How well each of Africa's key protected areas is run, scored 1 to 5 across
ten dimensions from ecology to finance.
200 protected areas in 45 countries, re-scored monthly.
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Canopy (2026). PACE: protected-area conservation effectiveness scores for 200 African protected areas. Canopy Conservation, pace-v1.1. Retrieved from https://canopyconservation.com/pace.html
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