Bailie, Jonathan E. M.
Protected Areas: Are They Safeguarding Biodiversity?
Protected areas spearhead our response to the rapidly accelerating biodiversity crisis. However, while the number of protected areas has been growing rapidly over the past 20 years, the extent to which the world’s protected areas are effectively conserving species, ecosystems, and ecosystem services is poorly understood.
- Highlights new techniques for better management and monitoring of protected areas
- Sets guidelines for the decision making processes involved in setting up and maintaining protected areas
- Fully international in scope and covering all ecosystems and biomes
Keywords: multi-scale governance, climate mitigation, monitoring biodiversity, land use, protected area managment, Aichi 2020 conservation, ecosystems, biomes, protected areas, biodiversity, Conservation Science
- Author(s)
- Bailie, Jonathan E. M.
- Joppa, Lucas N.
- Robinson, John G.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
- Publication year
- 2014
- Language
- en
- Edition
- 1
- Series
- Conservation Science and Practice
- Page amount
- 288 pages
- Category
- Natural Sciences
- Format
- Ebook
- eISBN (ePUB)
- 9781118338148
- Printed ISBN
- 9781118338162