The countries of the world made a plan to save nature by conserving 30% of their area.
For Climate Lab, I looked at the database the UN uses to track progress on the goal. Lots areas are small, contorted and narrow. Can we save nature with crazy shapes?
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Oddly shaped preserves have more edges where nature and humans collide. A recent analysis found a third of all the world’s protected land is within 2km of its borders.
All of the land at this protected area in New York is within a half mile of its edge.
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