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UNDER-PROTECTED BIOMES
source: http://www.unep-wcmc.org/
protected_areas/index.html
www.iucn.org/themes/wcpa/
wpc2003/images/unlist/29.pdf
www.iucn.org/themes/wcpa/wpc2003
http://cms.iucn.org/about/
union/commissions/wcpa/
wcpa_work/wcpa_strategic/
wcpa_conservingsd/index.cfm
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Biomes are locations, areas or regions where a certain type of habitat dominates…- 5 out of 14 biomes listed by the 2003 State of the World's Protected Areas Report still have quite low protection levels. In particular, lake systems and temperate grasslands fall well short of the 10% protection target.
| biome name | area
(km2) | % protected
(2003) | | lake systems | 517,695 261 | 1.54 | | temperate grasslands | 517,695 261 | 4.59 | | cold-winter deserts(1) | 8,976,591 | 7.61 | | temperate broad-leaf forests(2) | 11,216,659 | 7.64 | | temperate needle-leaf forests(3) | 15,682,817 | 8.61 |
* (1) An example is The Gobi in Mongolia.
* (2) These are typical of North America and northern Europe.
* (3) Caledonian forests of Scotland and Scandinavia are typical examples of temperate needle-leaf forests.
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