Coverage Provided by the Global Protected-Area System: Is It Enough?

Global protected area impacts

Protected areas (PAs) dominate conservation efforts. They will probably play a role in future climate policies too, as global payments may reward local reductions of loss of natural land cover. We estimate the impact of PAs on natural land cover within each of 147 countries by comparing outcomes inside PAs with outcomes outside. We use 'matching' (or 'apples to apples') for land characteristics...

A New Way to Measure the World's Protected Area Coverage

Protected areas are effective at stopping biodiversity loss, but their placement is constrained by the needs of people. Consequently protected areas are often biased toward areas that are unattractive for other human uses. Current reporting metrics that emphasise the total area protected do not account for this bias. To address this problem we propose that the distribution of protected areas be...

Tackling HIV in MENA: Talk Is Not Enough–It Is Time for Bold Actions: A Response to Recent Commentaries

protected area coverage for terrestrial biomes in iran

efficiency of the existing protected areas network in conservation of biodiversity is one of the most important challenges of protected areas custodians. despite there are numerous articles on evaluating the efficiency of the protected areas for conserving the habitat and species on national and international scales, in iran this subject has not been studied yet. the aim of the present study is...

Improving lipid goal attainment: is it enough?

Lowering elevated levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) is a surefire way to reduce cardiovascular risk. On the basis of a wealth of clinical trial evidence, guidelines from the National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel (ATP) have established progressively lower LDL-C targets, with the most recent iteration recommending an optional treatment goal of 70 mg/dL f...