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 Credit: Protected Areas Data Unit, World Conservation Monitoring Centre, May 1989. (from Reid and Miller, 1989) |
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| Number of protected areas and the total area of various biogeographical regions they cover | |
| The number of protected areas and their distribution among biogeographical regions is given in this table. | |
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 Credit: Protected Areas Data Unit, World Conservation Monitoring Centre, May 1989. (from Reid and Miller, 1989) |
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| Rate at which new protected areas have been established throughout the world | |
| This table documents that new protected areas are being established around the world. | |
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 Credit: World Conservation Monitoring Centre, (from Sayer and Stuart, 1988) |
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| Percent of a country's bird species found within protected areas for selected African nations | |
| This table demonstrates that protection of a relatively small fraction of a nation's land area can be effective in protecting a substantial fraction of that nation's biological diversity. | |
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