Chloë Alexia Metcalfe

Biodiversity, Ecology and Conservation

UCL

KCL

World Conservation Monitoring Center (UNEP – WCMC)

Nina Bhola

• Bailey J. J., Cunningham, C. A., Griffin, D. C., Hoppit, G., Metcalfe, C. A., Schéré, C. M., Travers, T. J. P., Turner, R. K., Hill J. K., Sinnadurai, P., Stafford R., Allen D., Isaac N., Ross B., Russi D., Chamberlain B., Harvey Sky N., McKain S. (2022) Protected areas and nature recovery: achieving the goal to protect 30% of UK land and seas for nature by 2030Protected areas and nature recovery: achieving the goal to protect 30% of UK land and seas for nature by 2030

Protected areas for wildlife are an empty promise, experts say, Protected areas and nature recovery: achieving the goal to protect 30% of UK land and seas for nature by 2030
Most UK national parks deliver ‘negligible benefits’ for wildlife, Protected areas and nature recovery: achieving the goal to protect 30% of UK land and seas for nature by 2030
National parks DON’T always boost biodiversity: British Ecological Society claims only 5% of protected land is ‘delivering for nature’ and warns more action is needed to meet government’s 30×30 target, Protected areas and nature recovery: achieving the goal to protect 30% of UK land and seas for nature by 2030
Protected areas can be beating heart of nature recovery in UK, but they must be more than lines on map, Protected areas and nature recovery: achieving the goal to protect 30% of UK land and seas for nature by 2030