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Marine coverage statistics by protected areas


Marine coverage statistics by protected areas

Indicator unit: Percentage of a marine area covered by protected areas.

Area of interest: The indicator is available at the country level.

Policy question: How much are marine areas covered by protected areas at the country and ecoregion level? This is a key question for measuring progress on the coverage element of Aichi Target 11 of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).

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Data Uploaded by Luca Battistella using the Digital Observatory for Protected Areas Services (2022)