Methods for calculating Protection Equality for conservation planning.

Protected Areas (PAs) are a central part of biodiversity conservation strategies around the world. Today, PAs cover c15% of the Earth's land mass and c3% of the global oceans. These numbers are expected to grow rapidly to meet the Convention on Biological Diversity's Aichi Biodiversity tar...

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Main Authors: Alienor L M Chauvenet, Caitlin D Kuempel, Jennifer McGowan, Maria Beger, Hugh P Possingham
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5310882?pdf=render