AUTHOR=Bingham Heather C. , Fitzsimons James A. , Mitchell Brent A. , Redford Kent H. , Stolton Sue TITLE=Privately Protected Areas: Missing Pieces of the Global Conservation Puzzle JOURNAL=Frontiers in Conservation Science VOLUME=2 YEAR=2021 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/conservation-science/articles/10.3389/fcosc.2021.748127 DOI=10.3389/fcosc.2021.748127 ISSN=2673-611X ABSTRACT=
Protected areas are an essential component of global conservation efforts. Although extensive information is available on the location of protected areas governed by governments, data on privately protected areas remain elusive at the global level. These are areas governed by private individuals and groups—ranging from families to religious institutions to companies—that meet IUCN's definition of a protected area: