Mammals, Protected Areas, Recreation A new study on human impact to wildlife in some of Canada’s most popular national parks has identified limits at which trails can be used before ecological disturbance takes place...
Development, Protected Areas If so many poor people live around national parks in developing countries, does that mean that these parks are contributing to their poverty?
Climate, Protected Areas A recent study examines the effect that 595 protected areas in the Brazilian Amazon have exerted on local deforestation rates. By projecting the effect of these protected areas into the future, the study finds a big impact on carbon emissions...
Fish, Marine, Protected Areas 
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Development, Protected Areas A groundbreaking study from researchers in Georgia unexpectedly finds that protected areas in two developing countries - Thailand and Costa Rica - have actually reduced poverty in local communities over time...
Protected Areas Successful conservation work is largely about getting people to follow the rules. A new study tests an innovative survey methodology to help resource managers figure out how many people are breaking the rules. This is actually a much tougher question to figure out than one might think...
