Protecting Important Sites for Biodiversity Contributes to Meeting Global Conservation Targets

H. M. Butchart, Stuart; P. W. Scharlemann, Jörn; I. Evans, Mike; Quader, Suhel; Aricò, Salvatore; Arinaitwe, Julius; Balman, Mark; Bennun, Leon; Bertzky, Bastian; Besançon, Charles; Boucher, Timothy; M. Brooks, Thomas; J. Burfield, Ian; Burgess, Neil; Chan, Simba; P. Clay, Rob; Crosby, Mike; C. Davidson, N.; De Silva, Naamal; Devenish, Christian; Dutson, Guy; Fernández, David; Fishpool, Lincoln; Fitzgerald, Claire; Foster, Matt; Heath, Melanie; Hockings, Marc; Hoffmann, Michael; Knox, David; W. Larsen, Frank; F. Lamoreux, John; Loucks, Colby; May, Ian; Millett, James; Molloy, Dominic; Morling, Paul; Parr, Mike; H. Ricketts, Taylor; Seddon, Nathalie; Skolnik, Benjamin; N. Stuart, Simon; Upgren, Amy; Woodley, Stephen

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0032529

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Protecting Important Sites for Biodiversity Contributes to Meeting Global Conservation Targets

Published in PLoS ONE • Mar 21, 2012

Authors:

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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Biodiversity

Conservation biology

Conservation science

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