2022 saw the establishment of the North Atlantic's largest marine protected area in the Azores Islands, Australia's expanded protected waters, and the US creating the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary, while 17.
In 2022, notable advancements in global biodiversity conservation emerged, highlighted by the Azores Islands' establishment of the North Atlantic's largest marine protected area and Australia's expansion of protected waters. The U.S. created the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary. Despite these efforts, only 17.5% of land and 8.5% of oceans are protected, illustrating a distribution imbalance in high biodiversity areas. Enhanced conservation strategies are vital to achieve the 2030 target of 30% protection.
October 28, 2024
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