Analysis: Over 4,000 PAs have been downsized, weakened, or abolished

A new report offers insight into the world’s protected areas — and the challenges they face.

Protected area coverage worldwide has grown since 2016 — now covering 14.9 percent of land and 7.3 percent of oceans —  but a new analysis reveals gaps in the protected area system, highlighting essential places for biodiversity and ecosystems that need further protection.

https://blog.conservation.org/2018/11/protected-areas-are-not-forever/