Protected areas and conservation of biodiversity

Abstract

Conservation of our biodiversity needs protected areas which are included among the largest types of land use allocation. These cover more than 10% of the global land area and nearly 2% of the oceans. Some of these are regarded as sacred places as well as sources for food and other natural resources. Many are now known as spots of recreation and scenery. All these areas have been selected on a scientific basis followed by well-organized management practices. The area of these has increased much lately but we still need to fill the gaps. These are expected to serve humanity by safeguarding nature, particularly our biodiversity. If we succeed in making humans understand the economic and social values of biodiversity and role of protected areas, we may succeed in bringing down the threats not only in the protected areas but also our surrounding environment.