1.0 DCPLUS 20211228 22430700 20250519 22430700 https://www.arcgis.com/sharing/rest/content/items/f92cb52530c94119a2e836a854fb730b/info/thumbnail/EnviroAtlas_Graphic_identifier_for_upload.png https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=f92cb52530c94119a2e836a854fb730b f92cb52530c94119a2e836a854fb730b Feature Service https://services.arcgis.com/cJ9YHowT8TU7DUyn/arcgis/rest/services/PercentIUCNstatusIV/FeatureServer Percent IUCN status IV 2021-12-28T22:43:07 2025-05-19T20:49:33 EA-Protection_AK EA-Protection_CONUS EA-Protection_HI EA-Protection_PRVI 12-digit HUCs Biodiversity Conservation Ecology Ecosystem Services EnviroAtlas Environment Environmental Atlas Impact Indicator Land Cover Management Protected Lands This map portrays the percentage of land within each subwatershed (12-digit HUC) that has been classified as Status IV by International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) for 2020. Category IV areas aim to protect particular species or habitats and management reflects this priority. Many Category IV protected areas will need regular, active interventions to address the requirements of particular species or to maintain habitats, but this is not a requirement of the category. This is an EnviroAtlas (<a href='https://www.epa.gov/enviroatlas' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>https://www.epa.gov/enviroatlas</a>) web service supporting research, education, and decision-making. EnviroAtlas includes a user-friendly interactive map for data discovery, <a href='https://enviroatlas.epa.gov/enviroatlas/interactivemap' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>https://enviroatlas.epa.gov/enviroatlas/interactivemap</a>. Access Data Fact Sheet: <a href='https://enviroatlas.epa.gov/enviroatlas/DataFactSheets/pdf/ESN/PercentIUCNstatusIV.pdf' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>Fact Sheet</a> Access Full Metadata: <a href='https://enviroatlas.epa.gov/enviroatlas/MetadataFGDC/protection_conus.xml' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>CONUS</a>, <a href='https://enviroatlas.epa.gov/enviroatlas/MetadataFGDC/Protection_AK.xml' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>Alaska</a>, <a href='https://enviroatlas.epa.gov/enviroatlas/MetadataFGDC/Protection_HI.xml' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>Hawaii</a>, <a href='https://enviroatlas.epa.gov/enviroatlas/MetadataFGDC/Protection_PRVI.xml' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands</a> Access <a href='https://services.arcgis.com/cJ9YHowT8TU7DUyn/arcgis/rest/services/PercentIUCNstatusIV/FeatureServer' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>Web Service </a> To cite these data, please use this format: United States Environmental Protection Agency. EnviroAtlas. Percent IUCN status IV. Accessed: [Month, Day, Year] from https://www.epa.gov/enviroatlas. 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