6. Protected Planet
Protected Areas – Exercise
Go to www.protectedplanet.net and find out how many protected areas are recorded for your country according to WDPA.
How many protected area records are there? (value 1 – 60000)
What percentage of the records are polygons? (value 0 – 100)
What is the Terrestrial protected area percentage coverage? (value 0 – 100)
What is the Marine protected area percentage coverage? (value 0 – 100)