Terrestrial protected areas: Threats and solutions

Tim Caro; Grace K. Charles; Dena J. Clink; Jason Riggio; Alexandra Weill; Carolyn Whitesell

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Terrestrial protected areas: Threats and solutions

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Tim Caro, Grace K. Charles, Dena J. Clink, Jason Riggio, Alexandra Weill, Carolyn Whitesell

Year:

2014

Type:

Proceedings

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

In: Sample, V. Alaric; Bixler, R. Patrick, eds. Forest conservation and management in the Anthropocene: Conference proceedings. Proceedings. RMRS-P-71. Fort Collins, CO: US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 61-77.

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Abstract

We provide an overview of the principal threats to land based protected areas and then discuss measures by which protected areas can continue to be effective at conserving biodiversity this century.

Parent Publication

Forest conservation and management in the Anthropocene: Conference proceedings

Keywords

forest conservation, management, Anthropocene, climate change

Citation

Caro, Tim; Charles, Grace K.; Clink, Dena J.; Riggio, Jason; Weill, Alexandra; Whitesell, Carolyn. 2014. Terrestrial protected areas: Threats and solutions. In: Sample, V. Alaric; Bixler, R. Patrick, eds. Forest conservation and management in the Anthropocene: Conference proceedings. Proceedings. RMRS-P-71. Fort Collins, CO: US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 61-77.