Correction to: Biodiversity and Conservation https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-023-02644-5


Figures 2 and 3 were published with poor color differentiation.


It must be published as,

Fig. 2
figure 2

Area under protection across biogeographical regions for strictly protected areas. Cumulative area under protection (%) for each biogeographical region is shown for all strictly protected areas in the upper panel and for the 3 different IUCN categories (Ia, Ib, and II) in the lower panels

Fig. 3
figure 3

Area under protection across EU27 countries for strictly protected areas. Cumulative area under protection (%) for each country is shown for all strictly protected areas in the upper panel and for the 3 different IUCN categories (Ia, Ib, and II) in the lower panels


The original article has been corrected.