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Denmark's Marine Protected Areas Assessed According to IUCN's International Definition
The Marine Protected Areas in Denmark were assessed according to IUCNs guidelines for Protected Areas. The result showed that 198 of 332 MPAs fulfilled IUCN definition for protected areas.
- Rapport Vurdering af danske beskyttede havområder efter international standard_endelig_september 2020.pdf
- Rapport Vurdering af danske beskyttede havområder efter international standard_endelig_september 2020.pdf
Potential conservation benefits in saving biodiversity
Potential reduction of species extinction risk resulting from threat abatement actions
The chart below represents the relative disaggregation of the selected contribution's total potential opportunity for reducing global species extinction risk through taking actions to abate different threats to species within its boundaries. The percentages refer to the amount of the total opportunity that could potentially be achieved through abating that particular threat.