As of March 2024, biological resource use was the second threat to key biodiversity areas globally. According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), this category includes all threats from consumptive use of wild biological resources including both deliberate and unintentional harvesting effects, including persecution or control of specific species.
Biggest threats to areas of biodiversity importance worldwide as of March 2024
(in 1,000s)
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Website (keybiodiversityareas.org). (March 31, 2024). Biggest threats to areas of biodiversity importance worldwide as of March 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1244436/threats-key-biodiversity-area/
Website (keybiodiversityareas.org). "Biggest threats to areas of biodiversity importance worldwide as of March 2024 (in 1,000s)." Chart. March 31, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1244436/threats-key-biodiversity-area/
Website (keybiodiversityareas.org). (2024). Biggest threats to areas of biodiversity importance worldwide as of March 2024 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1244436/threats-key-biodiversity-area/
Website (keybiodiversityareas.org). "Biggest Threats to Areas of Biodiversity Importance Worldwide as of March 2024 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1244436/threats-key-biodiversity-area/
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