Global Conservation Area Coverage Substantially Exceeds Current Estimates

A study of 25 countries indicates that conservation areas cover 26.81% of land, much closer to the 30% by 2030 target than official data suggest.

3 publishers · 4 articles · first seen 14 Oct 2026 · updated 22d ago

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3 publishers have covered this in 4 articles since 14 Oct 2026. Nature published first, on 14 October at 00:00 UTC; Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories followed 41h 40m later. The most recent article, from Fortune, appeared on 16 October at 14:19 UTC.

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