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"Iran’s ancient forests, rugged mountains, vast deserts and captivating coasts
are rich in biodiversity, including animals found nowhere else on Earth. But
many of these precious areas are not formally protected from development,
potentially endangering the species that live there.
Fortunately, the Iranian government has committed to expanding the network of
protected areas to cover 20% of the land. That is a substantial increase from
the existing approximately 11% in conservation reserves.
Our new research pinpoints those areas where threatened species are most in
need of conservation.
We hope this will help guide decision-making to maximise the number of species
protected for generations to come."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
