Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
Protected areas - Guide
Landscapes - Guideline strategies
Seascapes - Guideline strategies
Sectoral plans - Guideline strategies
Protected areas - Management
CBD Technical Series no.44
Life on Earth is disappearing fast and will continue to do so unless urgent action is taken. Well designed and effectively managed systems of protected areas are a vital tool for reducing biodiversity loss while delivering environmental goods and services that underpin sustainable development. There are currently over 130,000 protected areas worldwide, covering around 13.9 % of the Earth’s land surface and 5.9 % of the territorial marine surface. These areas represent a tremendous resource for conserving biodiversity and for protecting vital ecosystem services. The world’s protected areas exist in a rapidly changing world. There are many issues facing protected areas, including climate change, invasive species, fragmentation of natural ecosystems, increasing urbanisation and growing demands upon natural resources. Consideration of protected areas must be framed within this context of global change
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SEPTEMBER 8, 2023 BY ANONYMOUS
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