This dataset describes the IPBES regions and sub-regions and their corresponding countries or areas. ipbes_regions_subregions.csv GID_0: Corresponds to the GID from GADM (https://gadm.org/) and offered to facilitates the preparation of maps ISO_3166_alpha_3: Corresponds to the International Standard for country codes and codes for their subdivisions (https://www.iso.org/iso-3166-country-codes.html) Region: Corresponds to IPBES regions Sub-region: Corresponds to IPBES subregions ipbes_regions.png: map of the IPBES regions (Robinson projection https://epsg.io/54030) ipbes_sub_regions.png: map of the IPBES sub-regions (Robinson projection https://epsg.io/54030) ipbes_regions_shapefile.R: The R code used to link the "ipbes_regions_subregions.csv" to GADM (https://gadm.org/) boundaries ipbes_region_mapping.R The R code used to map the IPBES regions and sub-regions. Inquiries: IPBES technical support unit on knowledge and data - tsu.data@ipbes.net

The assignment of countries or areas to specific groupings is for statistical convenience and does not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.