“Julia Marton-Lefèvre, director general of the IUCN, says political leaders have not properly embraced conservation.
“In its last update in 2012, the IUCN said the world’s protected areas have increased in number by 58% and in extent by 48%. However, only one in four of these protected areas are managed properly and half the world’s most important sites for biodiversity still have no protection.
“An IUCN report released this month says it would cost between US$45bn and US$76bn each year to adequately manage these protected areas. This figure equates to about 2.5% of global annual military expenditure.”
Source: Oliver Milman, www.theguardian.com
GR: No news here, but the Guardian’s wide reach might catch the attention of a few more people and help us edge closer to popular consensus. Of course, some might say that the only edge here is the one we are sending our fellow creatures over.
