How effective are protected areas for reducing threats to biodiversity? A systematic review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Protected areas (PAs) have become one of the most important instruments to preserve nature and, when effective, can significantly reduce human pressure and derived threats to biodiversity. However, evidence suggests that despite the growing number and coverage of PAs worldwide, biodiversity trends continue to deteriorate, and human pressure increases outside and inside PAs. While many studies have focused on the effectiveness of PAs in maintaining ecological features, less attention has been given to the threat reduction potential of PAs, despite threats being one of the main factors leading to the need to conserve biodiversity. It is therefore essential to understand PAs' role in addressing threats. In this paper, we describe the protocol for conducting a systematic rev

SUBMITTER: Pulido-Chadid K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11378842 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature