diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 162f95637..ae1ecf631 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 [submodule "db"]
   path = db
   url = https://github.com/unepwcmc/protectedplanet-db.git
-  branch = develop
+  branch = acp-regions
diff --git a/db b/db
index f7477444d..ac63f976b 160000
--- a/db
+++ b/db
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit f7477444d2d95625fc84c7feac40b59e4b282b93
+Subproject commit ac63f976b0a67370c16b3bf21ec3cab3af387468
diff --git a/lib/data/seeds/biopama_countries.csv b/lib/data/seeds/biopama_countries.csv
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..42178131e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/data/seeds/biopama_countries.csv
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+iso3,acp_region
+ATG,caribbean
+BHS,caribbean
+BLZ,caribbean
+BRB,caribbean
+CUB,caribbean
+DMA,caribbean
+DOM,caribbean
+GRD,caribbean
+GUY,caribbean
+HTI,caribbean
+JAM,caribbean
+KNA,caribbean
+LCA,caribbean
+SUR,caribbean
+TTO,caribbean
+VCT,caribbean
+BDI,central_africa
+CAF,central_africa
+CMR,central_africa
+COD,central_africa
+COG,central_africa
+GAB,central_africa
+GNQ,central_africa
+STP,central_africa
+TCD,central_africa
+DJI,eastern_africa
+ERI,eastern_africa
+ETH,eastern_africa
+KEN,eastern_africa
+RWA,eastern_africa
+SDN,eastern_africa
+SOM,eastern_africa
+SSD,eastern_africa
+TZA,eastern_africa
+UGA,eastern_africa
+AGO,southern_africa
+BWA,southern_africa
+COM,southern_africa
+LSO,southern_africa
+MDG,southern_africa
+MOZ,southern_africa
+MWI,southern_africa
+MUS,southern_africa
+NAM,southern_africa
+SWZ,southern_africa
+SYC,southern_africa
+ZAF,southern_africa
+ZMB,southern_africa
+ZWE,southern_africa
+BEN,western_africa
+BFA,western_africa
+CIV,western_africa
+CPV,western_africa
+GHA,western_africa
+GIN,western_africa
+GMB,western_africa
+GNB,western_africa
+LBR,western_africa
+MLI,western_africa
+MRT,western_africa
+NER,western_africa
+NGA,western_africa
+SEN,western_africa
+SLE,western_africa
+TGO,western_africa
+WSM,pacific
+PLW,pacific
+SLB,pacific
+PNG,pacific
+FJI,pacific
+NRU,pacific
+NIU,pacific
+TON,pacific
+TUV,pacific
+COK,pacific
+MHL,pacific
+VUT,pacific
+KIR,pacific
+FSM,pacific
+TLS,pacific
diff --git a/lib/data/seeds/biopama_countries_iso_codes.csv b/lib/data/seeds/biopama_countries_iso_codes.csv
deleted file mode 100644
index b1b8bb8eb..000000000
--- a/lib/data/seeds/biopama_countries_iso_codes.csv
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,80 +0,0 @@
-ISO3
-ATG
-BHS
-BLZ
-BRB
-CUB
-DMA
-DOM
-GRD
-GUY
-HTI
-JAM
-KNA
-LCA
-SUR
-TTO
-VCT
-BDI
-CAF
-CMR
-COD
-COG
-GAB
-GNQ
-STP
-TCD
-DJI
-ERI
-ETH
-KEN
-RWA
-SDN
-SOM
-SSD
-TZA
-UGA
-AGO
-BWA
-COM
-LSO
-MDG
-MOZ
-MUS
-NAM
-SWZ
-SYC
-ZAF
-ZMB
-ZWE
-BEN
-BFA
-CIV
-CPV
-GHA
-GIN
-GMB
-GNB
-LBR
-MLI
-MRT
-NER
-NGA
-SEN
-SLE
-TGO
-WSM
-PLW
-SLB
-PNG
-FJI
-NRU
-NIU
-TON
-TUV
-COK
-MHL
-VUT
-KIR
-FSM
-TLS
diff --git a/lib/modules/wdpa/biopama_countries_importer.rb b/lib/modules/wdpa/biopama_countries_importer.rb
index 71d915e91..9ebe57da2 100644
--- a/lib/modules/wdpa/biopama_countries_importer.rb
+++ b/lib/modules/wdpa/biopama_countries_importer.rb
@@ -1,18 +1,16 @@
 module Wdpa::BiopamaCountriesImporter
-  BIOPAMA_COUNTRIES_CSV = "#{Rails.root}/lib/data/seeds/biopama_countries_iso_codes.csv"
+  BIOPAMA_COUNTRIES_CSV = "#{Rails.root}/lib/data/seeds/biopama_countries.csv"
   extend self
 
   def import
     ActiveRecord::Base.transaction do
-      csv = CSV.read(BIOPAMA_COUNTRIES_CSV)
-      csv.shift # remove headers
-
-      csv.each do |row|
-        iso = row[0]
+      CSV.foreach(BIOPAMA_COUNTRIES_CSV, headers: true) do |row|
+        iso = row['iso3']
+        region = row['acp_region']
         country = Country.find_by_iso_3(iso)
         if country
-          country.update_attributes(is_biopama: true)
-          puts "#{country.name} has been flagged as BIOPAMA country"
+          country.update_attributes(acp_region: region)
+          puts "#{country.name} has been flagged as an ACP country"
         else
           puts "Country with iso_3 #{iso} does not exist"
         end