Protecting important sites for biodiversity contributes to meeting global conservation targets.

Protecting important sites for biodiversity contributes to meeting global conservation targets.

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 spe...

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Main Authors: Stuart H M Butchart, Jörn P W Scharlemann, Mike I Evans, Suhel Quader, Salvatore Aricò, Julius Arinaitwe, Mark Balman, Leon A Bennun, Bastian Bertzky, Charles Besançon, Timothy M Boucher, Thomas M Brooks, Ian J Burfield, Neil D Burgess, Simba Chan, Rob P Clay, Mike J Crosby, Nicholas C Davidson, Naamal De Silva, Christian Devenish, Guy C L Dutson, David F Día Z Fernández, Lincoln D C Fishpool, Claire Fitzgerald, Matt Foster, Melanie F Heath, Marc Hockings, Michael Hoffmann, David Knox, Frank W Larsen, John F Lamoreux, Colby Loucks, Ian May, James Millett, Dominic Molloy, Paul Morling, Mike Parr, Taylor H Ricketts, Nathalie Seddon, Benjamin Skolnik, Simon N Stuart, Amy Upgren, Stephen Woodley
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Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/152b1dbda72f4d3486dbe1048ca94815
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