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The area of protected land on Earth has increased to seven times the size of India since 2010, according to a report released May 19 by the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The addition of 2 million square kilometers (more than 770,000 square miles) brings the […]
World met target for protected area coverage on land: UN report By IANS | 0 Views World met target for protected area coverage on land: UN report.. Image Source: IANS News 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 ...
'Progress made' on Target 11 global biodiversity goals An update on targets set for establishing conservation zones to protect biodiversity has hailed the "progress" made in the past decade, albeit warning of much work ahead. The report highlighted oceanic regions, particularly international waters, as lagging behind on establishing protected nature areas Ahead of the UN's next Biodiversity Conference in China in October, conservationists reported "major progress" — although incomplete — in rescuing the world's shrinking biodiversity over the past decade by establishing conservation are...
Progress currently stands at 16.6 per cent on the first target, with some data still outstanding, while the marine target stands at 7.74 per cent. Overall, more than 22 million square kilometres (km2) of land and inland water ecosystems, and 28.1 million km2 of coastal waters and ocean, are within documented protected and conserved areas. This represents an increase of over 21 million km2, or 42 per cent of current coverage, since 2010. Biodiversity areas unprotected The Protected Planet Report was issued by UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) and the International Union fo...