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Key Biodiversity Areas cover more than 22 mln sq. km worldwide -study

Published 15:27 on February 23, 2026 / Last updated at 15:27 on February 23, 2026 / / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean, US & Canada), Asia Pacific (Asia, Pacific), EMEA (Africa, Europe, Middle East), Nature & Biodiversity (Policy)

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Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) cover 22.1 million square kilometres of land and sea worldwide, with governments increasingly using them to target expansion of protected areas, a paper has said.
Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) cover 22.1 million square kilometres of land and sea worldwide, with governments increasingly using them to target expansion of protected areas, a paper has said.


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