Global Hexagons for Biodiversity and Conservation

The Living Atlas contains some of the world's best data and information products related to global biodiversity and conservation. This layer provides statistical summaries of those datasets (e.g., mean, sum, majority, percent area) for multiscale H3 hexbins (levels 2-5). The hexbins were created in ArcGIS Pro using the Generate Tessellation tool with the H3 option. An alias and long field description is provided for each field. Dataset Summary Phenomenon Mapped: Multiple Geographic Extent: Global Projection: WGS 1984 Units: Defined in each field Update Frequency: Annual Visible Scale: H3 R2-R5 Source: Various. See Data_Collection table. Data Vintage: Varies Publication Date: May 2026 Datasets Included World Database of Protected Areas SBTN Conservation Hotspots Ocean Conservation Priorities Biodiversity Hotspots Biodiversity Intactness IUCN Red List iNaturalist Observations Esri Sentinel-2 Land Use/Land Cover World Seafloor Geomorphology World Terrestrial Ecosystems Land Cover Vulnerability to Change 2050 Tree Canopy Height Irrecoverable Carbon Above and Below Ground Carbon Biomass Terrain - Elevation, Slope, Roughness Global Fishing Watch Global Forest Watch WorldPop Population What can I do witht his layer? This layer supports fast mapping and analysis at multiple hexagon scales. Some common workflows might include: Create multivariate maps Use one variable to filter or apply feature-specific effects to emphasize another Calculate a Composite Index of multiple variables Use the Find Similar tool Summarize your own data using blank H3 hexagons and join the fields using the GRID ID/Hexagon ID. Read these blogs for more information: Global Biodiversity and Conservation Hexagons…but better! Introducting Global Biodiversity and Conservation Hexagons Revisions None Questions? Please leave a comment below if you have a question about this layer, and we will get back to you as soon as possible.