Protecting half the planet could help solve climate change and save species
A new map shows where new land protections could complement existing conserved areas

An analysis shows how existing terrestrial protected areas (dark green) could be augmented with additional conserved land to achieve conservation and climate goals, such as preserving rare species nearing extinction (pink) or keeping large tracts of wilderness intact (dark blue).
E. Dinerstein et al/Science Advances 2020