Protecting important sites for biodiversity contributes to meeting global conservation targets.
Published in PloS one • Jan 1, 2012
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Stuart H M Butchart
Jörn P W Scharlemann
Mike I Evans
Abstract
Protected areas (PAs) are a cornerstone of conservation efforts and now cover nearly 13% of the world's land surface, with the world's governments committed to expand this to 17%. However, as biodiversity continues to decline, the effectiveness of PAs in reducing the extinction risk of species remai...
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