Rapid expansion of protected areas around the world failing to reduce human pressures on land

Mongabay
Nov 14, 2019, 6:14 pm255 pts
As the world races to meet the goal of protecting 17 percent of Earth’s land surface, a new study looks at how effective protected areas are at reducing human pressures — and finds that there is considerable room for improvement. According to the World Database on Protected Areas, 241,368 protected areas…

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