UN Protected Planet Report 2012

Protected Planet Report 2012 – Tracking progress towards global targets for protected areas, UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre

  • Protected areas remain one of the cornerstones for promoting biodiversity, ecosystem services and human well-being. Today protected areas cover 12.7% of the world’s terrestrial area and 1.6% of the global ocean area. They store 15% of the global terrestrial carbon stock, assist in reducing deforestation, habitat and species loss, and support the livelihoods of over one billion people. At the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) world leaders reaffirmed the value of biological diversity, its critical role in maintaining ecosystem services and the urgency to implement actions to halt and reverse the loss of biodiversity. The Protected Planet Report is a new initiative that tracks global progress towards Target 11 of the Convention on Biological Diversity’s (CBD) Aichi Biodiversity Targets. Achieving this ambitious target, which calls for at least 17% of the world’s terrestrial areas and 10% of marine areas to be equitably managed and conserved by 2020, will require strong and effective partnerships: this report is an excellent example.”
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