Indicators on Terrestrial and Marine Protected Areas: Methodology and Results for OECD and G20 countries

Alexander Mackie, Sarah Sentier, Ivan Haščič and Myriam Linster
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Alexander Mackie: OECD
Sarah Sentier: OECD
Myriam Linster: OECD

No 126, OECD Environment Working Papers from OECD Publishing

Abstract: This paper details a methodology for calculating the extent of terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in the World Database on Protected Areas by country, type and IUCN management categories. The method allows the data on protected areas to be summarised in a harmonised and more detailed way than is currently available, without requiring any additional reporting by countries. When used in combination with other information about protected areas, this new indicator can help better understand the extent and focus of countries’ conservation efforts.

Keywords: biodiversity; ecosystems; nature conservation; nature protection; protected areas (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q24 Q28 Q57 Q58 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017-11-21
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