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Proportion of protected areas

Pros & Cons

3 Pros:

  • Data (area %ages) are easy to perceive
  • Very quick computability for each country
  • Little debate about parameter definition


3 Cons:

  • Sheer extension of protected areas carries no explanatory value whatsoever on biology
  • Situation within areas remains irrelevant
  • Magnitude of protected areas is rather a result of political inclination in a country than of biodiversity
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