Creating a space for place and multidimensional well-being: lessons learned from localizing the SDGs DOI Creative Commons
Eleanor J. Sterling,

Puaʻala Pascua,

Amanda Sigouin

et al.

Sustainability Science, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 15(4), P. 1129 - 1147

Published: May 25, 2020

Abstract Achieving sustainable development globally requires multilevel and interdisciplinary efforts perspectives. Global goals shape priorities actions at multiple scales, creating cascading impacts realized the local level through direction of financial resources implementation programs intended to achieve progress towards these metrics. We explore ways localize global best support human well-being environmental health by systematically comparing UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with regionally-derived dimensions that encompass components social–ecological resilience across Pacific Islands. Our research shows that, in context Pacific, there are overlaps but also significant gaps between regional conceptions globally-derived SDGs. Some dimensions, related access infrastructure finances, well represented Other high importance when localizing perspectives well-being, such as those regarding connections people place Indigenous knowledge, not. Furthermore, internationally generated indicators may result trade-offs measurement challenges contexts. Creating space for place-based values sustainability planning aligns international calls transformational changes needed goals. identify applying SDG provide lessons learned foster equitable holistic approaches outcomes sustainability.

Language: Английский

Bending the Curve of Global Freshwater Biodiversity Loss: An Emergency Recovery Plan DOI Creative Commons
David Tickner, Jeffrey J. Opperman, Robin Abell

et al.

BioScience, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 70(4), P. 330 - 342

Published: Jan. 9, 2020

Despite their limited spatial extent, freshwater ecosystems host remarkable biodiversity, including one-third of all vertebrate species. This biodiversity is declining dramatically: Globally, wetlands are vanishing three times faster than forests, and populations have fallen more twice as steeply terrestrial or marine populations. Threats to well documented but coordinated action reverse the decline lacking. We present an Emergency Recovery Plan bend curve loss. Priority actions include accelerating implementation environmental flows; improving water quality; protecting restoring critical habitats; managing exploitation ecosystem resources, especially species riverine aggregates; preventing controlling nonnative invasions; safeguarding river connectivity. recommend adjustments targets indicators for Convention on Biological Diversity Sustainable Development Goals roles national international state nonstate actors.

Language: Английский

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869
Area-based conservation in the twenty-first century DOI Creative Commons
Sean L. Maxwell, Victor Cazalis, Nigel Dudley

et al.

Nature, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 586(7828), P. 217 - 227

Published: Oct. 7, 2020

Humanity will soon define a new era for nature—one that seeks to transform decades of underwhelming responses the global biodiversity crisis. Area-based conservation efforts, which include both protected areas and other effective area-based measures, are likely extend diversify. However, persistent shortfalls in ecological representation management effectiveness diminish potential role stemming loss. Here we show how expansion by national governments since 2010 has had limited success increasing coverage across different elements (ecoregions, 12,056 threatened species, 'Key Biodiversity Areas' wilderness areas) ecosystem services (productive fisheries, carbon on land sea). To be more successful after 2020, must contribute effectively meeting goals—ranging from preventing extinctions retaining most-intact ecosystems—and better collaborate with many Indigenous peoples, community groups private initiatives central biodiversity. The long-term requires parties Convention Biological Diversity secure adequate financing, plan climate change make far stronger part land, water sea policies. conservation—including measures—after 2020 depend securing funding prioritizing management.

Language: Английский

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714
Areas of global importance for conserving terrestrial biodiversity, carbon and water DOI
Martin Jung, Andy Arnell, Xavier De Lamo

et al.

Nature Ecology & Evolution, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 5(11), P. 1499 - 1509

Published: Aug. 23, 2021

Language: Английский

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276
Tracking, targeting, and conserving soil biodiversity DOI
Carlos A. Guerra, Richard D. Bardgett,

Lucrezia Caon

et al.

Science, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 371(6526), P. 239 - 241

Published: Jan. 14, 2021

A monitoring and indicator system can inform policy

Language: Английский

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247
Ensuring effective implementation of the post-2020 global biodiversity targets DOI
Haigen Xu, Yun Cao, Dandan Yu

et al.

Nature Ecology & Evolution, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 5(4), P. 411 - 418

Published: Jan. 25, 2021

Language: Английский

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237
Tracking of marine predators to protect Southern Ocean ecosystems DOI
Mark A. Hindell, Ryan R Reisinger, Yan Ropert‐Coudert

et al.

Nature, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 580(7801), P. 87 - 92

Published: March 18, 2020

Language: Английский

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222
Supporting resurgent Indigenous-led governance: A nascent mechanism for just and effective conservation DOI Creative Commons
Kyle A. Artelle, Melanie Zurba,

Jonaki Bhattacharyya

et al.

Biological Conservation, Journal Year: 2019, Volume and Issue: 240, P. 108284 - 108284

Published: Nov. 4, 2019

Substantial increases in the pace, scale, and effectiveness of conservation will be required to abate ongoing loss global biodiversity simultaneous ecological degradation. Concurrently, need for respect inherent human rights, including rights title Indigenous Peoples, is increasingly recognized. Here, we describe often overlooked role that resurgent Indigenous-led governance could have driving rapid, socially just conservation. Whereas resurgence spans all aspects governance, focus on three highlight both necessity nascent potential supporting systems as they relate lands seas. Firstly, much landscapes seascapes interest are within territories, so augmenting them not possible, justified, nor legal without consent partnership. Secondly, provides rapidly increasing spatial coverage conserved areas. Thirdly, increased effectiveness. We Canada, a country disproportionately composed globally significant intact ecosystems other with considerable value, comprised where governments well-positioned advance meaningful at large scale. discuss broader implications, territories covering swaths globe, five countries (Canada, USA, Australia, Brazil, Russia) whose borders contain majority world's remaining landscapes. offer suggestions achieve effective just.

Language: Английский

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199
Integrating climate adaptation and biodiversity conservation in the global ocean DOI Creative Commons
Derek P. Tittensor, Maria Beger, Kristina Boerder

et al.

Science Advances, Journal Year: 2019, Volume and Issue: 5(11)

Published: Nov. 1, 2019

The impacts of climate change and the socioecological challenges they present are ubiquitous increasingly severe. Practical efforts to operationalize climate-responsive design management in global network marine protected areas (MPAs) required ensure long-term effectiveness for safeguarding biodiversity ecosystem services. Here, we review progress integrating adaptation into MPA provide eight recommendations expedite this process. Climate-smart objectives should become default all areas, made an explicit international policy target. Furthermore, incentives use more dynamic tools would increase responsiveness as a whole. Given ongoing negotiations on conservation targets, now is ideal time proactively reform seascape climate-biodiversity reality.

Language: Английский

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180
Economic value of protected areas via visitor mental health DOI Creative Commons
Ralf Buckley, Paula Brough, Leah Hague

et al.

Nature Communications, Journal Year: 2019, Volume and Issue: 10(1)

Published: Nov. 12, 2019

Abstract We evaluate methods to calculate the economic value of protected areas derived from improved mental health visitors. A conservative global estimate using quality-adjusted life years, a standard measure in economics, is US$6 trillion p.a. This an order magnitude greater than area tourism, and two three orders aggregate management agency budgets. Future research should: refine this more precise methods; consider interactions between conservation policies budgets at national scales; examine links personalities experiences individual scale.

Language: Английский

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The minimum land area requiring conservation attention to safeguard biodiversity DOI
James R. Allan, Hugh P. Possingham, Scott Atkinson

et al.

Science, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 376(6597), P. 1094 - 1101

Published: June 2, 2022

Ambitious conservation efforts are needed to stop the global biodiversity crisis. In this study, we estimate minimum land area secure important areas, ecologically intact and optimal locations for representation of species ranges ecoregions. We discover that at least 64 million square kilometers (44% terrestrial area) would require attention (ranging from protected areas land-use policies) meet goal. More than 1.8 billion people live on these lands, so responses promote autonomy, self-determination, equity, sustainable management safeguarding essential. Spatially explicit scenarios suggest 1.3 is risk being converted intensive human uses by 2030, which requires immediate attention. However, a sevenfold difference exists between amount habitat in optimistic pessimistic scenarios, highlighting an opportunity avert Appropriate targets Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework encourage identified contribute substantially biodiversity.

Language: Английский

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169