Large-sized protected areas at greater risk of losing protection

Mongabay
By Shreya DasguptaOct 19, 2015, 4:33 am84 pts
Every time a new protected area is announced, nature lovers rejoice. But protected areas are not everlasting, as we often tend to believe. Under pressure from increasing human populations, and various economic goals, countries downgrade, downsize or even degazette national parks and nature reserves, events…

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