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Targeting site conservation to increase the effectiveness of new global biodiversity targets

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Global protected area extent has increased recently but often outside areas of biodiversity importance. Governments recently committed to conserving 30% of land and seas, especially “areas of particular importance for biodiversity.” Reviewing site-based conservation approaches, we propose harnessing key biodiversity area criteria to target such locations.

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2023.12.007
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