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#Protected_areas
#Land_use
World map with percentage of each country under protection （2005 data） 0–3.
9% of the country is protected 3.
9–11.
3% protected 11.
3–22.
7% protected 22.
7–41.
8% protected 41.
8–72.
3% protected no data Share of important terrestrial biodiversity areas under protection, as of 2018.
Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values.
There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the enabling laws of each country or the regulations of the international organizations involved.
Generally speaking though, protected areas are understood to be those in which human presence or at least the exploitation of natural resources （e.g. firewood, non-timber forest products, water, ...） is limited.
The term "protected area" also includes marine protected areas, the boundaries of which will include some area of ocean, and transboundary
protected areas that overlap multiple countries which remove the borders inside the area for conservation and economic purposes.
There are over 161,000 protected areas in the world （as of October 2010） with more added daily, representing between 10 and 15 percent of the world's land surface area.
As of 2016, there are 14,688 Marine Protected Areas （MPAs）, and approximately 14.
7% of the world's terrestrial and inland water areas （excluding Antarctica） are protected.
For waters under national jurisdiction beyond inland waters, approximately 10.
2% of coastal and marine areas and 4.
12% of global ocean areas are covered by marine protected areas.
In contrast, only 0.
25% of the world's oceans beyond national jurisdiction are covered by MPAs.
In recent years, the 30 by 30 initiative has targeted to protect 30% of ocean territory and 30% of land territory worldwide by 2030; this has been adopted by the Eu...