Global trends in geospatial conservation planning: a review of priorities and missing dimensions DOI Creative Commons
Gemma Cobb, Johanna Nalau, Aliénor L. M. Chauvenet

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Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 11

Published: Jan. 12, 2024

Introduction Biodiversity underpins resilient ecosystems that sustain life. Despite international conservation efforts, biodiversity is still declining due to ongoing anthropogenic threats. Protected areas have been widely adopted as a strategy for conserving biodiversity. The use of spatial planning, which prioritizes protection based on geo-referenced and ecological information well cost action their feasibility, has gained popularity in the discipline last few decades. However, there remain gaps between plans implementation, negative social impacts local communities can occur, such tension conflict differing priorities, perspectives, views. Methods To better understand state field support translating research into practice, mixed-method approach bibliometric (n=4133 documents) content analysis (n=2456 was used analyze identify key collaborative networks, geographic thematic patterns. Results We identified conducted by westernized nations dominated field, with United States, Kingdom, Australia being responsible almost two-thirds globally, interest exponentially growing since 2010. Additionally, while some refinement over time algorithms models, Zonation Marxan methods developed 2000s predominant choices software, majority focus marine ecosystems, birds, mammals. found major gap dimensions case studies (only n=146; 6%). Discussion This highlights lack collaboration science researchers who are affected management decisions. recommend including spatially explicit from onset projects through participatory approaches, along acknowledgement importance diverse views planning enhance implementation outcomes relevant contexts. suggest an increased reflection types data but also researchers’ personal values, biases, positionality encourage more ethical, applicable, science.

Language: Английский

Achieving a nature- and people-positive future DOI Creative Commons
David Obura, Fabrice DeClerck, Peter H. Verburg

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One Earth, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 6(2), P. 105 - 117

Published: Dec. 5, 2022

Despite decades of increasing investment in conservation, we have not succeeded "bending the curve" biodiversity decline. Efforts to meet new targets and goals for next three risk repeating this outcome due factors: neglect drivers decline; unrealistic expectations time frames recovery; insufficient attention justice within between generations across countries. Our Earth system approach identifies six sets actions that when tackled simultaneously address these failings: (1) reduce reverse direct indirect causing (2) halt loss; (3) restore regenerate a safe state; (4) raise minimum wellbeing all; (5) eliminate over-consumption excesses associated with accumulation capital; (6) uphold respect rights responsibilities all communities, present future. Current conservation campaigns primarily 2 3, urgent upscaling 1, 4, 5, 6 needed help deliver post-2020 global framework.

Language: Английский

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A global biodiversity observing system to unite monitoring and guide action DOI
Andrew Gonzalez, Petteri Vihervaara, Patricia Balvanera

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Nature Ecology & Evolution, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 7(12), P. 1947 - 1952

Published: Aug. 24, 2023

Language: Английский

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The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework: Business as usual or a turning point? DOI Creative Commons
David Obura

One Earth, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 6(2), P. 77 - 80

Published: Feb. 1, 2023

Language: Английский

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The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework: what it does and does not do, and how to improve it DOI Creative Commons
Alice C. Hughes, R. Edward Grumbine

Frontiers in Environmental Science, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 11

Published: Nov. 6, 2023

The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) marks one of the most ambitious environmental agreements 21st century. Yet despite ambition, and considerable change in approach since negotiating its predecessor (the 2025 Vision Aichi targets), many pressures, including working through a global pandemic mean that final agreement, several years delay, is weaker than might have been hoped for. GBF provides set four goals, composed 23 targets (and series supporting annexes) which explore options for conservation, restoration sustainable use biodiversity, mobilisation necessary resources to maintain life on Earth. In this perspective we systematically examine composition GBF, exploring what lack weaknesses exist text. We also detail link between key indicators can be used track success toward fulfilling targets. offer recommendations could help strengthen application various targets, show where improved provide more detailed information monitor progress. Furthermore, discuss association their indicators, may temporal resolution or other elements. Finally, how actors better prepare successor 2030 has learnt about process, lessons ensure future circumnavigate issues weakened agreement.

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Countries’ differentiated responsibilities to fulfill area-based conservation targets of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework DOI Creative Commons

Xiaoli Shen,

Mingzhang Liu, Jeffrey O. Hanson

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One Earth, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 6(5), P. 548 - 559

Published: May 1, 2023

Language: Английский

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Roles of the Red List of Ecosystems in the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework DOI
Emily Nicholson, Ángela Andrade, Thomas M. Brooks

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Nature Ecology & Evolution, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 8(4), P. 614 - 621

Published: Feb. 8, 2024

Language: Английский

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Securing Nature’s Contributions to People requires at least 20%–25% (semi-)natural habitat in human-modified landscapes DOI Creative Commons
Awaz Mohamed, Fabrice DeClerck, Peter H. Verburg

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One Earth, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 7(1), P. 59 - 71

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

The cascading effects of biodiversity decline on human well-being present a pressing challenge for sustainable development. Conservation efforts often prioritize safeguarding specific species, habitats, or intact ecosystems but overlook biodiversity's fundamental role in providing Nature's Contributions to People (NCP) human-modified landscapes. Here, we systematically review 154 peer-reviewed studies estimate the minimum levels (semi-)natural habitat quantity, quality, and spatial configuration needed landscapes secure functional integrity essential sustaining NCP provision. We find that provision multiple is threatened when landscape falls below an area 20%–25% each km2. Five almost completely disappear level 10% habitat. exact required depends local context NCP. Today, about two-thirds lands have insufficient habitat, requiring action regeneration. Our findings serve as generic guideline target conservation actions outside natural areas.

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Landscapes—a lens for assessing sustainability DOI Creative Commons
Marie C. Dade, Aletta Bonn, Felix Eigenbrod

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Landscape Ecology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 40(2)

Published: Jan. 22, 2025

There are urgent calls to transition society more sustainable trajectories, at scales ranging from local global. Landscape sustainability (LS), or the capacity for landscapes provide equitable access ecosystem services essential human wellbeing both current and future generations, provides an operational approach monitor these transitions. However, complexity of complicates how what consider when assessing LS. To identify important features that remain challenging in LS assessments guidance strengthen assessments. We conducted two workshops complex under-considered assessments, developed guidelines on better incorporate features. open connected boundaries diversity values as landscape must be considered risk exacerbating offstage burdens power inequalities. avoid pitfalls which emphasize service interactions across interconnected incorporating actors' diverse values. Our a stepping stone researchers practitioners complexities into inform landscape-level decisions actions.

Language: Английский

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The Post‐2020 Global Biodiversity Framework: How did we get here, and where do we go next? DOI Creative Commons
Alice C. Hughes

Integrative Conservation, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 2(1), P. 1 - 9

Published: Feb. 14, 2023

Abstract December 2022 finally saw the historic agreement of Kunming‐Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KM‐GBF), a landmark framework that sets to halt and reverse global biodiversity loss by remedying multifaceted drivers behind declines around planet. The KM‐GBF follows on from Aichi targets, which aimed prevent further through concerted effort between 2010 2020, but were not successfully achieved. builds losses rather than their outcomes suite targeted measurable actions reconcile losses. Developing faced considerable challenges, especially in face coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, issues often resolved at very last moment. Consequently, compromises had be made, useful elements left out, or removed achieve consensus, some will need reflected other ways, incorporated into indicators. final agreed includes 4 goals 23 targets addition package annexes including monitoring set benchmark progress. Particularly challenging included flagship target ‘30 × 30’ protecting 30% land, freshwater, coastal, high‐sea representative way 2030, require both new mechanisms funding streams enact effectively. Digital sequence information also presented major hurdles KM‐GBF. Ultimately, success GBF depends implementation mainstreaming. New can only achieved inclusion all sectors, clear communication, effective guide change provide means implement it. Furthermore, while common differentiated responsibility is crucial implementation, impacts inaction are disproportionate developing economies, more resources support needed enable them develop sustainably meet targets. This highlights urgent for action if we secure future life earth.

Language: Английский

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The biased distribution of existing information on biodiversity hinders its use in conservation, and we need an integrative approach to act urgently DOI Creative Commons
Emilio García‐Roselló, Jacinto González‐Dacosta, Jorge M. Lobo

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Biological Conservation, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 283, P. 110118 - 110118

Published: May 15, 2023

The data collected by the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), some 2.2 billion records, is arguably largest international initiative to digitize and share primary biodiversity data. In this study, we examine global distribution of completeness values discriminating those 30-minute cells that are likely have reliable inventories for most important terrestrial classes Animalia Plantae. aim exploration not only show biases deficiencies in information so far, but also estimate climatic variability represented these order known their representativeness conservation purposes. results obtained on taxonomically geographically biased towards regions groups with more taxonomic resources a longer naturalistic tradition. amount distributional very uneven across different biological groups, unrelated diversity they possess. patterns seem be conditioned historical taxonomic, faunistic floristic interest received organisms. addition, well-surveyed areas account barely 1 % climate variability, leaving uncovered large set conditions. All prevent us from relying exclusively available organisms identify and/or design proposals. Given crisis demands urgent action, gaps cannot an excuse decisions must made considering broad criteria based existing scientifically proven knowledge techniques capable providing necessary answers.

Language: Английский

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