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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Fiona Harvey Environment editor

Wildlife and humans thriving in Unesco-protected sites

Silhouette of two storks in a tree against a sunset.
Storks in the Kizilirmak Delta in Samsun, Turkey, which is on the Unesco world heritage tentative list. Photograph: Murat Bakmaz/Anadolu/Getty Images

Wildlife and humans are thriving within sites recognised by Unesco, research has found, allowing for the recovery of threatened species and habitats around the world.

While wildlife populations have crashed globally by nearly three-quarters since 1970, those within Unesco-protected areas have remained largely stable.

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