Shao Kwang-tsao claims that in the past, protection policies have emphasized land species. Over 12 % of the global landmass has been given protection, but this is true of less than 1 % of ocean areas.
中研院代主任邵廣昭表示，在過去，生物多樣性的保護著重在陸地上，當全球陸域已有超過 12 % 被納入保護區時，海洋卻只有不到 1 % 的面積被劃為保護區。