Description
The California Conservation Easement Database (CCED) contains lands protected under conservation easements. It is a parallel data set to the California Protected Areas Database (CPAD), which covers protected areas owned in fee. The first version of the CCED database was released in April 2014, the latest update is from June 2025.
CCED is maintained and published by GreenInfo Network (www.greeninfo.org). GreenInfo Network publishes CCED twice annually.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| California Conservation Easement Database 2023a | ESRI Shape | Includes a shapefile of the CCED 2023a release, and the CCED Database Manual. | Open resource |
| California Conservation Easement Database 2024a | ESRI Shape | Includes a shapefile of the CCED 2024a release, and the CCED Database Manual. | Open resource |
| California Conservation Easement Database 2025a | ESRI Shape | Includes a shapefile of the CCED 2025a release, and the CCED Database Manual. | Open resource |
| ArcGIS REST Service: CCED by Access Type | ArcGIS GeoServices REST API | California Conservation Easement Database 2025a, displayed by Access. | Open resource |