Half of the world’s most important sites for nature are currently unprotected.

Thursday, March 22, 2012

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Half of the world’s most important sites for nature are currently unprotected.

The world’s governments have committed to increasing the coverage of protected areas by 2020 in order to address rapid rates of environmental destruction. However, a new study shows that only half of the most important sites for wildlife have been fully protected.

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