Environmentally "Protected" Areas are Not as Guarded as they Should Be, Evidence Shows

In the last decade, more than 4 million square kilometers of land have been declared as protected areas around the world, with little evidence of how good these areas are at being protected.

Protected Areas

The group concluded that simply naming a region as protected is insufficient and that more emphasis should be placed on enhancing the standards of forest management and securing the appropriate forests. Currently, a global trend of naming rural areas as protected areas misses the mark, focusing only on natural areas that are more vulnerable to exploitation.

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