game ReserveHA=Heritage AgreementHER=Heritage RiverHIR=Historical ReserveHS=Historic SiteHTR=Hunting ReserveIPA=Indigenous Protected AreaKCR=Karst Conservation ReserveMAA=Management Agreement AreaMCP=Marine and Coastal Park (National Parks Act Schedule 4)MR=Miscellaneous ReserveNAP=Nature ParkNAPA=Nature Park (Aboriginal)NCA=Natural Catchment AreaNCR=Nature Conservation Reserve=Nature Conservation Reserve - Flora and Fauna Reserve=Nature Conservation Reserve - Flora Reserve=Nature Conservation Reserve - Wildlife Reserve (NCR classification)=Nature Conservation Reserve - Wildlife Reserve (no hunting)NFR=Natural Features Reserve=Natural Features Reserve - Bushland Reserve=Natural Features Reserve - Cave Reserve=Natural Features Reserve - Geological Reserve=Natural Features Reserve - Gippsland Lakes Reserve=Natural Features Reserve - Natural Features and Scenic Reserve)=Natural Features Reserve - River Murray Reserve=Natural Features Reserve - Scenic Reserve=Natural Features Reserve - Streamside Reserve=Natural Features Reserve - Wildlife Reserve (hunting)=Natural Features Reserve - Wildlife Reserve (SGR classification)NP=National ParkNPA=National Park AboriginalNPC=National Park (Commonwealth)NPR=National Park (Recovery)NPS=National Park (Scientific)NR=Nature ReserveNRA=Nature Recreation AreaNREF=Nature RefugeNRS=NRS Addition - gazettal in progressOCA=Other Conservation AreaOCA/NAP=Other Conservation Area/Nature ParkOP=Other ParkPA=Protected AreaPNP=Proposed National ParkPNPA=Proposed National Parks Act park or park additionPNR=Private Nature ReservePPP=Permanent Park PreservePR=Proposed ReservePS=Private SanctuaryRA=Reference AreaREP=Regional ParkRNA=Remote and Natural AreaRP=Recreation ParkRR=Regional ReserveRSR=Resources ReserveS5G=5(1)(g) ReserveS5H=5(1)(h) ReserveSCA=State Conservation AreaSP=State ParkSR=State ReserveTR=Timber ReserveWA=Wilderness Protected AreaWP=Wilderness ParkWZ=Wilderness ZoneWP=Wilderness ParkWZ=Wilderness ZoneIUCN: the IUCN protected area management category ascribed by the Managing authority, as outlined in the publication: CNPPA/WCMC "Guidelines for Protected Area management categories". Gland: IUCN, 1994. (ISBN: 2-8317-0201-1).Definitions include:IA Strict Nature Reserve: managed mainly for science;IB Wilderness Area: managed mainly for wilderness protection;II National Park: managed mainly for ecosystem protection;III Natural Monument: managed mainly for conservation of specific natural features;IV

The Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database (CAPAD) 2012 provides both spatial and text information about government, Indigenous and privately protected areas for continental Australia. State and Territory conservation agencies supplied data current to 31 December 2012. This is the eighth version of the database, with previous versions released in 1997, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2010.The Department also publishes protected areas data for the marine environment. "CAPAD 2012-marine" contains spatial and text information about offshore protected areas, for both State and Commonwealth waters. Previous versions of CAPAD marine information have been published in 1997, 2002, 2004, 2008 and 2010.CAPAD provides a snapshot of protected areas that meet the IUCN definition of a protected area:"A protected area is an area of land and/or sea especially dedicated to the protection and maintenance of biological diversity, and of natural and associated cultural resources, and managed through legal or other effective means" (IUCN 1994).The department publishes a summary of the CAPAD data biennially on its website at https://www.dcceew.gov.au/environment/land/nrs/science/capad.This version of CAPAD 2012 is: a public / downloadable version of CAPAD 2012 data and is available for use through the CC-BY licencing model.Main attributes in the full version of CAPAD 2012 include:PA_ID: The protected area ID code. Created from RES_NUMBER if unique, otherwise it is a DOE generated number.NAME: the name of the protected area. Gazetted PAs with no name are flagged as "Unnamed" with a reserve number.TYPE: the type of protected area according to the protected area establishment mechanism.TYPE_ABBR: the abbreviation of the TYPE.AA Aboriginal AreaACCP Conservation CovenantASMA Antarctic Specially Managed AreasASPA Antarctic Specially Protected AreasBG Botanic Gardens (Commonwealth)CA Conservation AreaCCA Coordinated Conservation AreaCCAZ1 CCA Zone 1 National ParkCCAZ3 CCA Zone 3 State Conservation AreaCOR Coastal ReserveCP Conservation ParkCPA Conservation Park AboriginalCR Conservation ReserveFLR Flora ReserveFR Forest ReserveGR Game ReserveHA Heritage AgreementHIR Historical ReserveHPOT Biodiversity HotspotHR Heritage RiverHS Historic SiteHTR Hunting ReserveIPA Indigenous Protected AreaKCR Karst Conservation ReserveMAA Management Agreement AreaMCP National Parks Act Schedule 4 park or reserveMNP Marine National ParkMR Miscellaneous ReserveMS Marine SanctuaryNAP Nature ParkNCA Natural Catchment AreaNCR Nature Conservation ReserveNFR Natural Features ReserveNP National ParkNPA National Park AboriginalNPC National Park (Commonwealth)NPR National Park (Recovery)NPRA National Park (Recovery) AboriginalNR Nature ReserveNRA Nature Recreation AreaNREF Nature RefugeNRS NRS Addition - Gazettal in ProgressNS National Park (Scientific)OCA Other Conservation AreaOCA/NAP Other Conservation Area / Nature ParkOP OtherPA Protected AreaPNPA Proposed National Parks Act park or park additionPNR Private Nature ReservePPP Permanent Park PreservePS Private SanctuaryRA Reference AreaREP Regional ParkRNA Remote and Natural Area - not scheduled under NPA/Remote and Natural Area - Schedule 6, National Parks ActRP Recreation ParkRR Regional ReserveRSR Resources ReserveS5G 5(1)(g) ReserveS5H 5(1)(h) ReserveSCA State Conservation AreaSP State ParkSR State ReserveWA Wilderness Protection AreaWP Wilderness ParkWZ Wilderness ZoneIUCN: the IUCN protected area management category ascribed by the Managing authority, as outlined in the publication: CNPPA/WCMC "Guidelines for Protected Area management categories". Gland: IUCN, 1994. (ISBN: 2-8317-0201-1).Definitions include:IA Strict Nature Reserve: managed mainly for science;IB Wilderness Area: managed mainly for wilderness protection;II National Park: managed mainly for ecosystem protection;III Natural Monument: managed mainly for conservation of specific natural features;IV Habitat / Species Management Area: managed mainly

The Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database (CAPAD) provides spatial and attribute information about government-vested protected areas (PAs) for nature conservation in different jurisdictions in Australia. The data were contributed by State and Territory nature conservation agencies."A protected area is an area of land and/or sea especially dedicated to the protection and maintenance of biological diversity, and of natural and associated cultural resources, and managed through legal or other effective means" (IUCN 1994).The CAPAD spatial data is reported in the biennial publication "Terrestrial and Marine Protected Areas In Australia", located on The Australian Government Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DEW) website at https://www.dcceew.gov.au/environment/land/nrs/science/capad.Main attributes in the database include:NAME: official (gazetted) name of a PA or its unofficial name if one exists. Gazetted PAs with no name are flagged as "Unnamed".TYPE: official gazetted designation of the PA.GAZ_AREA: area of PA described in the nomination document (eg. parliamentary gazettal), to the nearest hectare.IUCN: the IUCN protected area category ascribed by the Managing authority, as outlined in the publication: CNPPA/WCMC "Guidelines for Protected Area management categories". Gland: IUCN, 1994. (ISBN: 2-8317-0201-1). Definitions include:IA Strict Nature Reserve: PA managed mainly for science;IB Wilderness Area: PA managed mainly for wilderness protection;II National Park: PA managed mainly for ecosystem protection;III Natural Monument: PA managed mainly for conservation of specific natural features;IV Habitat / Species Management Area: PA managed mainly for conservation through management intervention;V Protected Landscape / Seascape: PA managed mainly for landscape/seascape conservation and recreation;VI Managed Resource Protected Area: PA managed mainly for the sustainable use of natural ecosystems.GAZ_DATE - original gazettal/ proclamation date.LTST_GAZ - Date of most recent gazetted amendment or verification.Other attributes include: STATE (eg. NSW), AUTHORITY (eg. ANPWS), DESC (ancillary information, such as data source)and LAND (terrestrial 'T' or marine 'M').Credit:The data is supplied to the Commonwealth for compilation by States and Territories of Australia, as well as a number of large environmental NGOs. Custodianship rests with the source agencies.

The Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database (CAPAD) provides both spatial and textual information about government, Indigenous and privately protected areas for Australia, in both the marine and terrestrial environments. State, Territory and the large NGO conservation agencies supplied data current for 30 June 2024. CAPAD provides a snapshot of protected areas that meet the IUCN definition of a protected area: "A protected area is a clearly defined geographical space, recognised, dedicated and managed, through legal or other effective means, to achieve the long term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem services and cultural values." (IUCN Definition 2008).The department publishes a summary of the CAPAD data biennially on its website at https://www.dcceew.gov.au/environment/land/nrs/science/capad.