Table 1 Results of generalized linear models testing different hypotheses on the association between the percentage of PA extent in 2020 and ecological and geopolitical factors in Asian countries.

From: Current trends suggest most Asian countries are unlikely to meet future biodiversity targets on protected areas

Model

df

AICc

Delta AICc

AICc weight

%PAExtent2020 ~ Region + PAExtent2010 + Agriculture2015

10

85.9

0.0

1.0

% PAExtent2020 ~ Region + PAExtent2010 + NGO + Publications + Urgency

11

99.9

13.9

0.0

% PAExtent2020 ~ Region ++  Violence + Governance

9

106.7

20.8

0.0

% PAExtent2020 ~ Region + GDP + GDPGrowth

9

112.0

26.1

0.0

% PAExtent2020 ~ Region + Urgency

8

112.6

26.6

0.0

% PAExtent2020 ~ Region + GDP + GDPGrowth + GDP::GDPGrowth

10

113.3

27.4

0.0

% PAExtent2020 ~ Region + AgriculturalGrowth + Agriculture

9

117.2

31.2

0.0

% PAExtent2020 ~ Region

7

117.2

31.3

0.0

% PAExtent2020 ~ Region + AgriculturalGrowth + Agriculture + GDP + GDPGrowth

11

118.1

32.2

0.0

% PAExtent2020 ~ Region + NGO + Publications

9

118.9

33.0

0.0

% PAExtent2020 ~ Region + AgriculturalGrowth + Agriculture + AgriculturalGrowth::Agriculture2015

10

120.7

34.8

0.0

% PAExtent2020 ~ Region + AgriculturalGrowth + Agriculture + PAExtent2010 + GDP + GDPGrowth + NGO + Connectivity + Publications + Violence + Governance + Urgency + AgriculturalGrowth::Agriculture + GDP::GDPGrowth

19

122.1

36.1

0.0

% PAExtent2020 ~ Region + AgriculturalGrowth + Agriculture + GDP2019 + GDPGrowth + AgriculturalGrowth:: Agriculture + GDP::GDPGrowth

13

124.7

38.8

0.0