Protection of marine areas of potential national jurisdiction (extending from the coastline to 200 nautical miles) increased from 1.2 per cent to 5.3 per cent. In fact, a significant portion of the world's population depend on protected areas for their livelihoods. Recognizing the importance of both biodiversity and ecosystem services, the Convention on Biological Diversity seeks to conserve at least 17 per cent of the world’s terrestrial areas and 10 per cent of coastal and marine areas by 2020 through a global protected area network that is effectively and equitably managed and ecologically representative of the earth’s natural resources. Other regions lag far behind.