Protected areas under threat

Jim Jim Falls in the World Heritage listed Kakadu National Park, Darwin, Friday, July 3, 2015.  (AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING

Jim Jim Falls in the World Heritage listed Kakadu National Park, Darwin, Friday, July 3, 2015. (AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING Source: AAP

New research from the University of Queensland show that roughly one-third of the global protected area estate is under intense human pressure. Roads, mining, industrial logging, farms, townships and cities all threaten these supposedly protected places. Dina Gerolymou and Themis Kallos discuss the story.



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