Ocean Sensitive Areas – Aggregated Habitat Data – V1.0

The Ocean Sensitive Areas prototype provides harmonized global mapping of critical marine habitats and species, with the intent to support assessment of how human activities impacts ocean ecosystems. It standardizes diverse ocean datasets to help policymakers, industries, and scientists make informed decisions about marine conservation and development, from local to global scales. Potential use-cases includes nature-based reporting for financial risk assessment, marine protected area designation, and environmental impact evaluations for development projects.