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Abstract
How Wild are the World's Wild Areas?
Track: Ecology, Archaeology, and Conservation
Author(s): Gillian Woolmer, Malanding Jaiteh
As part of a collaborative project, the Center for International Earth Science Information Network at Columbia University (CIESIN) and the
Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) developed a global map of "Wild Areas". The "Wild Areas" were determined based on rules applied to nine global datasets on human habitation and access. In this paper we examined the structure and composition of these wild areas with view to develop a conservation reconnaissance and decision support tool for strategic planning of global conservation investments.
Gillian Woolmer
Wildlife Conservation Society
International Conservation Programs
2300 Southern Blvd.
Bronx 10460
USA
E-mail: gwoolmer@wcs.org
Malanding Jaiteh
Columbia University
CIESIN
61 Route 9W
PO Box 1000
New York 10964
USA
Phone: 845-365-8984
E-mail: mjaiteh@ciesin.columbia.edu