Fig. 2: Examples of protected areas and vertebrate species included in our study. | Nature Communications

Fig. 2: Examples of protected areas and vertebrate species included in our study.

From: The socioeconomic and environmental niche of protected areas reveals global conservation gaps and opportunities

Fig. 2

The tropical Viñales Valley (Cuba) is an IUCN protected area Category II (a). The valley is encircled by rocky mountains with the presence of traditional agricultural production, particularly of tobacco (photo credit Simon Berger). Alpine ibex (Capra ibex) in the Ristolas—Mont-Viso (France) an IUCN protected area category IV (b) (photo credit Wilfried Thuiller). The Cap Corse and Agriate marine protected area (France) is an IUCN category V (c). The Corsica Island is relatively remote in the overcrowded Mediterranean Sea (photo credit David Mouillot). Yellowtail kingfish (Seriola lalandi) and Galapagos sharks (Carcharhinus galapagensis) in the Rapa Nui marine park (Chile), which is an IUCN Category IV protected area (d) (Photo Credit Manu San Felix).

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