World met target for protected area coverage on land: UN report
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New Delhi, May 20 : The international community has made major progress towards the global target on protected and conserved area coverage, but has fallen far short on its commitments on the quality of these areas, according to a new report.
The report was from the UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), produced with support from the National Geographic Society.
The latest edition of the biennial Protected Planet Report is the final report card on Aichi Target 11 the global 10-year target on protected and conserved areas which aimed to bring important benefits to both biodiversity and people by 2020.
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Global targets to improve the welfare of people across the planet will have mixed impacts on the world s forests, according to new research.
The United Nations 17 key areas for global development - known as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) - range from tackling poverty, hunger and sanitation to promoting clean energy, economic growth and reducing inequality.
Many of these goals, such as improved peace and justice, good health and wellbeing, and quality education, will have a positive impact on the Earth s natural forests.
But others, including creating new roads, industry and infrastructure, are likely to have detrimental consequences.
The research, led by the University of Leeds, reviewed a wide range of existing academic papers into the UN s global goals.