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Global patterns of forest loss across IUCN categories of protected areas

2020-01-01

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Forests are under increasing pressure globally and the establishment of protected areas has long been used as a conservation tool to preserve them. Seven categories of protected areas have been defined by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) with different management objectives and protection levels. However, recent studies raised questions over whether protected areas are effective in prevent...

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DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2019.108299

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