ECOSYSTEMS
9/10/2003
UN report says number of the world's protected areas has passed 100,000, covering a land surface bigger than India and China combined.
Source
United Nations Environment Programme, "Planet's List of Protected Areas Tops 100,000 Mark," press release (Nairobi: 9 September 2003)
Links
United Nations Environment Programme: World Conservation Monitoring Centre
IUCN: World Commission on Protected Areas
Worldwatch Links
Worldwatch Research Library: Biodiversity
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