Find the latest version of the combined World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-Based Conservation Measures (WDOECM) dataset. This is a character identifier representing the month and year (e.g. Sep2020) the data were released.

wdpa_latest_version()

Value

character version of the dataset.

Details

The version number is determined using a web address where the global dataset is available. For specific details, please refer to the source code for this function.

Examples

# \dontrun{
# find the latest version
wdpa_latest_version()
#> [1] "Jun2024"
# }