How Much of the World’s Protected Land Is Actually Protected?
Intense human pressure on areas set aside for preservation could be threatening biodiversity.
About one third of the world’s protected land faces intense pressure from human-related factors such as buildings, agriculture, roads and nighttime lighting, a new study from the Wildlife Conservation Society and the universities of Queensland in Australia and British Columbia in Canada shows. Intense human pressure is linked to the decline of biodiversity, the feature that protected areas are meant to preserve.
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