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The performance and potential of protected areas

Watson, James E. M., Dudley, Nigel, Segan, Daniel B., Hockings, Marc·2014·Nature

DOI 10.1038/nature13947

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Originally conceived to conserve iconic landscapes and wildlife, protected areas are now expected to achieve an increasingly diverse set of conservation, social and economic objectives. The amount of land and sea designated as formally protected has markedly increased over the past century, but there is still a major shortfall in political commitments to enhance the coverage and effectiveness of protected areas. Financial support for protected areas is dwarfed by the benefits that they provide, but these returns depend on effective management. A step change involving increased recognition, funding, planning and enforcement is urgently needed if protected areas are going to fulfil their potential.

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Authors: Watson, J. E. M., Dudley, N., Segan, D. B., & Hockings, M.
Affiliations: Wildlife Conservation Society (US)
The University of Queensland (AU)
UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (GB)
Corresponding author: Watson, James E. M.
ORCID: Watson, James E. M.
Dudley, Nigel
Segan, Daniel B.
Hockings, Marc
Venue: Nature
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 2014-11
Volume: 515
Issue: 7525
Pages: 67-73
ISSN: 0028-0836 (ISSN-L)
1476-4687
DOI: 10.1038/nature13947
OpenAlex: W2057438322
Cited by: 2,397
References: 88
Citations by year: 2026: 242 · 2025: 272 · 2024: 198 · 2023: 279 · 2022: 261 · 2021: 260 · 2020: 219 · 2019: 202 · 2018: 155 · 2017: 126 · 2016: 102 · 2015: 74 · 2014: 4
FWCI: 83.97
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
Locations: Nature (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
Topics: Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Land Use and Ecosystem Services
Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Nature and Landscape Conservation › Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies
Keywords: protected areas, conservation effectiveness, protected area coverage, protected area funding, protected area management, biodiversity conservation, enforcement
MeSH terms: Animals, Conservation of Natural Resources, Ecology, Ecosystem, Federal Government, Wilderness, Aquatic Organisms

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