Climate co-benefits of tiger conservation DOI Creative Commons
Aakash Lamba, Hoong Chen Teo, Rachakonda Sreekar

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Nature Ecology & Evolution, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 7(7), P. 1104 - 1113

Published: May 25, 2023

Biodiversity conservation is increasingly being recognized as an important co-benefit in climate change mitigation programmes that use nature-based solutions. However, the co-benefits of biodiversity interventions, such habitat protection and restoration, remain understudied. Here we estimate forest carbon storage a national policy intervention for tiger (Panthera tigris) India. We used synthetic control approach to model avoided loss associated emissions reductions protected areas underwent enhanced conservation. Over third analysed reserves showed significant but mixed effects, where 24% all successfully reduced rate deforestation remaining 9% reported higher-than-expected loss. The had net positive benefit with over 5,802 hectares averted loss, corresponding 1.08 ± 0.51 MtCO2 equivalent between 2007 2020. This translated US$92.55 43.56 million ecosystem services from social cost potential revenue US$6.24 2.94 offsets. Our findings offer quantitatively track sequestration species strategy thus help align objectives action

Language: Английский

Energy transition in Africa: The role of human capital, financial development, economic development, and carbon emissions DOI
John Wiredu,

Qian Yang,

Usman Labaran Inuwa

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Environmental Science & Policy, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 146, P. 24 - 36

Published: May 9, 2023

Language: Английский

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Securing success for the Nature Restoration Law DOI
Daniel Hering, Christian Schürings, Franziska Wenskus

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Science, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 382(6676), P. 1248 - 1250

Published: Dec. 14, 2023

In an attempt to halt and reverse biodiversity losses, the European Commission has proposed a new regulation, Nature Restoration Law (NRL). It could become cornerstone of Europe’s ambitions restore ecosystem services for decades come (1) demonstrate global leadership in addressing ongoing environmental crises. The draft law, which is first globally, been under political pressure from various sides, scientists have contributed intensively discussion (2). After trilogue negotiations among Parliament, Council Europe, Commission, final text NRL agreed on (see box). However, it will still be subject votes within Parliament. Here, we assess potential overcome problems associated with implementation related Union (EU) legislation, strategies, policies what can learned NRL.

Language: Английский

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Biodiversity conservation in the context of climate change: Facing challenges and management strategies DOI
Z. Wang, Tongxin Wang, Xiujuan Zhang

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The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 937, P. 173377 - 173377

Published: May 23, 2024

Language: Английский

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Evaluating the climate change robustness of Canadian protected area management plans DOI Creative Commons
Stephanie Barr, Christopher J. Lemieux,

Jen Hoesen

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Geography and sustainability, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 100280 - 100280

Published: Feb. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Linking land-use and land-cover transitions to their ecological impact in the Amazon DOI Creative Commons
Cássio Alencar Nunes, Érika Berenguer, Filipe França

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 119(27)

Published: June 27, 2022

Human activities pose a major threat to tropical forest biodiversity and ecosystem services. Although the impacts of deforestation are well studied, multiple land-use land-cover transitions (LULCTs) occur in landscapes, we do not know how LULCTs differ their rates or on key components. Here, quantified 18 three components (biodiversity, carbon, soil), based variables collected from 310 sites Brazilian Amazon. Across all LULCTs, was most affected component, followed by carbon stocks, but magnitude change differed widely among individual variables. Forest clearance for pasture prevalent high-impact transition, also identified other with high impact lower prevalence (e.g., agriculture). Our study demonstrates importance considering understand consequences human landscapes.

Language: Английский

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The impacts of climate change on biodiversity loss and its remedial measures using nature based conservation approach: a global perspective DOI

Kelemu Wudu,

Assefa Abegaz,

Linger Ayele

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Biodiversity and Conservation, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 32(12), P. 3681 - 3701

Published: July 12, 2023

Language: Английский

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A scoping review of the scientific evidence base for rewilding in Europe DOI Creative Commons
Emma E. Hart, Amy Haigh, Simone Ciuti

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Biological Conservation, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 285, P. 110243 - 110243

Published: Sept. 1, 2023

Restoring functional ecosystems is crucial to reversing the global biodiversity and climate crises. The concept of rewilding has gained increasing attention as a proactive tool for achieving ecosystem restoration quickly at scale. However, science been criticised being largely theory-led rather than evidence based, factor that continues stymy policy actions. Here, we conduct scoping review with aim mapping nature extent peer-reviewed literature measured outcomes European projects. Our findings reveal significant growth in this area, although geographical bias towards Netherlands Scandinavian countries. synthesis shows that, not or panacea, there growing base support theoretical propositions it can restore biodiversity, deliver services nature-based economies. To advance field address spatial disparity reporting, propose establishment country-specific networks monitored data-driven experimental projects, focused on national contexts. We also standardizing assessment success across sites should be approached caution, considering site-specific self-defining outcomes. Lastly, emphasize importance careful consideration by practitioners terms large herbivore refaunation efforts Europe. Implementing comprehensive long-term plans manage populations unforeseen effects essential mitigate welfare concerns, overgrazing, reputational risks, while maximizing gains.

Language: Английский

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Land cover changes and carbon dynamics in Central India's dry tropical forests: A 25-year assessment and nature-based eco-restoration approaches DOI
Tarun Kumar Thakur,

S. L. Swamy,

Anita Thakur

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Journal of Environmental Management, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 351, P. 119809 - 119809

Published: Dec. 19, 2023

Language: Английский

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Proposed solutions to anthropogenic climate change: A systematic literature review and a new way forward DOI Creative Commons
Svetlana Feigin, David O. Wiebers,

George R. Lueddeke

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Heliyon, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 9(10), P. e20544 - e20544

Published: Oct. 1, 2023

Humanity is now facing what may be the biggest challenge to its existence: irreversible climate change brought about by human activity. Our planet in a state of emergency, and we only have short window time (7–8 years) enact meaningful change. The goal this systematic literature review summarize peer-reviewed on proposed solutions last 20 years (2002–2022), propose framework for unified approach solving crisis. Solutions reviewed include transition toward use renewable energy resources, reduced consumption, rethinking global transport sector, nature-based solutions. This highlights one most important but overlooked pieces puzzle problem – gradual shift plant-based diet phaseout factory (industrialized animal) farming, damaging prolific form animal agriculture. industrialized farming can achieved increasingly replacing meat other products with products, ending government subsidies animal-based meat, dairy, eggs, initiating taxes such products. Failure act will ultimately result scenario widespread famine disease, devastation, refugees, warfare. We therefore suggest an "All Life" approach, invoking interconnectedness all life forms our planet. logistics achieving standardization Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) or similar measures introduction regulatory body verification measures. These approaches help deliver environmental sustainability benefits far beyond immediate reduction warming.

Language: Английский

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Scientists’ warning: six key points where biodiversity can improve climate change mitigation DOI
Cássio Cardoso Pereira, Walisson Kenedy-Siqueira, Daniel Negreiros

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BioScience, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 74(5), P. 315 - 318

Published: May 1, 2024

Journal Article Scientists' warning: six key points where biodiversity can improve climate change mitigation Get access Cássio Cardoso Pereira, Pereira Knowledge Center for Biodiversity, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, BrazilEcologia Evolutiva & Biodiversidade, Departamento de Genética, Ecologia e Evolução, Universidade Federal MG, Brazil Email: [email protected] https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6017-4083 Search other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Walisson Kenedy-Siqueira, Kenedy-Siqueira https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7766-9077 Daniel Negreiros, Negreiros https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4780-2284 Stephannie Fernandes, Fernandes Department of Global and Sociocultural Studies, Kimberly Green Latin American Caribbean Center, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, United States https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2049-1164 Milton Barbosa, Barbosa Environmental Change Institute, School Geography the Environment, University Oxford, England, Kingdom https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4243-7895 Fernando Figueiredo Goulart, Goulart https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6327-5285 Simone Athayde, Athayde https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3820-6595 Christopher Wolf, Wolf Forest Ecosystems Society, Oregon State Corvallis, Oregon, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5519-3845 Ian J Harrison, Harrison Moore Science, Conservation International, Freshwater Committee, IUCN Species Survival Commission, Arlington, Virginia, https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8686-8502 Matthew G Betts, Betts https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7100-2551 ... Show more Jennifer S Powers, Powers Plant Microbial Biology, Minnesota, St. Paul, https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3451-4803 Rodolfo Dirzo, Dirzo Biology Earth Systems Stanford Stanford, California, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5751-9888 William Ripple, Ripple https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6557-3043 Philip M Fearnside, Fearnside Instituto Nacional Pesquisas da Amazônia, Manaus, Amazonas, https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3672-9082 Geraldo Wilson https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7697-7702 BioScience, biae035, https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biae035 Published: 23 May 2024 history Received: 29 January Revision received: 20 March Accepted: 05 April

Language: Английский

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