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Scientists Identify More Than 2,300 ‘Irreplaceable’ Places
From Mother Nature Network’s Russell McLendon:
An international team of scientists has made a list of Earth’s most “irreplaceable” places, highlighting more than 2,300 unique habitats that are key to the survival of rare wildlife. The goal of their research, published in the journal Science, is to help wildlife managers make existing parks and nature preserves more effective at preventing extinction.
GETTY IMAGES:Khao Sok National Park, Thailand
“Protected areas can only fulfill their role in reducing biodiversity loss if they are effectively managed,” says Simon Stuart, chair of the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Species Survival Commission, in a press release about the study. “Given limited conservation budgets, that is not always the case, so governments should pay particular attention to the management effectiveness of highly irreplaceable protected areas.”
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Read more:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/23/irreplaceable-places_n_4326023.html?utm_hp_ref=science&ir=Science
GETTY IMAGES:Western Ghats, India
GETTY IMAGES:Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge, U.S.
