A decade of protected area growth: Change in global protected area coverage from 2005 to 2016

Protected areas have undergone notable growth over the past decade. The expansion of protected area networks is driven by global efforts to conserve biodiversity, and efforts to mainstream biodiversity and ecosystem services in regional and national strategies. In 2010, the 192 State Parties t...

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Source	https://resources.unep-wcmc.org/products/WCMC_RT071
Author	UNEP-WCMC
Maintainer	UNEP-WCMC
Last Updated	March 9, 2023, 14:17 (UTC)
Created	March 9, 2023, 12:15 (UTC)
GUID	unep-wcmc-rsrc-report-wcmc_rt071
Issued	2023-03-09T01:00:24.598Z
Language	en
Modified	2023-03-09T01:00:24.598Z
Publisher email	info@unep-wcmc.org
Publisher name	UNEP-WCMC
Theme	Report
avg_rating	2
citation	UNEP-WCMC. (2016). A decade of protected area growth: Change in global protected area coverage from 2005 to 2016. Cambridge (UK): UNEP-WCMC. https://doi.org/10.34892/wfhq-dw27
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date_published	2016-01-01
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short_description	This briefing note describes the change in protected area coverage since 2005 across both the terrestrial and marine realm. The analysis was completed using the April 2016 release of the World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA).