U.S. Geological Survey

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    • Protected Acres Database (Protected Acres per 1,000 Persons)
      सितम्बर 2022
      Source: U.S. Geological Survey
      Uploaded by: Knoema
      Accessed On: 29 सितम्बर, 2022
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      PAD-US is America’s official national inventory of U.S. terrestrial and marine protected areas that are dedicated to the preservation of biological diversity and to other natural, recreation and cultural uses, managed for these purposes through legal or other effective means. Lands in PAD-US are mainly open space/resource lands owned in fee by agencies and nonprofits.