This statistic shows the percentage of key biodiversity terrestrial areas that are protected in various regions around the world in 2000, 2010 and 2017. From 2000 to 2017, protected terrestrial areas grew from around 35 percent to 47 percent of the world’s key biodiversity areas on land.
Percentage of key biodiversity land* under protection worldwide in 2000, 2010 and 2017, by region
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United Nations. (July 17, 2017). Percentage of key biodiversity land* under protection worldwide in 2000, 2010 and 2017, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/295507/protected-terrestrial-area-by-region/
United Nations. "Percentage of key biodiversity land* under protection worldwide in 2000, 2010 and 2017, by region." Chart. July 17, 2017. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/295507/protected-terrestrial-area-by-region/
United Nations. (2017). Percentage of key biodiversity land* under protection worldwide in 2000, 2010 and 2017, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/295507/protected-terrestrial-area-by-region/
United Nations. "Percentage of Key Biodiversity Land* under Protection Worldwide in 2000, 2010 and 2017, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jul 2017, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/295507/protected-terrestrial-area-by-region/
United Nations, Percentage of key biodiversity land* under protection worldwide in 2000, 2010 and 2017, by region Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/295507/protected-terrestrial-area-by-region/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Percentage of key biodiversity land* under protection worldwide in 2000, 2010 and 2017, by region [Graph], United Nations, July 17, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/295507/protected-terrestrial-area-by-region/
