global protected area analysis – Protected Area Solutions

Can we save the planet? Article in Science this week

October 5, 2014

conservation issues, endangered species, management effectiveness, Uncategorized

A mid-term analysis of progress toward international biodiversity targets. Tittensor, D.P., Walpole, M., Hill, S.L.L., Boyce, D.G., Britten, G.L et al (51 authors with Fiona Leverington a very minor contributor!) In 2010 the international community, under the auspices of the Convention on Biological Diversity, agreed on 20 biodiversity-related “Aichi Targets” to be achieved within a decade. We provide a comprehensive mid-term assessment of progress toward these global targets using 55 indicator data sets. We projected indicator trends to 2020 using…

Protected areas proven to protect biodiversity

September 8, 2014

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conservation issues, management effectiveness

PLOS ONE: Local Scale Comparisons of Biodiversity as a Test for Global Protected Area Ecological Performance: A Meta-Analysis. Coetzee, BW, Gaston, KJ, Chown, SL. Published: August 27, 2014. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0105824 Terrestrial protected areas (PAs) are cornerstones of global biodiversity conservation. Their efficacy in terms of maintaining biodiversity is, however, much debated. Studies to date have been unable to provide a general answer as to PA conservation efficacy because of their typically restricted geographic and/or taxonomic focus, or qualitative approaches…

IUCN – PARKS paper reveals progress on management effectiveness targets

April 8, 2013

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management effectiveness, Uncategorized

targets.parks_19_1_coad_et_al_pre_publication_copy.pdf. 22 March 2013 | News story A new analysis in PARKS: The International Journal of Protected Areas and Conservation of IUCN’s Protected Area Management Effectiveness (PAME) database shows that the Convention on Biological Diversity’s targets for PAME are progressing well. Nationally 46 per cent of countries have reached Coinstar locations the 2010 target for assessments made in 30 per cent of the area protected, and 23 per cent of countries have already reached the 2015 target of assessments in…