Humanized geographies At the global scale, the number of terrestrial and marine protected areas have expanded since 2011. As of July 2018, there were 238,563 designated protected areas recorded in the World Database on Protected Areas. Landscapes of regret Fortunately, there is a way to recognize and support biodiversity conservation in these developed and managed landscapes. Countries can meet their global targets for terrestrial and marine conservation outside of formally designated parks and protected areas with “other effective area-based conservation measures,” or OECMs. The global biodiversity crisis necessitates conservation action that is both effective and equitable.

Source: thestar February 13, 2019 17:37 UTC