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Experts Warn Global Changes Threaten World's Protected Areas
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Experts today warned that
global changes such as climate change, growing population, and
invasive alien species are threatening the unprecedented gains made
in establishing parks and protected areas worldwide which today cover
nearly 13 percent of the world's land area.
Since the establishment of Yellowstone as the world's first
national park in 1872, there are now 102,101 protected areas covering
18.8 million square kilometers. The total protect...
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; News Advisory: WHAT: A press conference on "The State of the World's Parks and Protected Areas" The press conference is being held prior ...
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Could do better: although the coverage of today's protected areas has surpassed targets set during the 1990s, the planning and management of many needs to improve.(Geographical dossier/protected areas)
Geographical
; The WCMC's database on protected areas has enabled scientists to begin assessing the effectiveness of global conservation planning. The first global gap analysis, prepared by Conservation International in 2003, found that although the global target of ten per cent coverage had been achieved, 12 per
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NATURE FOR LIFE PROTECTING PROTECTED AREAS, PART 2
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; Although the Philippines has a law on protected areas, very little attention and support are given to protected areas. For the millions of fishers who depend on the sea for their daily subsistence and of farmers who equally rely on forest resources for food on their tables, protected areas spell
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Move to have more protected areas
New Straits Times
; New Straits Times 07-05-2000 Move to have more protected areas Edition: Main/Lifestyle; 2* Section: National Kuala Lumpur -- KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. - Determined to protect the country's rich biodiversity from the negative effects of rapid development, the Government hopes to increase the size and
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Obligations, Gaps, and Priorities Within the International Regime for Protected Areas
Georgetown International Environmental Law Review
; I. INTRODUCTION Protected areas are one of the less glamorous subjects of international environmental law. They are commonly overshadowed by what are perceived as much more dramatic topics, those that capture the public attention to a much greater degree.1 This is highly ironic for three reasons.
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