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A global plan for nature conservation

James E. M. Watson () and Oscar Venter
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James E. M. Watson: the Wildlife Conservation Society and School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Queensland
Oscar Venter: the Natural Resources and Environmental Studies Institute, University of Northern British Columbia

Nature, 2017, vol. 550, issue 7674, 48-49

Abstract: An international movement is calling for at least half of the Earth to be allocated for conservation. A global study now reveals that, in many ecoregions, enough habitat exists to reach this goal, and ideas are proposed for the next steps needed.

Date: 2017
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