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  • A Global Assessment of Inland Wetland Conservation Status

    Author(s)
    Reis, Vanessa
    Hermoso, Virgilio
    Hamilton, Stephen K
    Ward, Douglas
    Fluet-Chouinard, Etienne
    Lehner, Bernhard
    Linke, Simon
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Ward, Douglas P.
    Linke, Simon
    Hermoso, Virgilio
    e Souza Reis, Vanessa C.
    Hamilton, Stephen K.
    Year published
    2017
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    Abstract
    Wetlands have been extensively modified by human activities worldwide. We provide a global-scale portrait of the threats and protection status of the world's inland wetlands by combining a global map of inundation extent derived from satellite images with data on threats from human influence and on protected areas. Currently, seasonal inland wetlands represent approximately 6% of the world's land surface, and about 89% of these are unprotected (as defined by protected areas IUCN I–VI and Ramsar sites). Wetland protection ranges from 20% in Central and 18% in South America to only 8% in Asia. Particularly high human influence ...
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    Wetlands have been extensively modified by human activities worldwide. We provide a global-scale portrait of the threats and protection status of the world's inland wetlands by combining a global map of inundation extent derived from satellite images with data on threats from human influence and on protected areas. Currently, seasonal inland wetlands represent approximately 6% of the world's land surface, and about 89% of these are unprotected (as defined by protected areas IUCN I–VI and Ramsar sites). Wetland protection ranges from 20% in Central and 18% in South America to only 8% in Asia. Particularly high human influence was found in Asia, which contains the largest wetland area of the world. High human influence on wetlands even within protected areas underscores the urgent need for more effective conservation measures. The information provided here is important for wetland conservation planning and reveals that the current paradigm of wetland protection may be inadequate.
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    Journal Title
    Bioscience
    Volume
    67
    Issue
    6
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/bix045
    Subject
    Environmental sciences
    Other environmental sciences not elsewhere classified
    Biological sciences
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/346673
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