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National parks and other protected areas often fail to conserve Earth’s forests, research finds

By Timothy Neal, Senior lecturer in Economics / Institute for Climate Risk and Response, UNSW Sydney

The destruction of nature is a global crisis. Establishing protected areas of forest is a common policy governments use to tackle the problem.

Indeed most countries, including Australia, have signed a global agreement to protect 30% of land by 2030. But to what extent do protected areas, such as national parks and nature reserves, actually preserve forests?

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