Protected area expansion target: Is a huge promise lost due to land conversion?
Tuesday, November 18, 2014 - 14:31
in Earth & Climate
By expanding the protected area network to 17 percent of land, countries could triple the present protection levels of terrestrial vertebrates. Globally coordinated protected area network expansion could deliver a result 50 percent more efficient compared to countries looking only at biodiversity within their own area. Land conversion is, however, fast degrading options for conservation.