Table 1.
Overview of analyses on comparison between performance of priority sites with the countries and ecoregions in which they are located.
Figure 1.
Ecosystem service delivery from priority sites compared to random.
Estimated ecosystem service delivery from protection of the global network of priority sites (n = 524) compared to benefits expected at random from conservation of network of 524 sites within the same countries and ecoregions. a) Climate change mitigation through CO2 emissions avoided (estimated using national deforestation rates, thus only the country null model is used), b) Freshwater services (water quality and potential water provision), c) Option value measured as number of narrow-ranged genera (range less than 50,000 km2 and 1,100 km2), and d) Cultural value measured as the number of languages and threatened languages (less than 10,000 speakers). Columns denote 95% percentile and error bars denote 99% percentile of random networks of 524 sites in ecoregions and countries with priority sites (n = 10,000).
Figure 2.
Location of the global network of priority sites and their relative performance compared to country mean.
Comparison of the delivery of the ecosystem services for each of the priority sites to the mean±95% confidence interval within the same countries. The ecosystem services included are a) climate mitigation through CO2 emissions avoided, b) water quality, and c) cultural value as number of languages. Green sites perform better than national means for all three services (9%), yellow for two (35%), orange for one (45%), and red for none (11%). (Option value is excluded as mean±95% confidence interval could not be derived, see supporting methods).