Fig 1.
Coverage of surface waters (both seasonal and permanent) by protected areas in all countries.
Fig 2.
Representativity of water protection, by country.
Difference between the percentage of a country's area covered by surface waters in 2015 and the percentage area of that country's PAs which is covered by surface waters. Positive values (bluish colours) indicate that surface waters are represented in PAs more often than would be expected by chance (i.e. that the PA system preferentially covers surface water bodies).
Fig 3.
Water trends within protected areas, 1984–2015.
Surface water trends (increasing or decreasing in the period 1984–2015) within current PAs and surface water coverage by current PAs (above or below the 17% coverage specified in Aichi Target 11) separately assessed for permanent water (a) and seasonal water (b) in all countries. ‘Stable’ thresholds are +/- 5% for permanent water, and +/- 10% for seasonal / all water.
Fig 4.
Net changes in water surface within and outside PAs, 1984–2015.
Changes are assessed for (a) permanent water (b) seasonal water and (c) all surface water in the period 1984–2015 for all countries. ‘Stable’ thresholds are +/- 5% for permanent water, and +/- 10% for seasonal / all water.
Fig 5.
Protected area coverage of (a) permanent surface water and (b) seasonal surface water, by country.