Áreas de proteção ambiental aumentam no mundo

Posted on Friday, June 12th, 2009

By ahedgehog

Recent research by Clinton Jenkins and Lucas Joppa is covered by Folha de São Paulo, one of Brazil’s largest newspapers. The results of the research showed mixed news for conservation, finding that more of the world than ever is in protected areas, but that many ecosystems still miss the mark. Optimistically though, Brazil has vastly increased the amount of protected area in the Amazon, and Brazil accounts for almost 75% of the world’s new protection since 2003!

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