Remote Sensing,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(20), P. 3866 - 3866
Published: Oct. 18, 2024
The
escalating
human
pressures
on
natural
ecosystems
necessitate
urgent
and
effective
conservation
strategies
to
safeguard
biodiversity
ecosystem
functions.
This
review
explored
current
techniques
for
mapping
pressure,
with
a
particular
focus
their
application
in
nature
conservation,
especially
within
protected
areas
(PAs).
Specifically,
we
analyzed
the
impacts
of
seven
major
types
PAs.
Additionally,
discussed
four
key
methods
including
land
use
intensity,
footprint,
digital
other
proxies,
examining
distinct
characteristics
respective
advantages
disadvantages.
our
research
pressure
assessing
its
suitability
applications
delineating
directions
future
work.
These
insights
contributed
better
support
management
Practice, progress, and proficiency in sustainability,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 299 - 319
Published: July 26, 2024
The
biodiversity
of
the
oceans
provides
us
with
key
ecosystem
services,
however
marine
life
is
facing
a
multitude
threats
like
pollution,
climate
change
and
over-exploitation.
Action:
Monitoring
conservation
strategies
need
to
be
put
in
place
save
these
fragile
ecosystems.
focus
this
chapter
on
monitoring
real-time
using
remote
sensing
artificial
intelligence
(AI).
Advanced
systems
(such
as
TOPAZ
system)
use
an
ensemble
Kalman
filter
assimilate
satellite-measured
sea-surface
temperatures,
heights,
in-situ
measurements
from
Argo
profiling
floats
XBTs.
These
render
three-dimensional
(3D)
comprehensive
state
picture
ocean,
which
comprises
temperature
fields
current
structures
rather
than
just
projections.
This
focuses
melding
data
for
biodiversity.
Practice, progress, and proficiency in sustainability,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 259 - 282
Published: Aug. 27, 2024
Land
ecosystems
provide
a
range
of
products,
such
as
food,
energy,
and
construction
materials,
in
addition
to
essential
services
like
carbon
sequestration,
soil
quality
maintenance,
habitat
supply
for
biodiversity,
water
flow
management,
erosion
control.
To
maintain
the
diversity
life
on
land,
targeted
efforts
that
preserve,
restore,
promote
preservation
sustainable
use
terrestrial
other
are
required.
Preventing
loss
successfully
halting
desertification,
stopping
reversing
land
degradation,
managing
forests
sustainably
main
objectives
SDG
Goal
15.
These
need
be
protected
order
properly
reduce
adapt
climate
change.
This
chapter
examines
potential
problems
related
Sustainable
Development
15
(Life
Land)
by
examining
connections
between
environment,
legal
frameworks,
biodiversity
conservation.
Global Change Biology,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
31(1)
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
ABSTRACT
Human
activities
have
significantly
altered
coastal
ecosystems
worldwide.
The
phenomenon
of
shifting
baselines
syndrome
(SBS)
complicates
our
understanding
these
changes,
masking
the
true
scale
human
impacts.
This
study
investigates
long‐term
ecological
effects
anthropogenic
on
New
Zealand's
over
800
years
using
fish
otolith
microchemical
profiling
and
dynamic
time
warping
across
an
entire
stock
unit.
Results
reveal
a
shift
in
snapper
(
Chrysophrys
auratus
;
Sparidae)
habitat‐use
behaviour,
transitioning
from
low‐salinity
estuarine
environments
to
higher‐salinity
habitats,
correlating
with
ongoing
land‐use
changes.
coincided
localised
Industrial
Revolution,
which
served
as
tipping
point
for
widespread
ecosystem
transformation.
By
comparing
current
movement
profiles
historical
baselines,
we
provide
evidence
address
SBS
guide
conservation
strategies.
Re‐establishing
pre‐industrial
behaviours
will
indicate
successful
habitat
restoration,
promoting
overall
connectivity
resilience.
Our
findings
enable
more
effective
restoration
measures
sustainable
management
practices,
informing
policies
maintaining
biodiversity
function.
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 15, 2025
Abstract
Habitat
loss
and
degradation
associated
with
industrial
development
is
the
primary
threat
dominant
driver
of
biodiversity
globally.
Spatially-explicit
datasets
that
estimate
human
pressures
are
essential
to
understand
extent
rate
anthropogenic
impacts
on
ecosystems
critical
inform
conservation
commitments
efforts
under
Global
Biodiversity
Framework.
We
leveraged
modification
framework
generate
comprehensive,
consistent,
detailed,
robust,
temporal,
contemporary
map
cumulative
individual
threats
activities
terrestrial
from
1990
2022.
In
∼2022,
43%
lands
had
very
low
levels
modification,
while
27%,
20%,
10%
low,
moderate,
high
respectively.
Nearly
⅔
biomes
½
ecoregions
currently
(∼2022)
moderately-modified,
24%
(31
M
km
2
)
experienced
increased
2020.
About
29%
countries
31%
might
also
be
particularly
vulnerable
given
their
above-average
less
than
30%
protection.
Scientific Data,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
12(1)
Published: April 10, 2025
Abstract
Habitat
loss
and
degradation
associated
with
industrial
development
is
the
primary
threat
dominant
driver
of
biodiversity
globally.
Spatially-explicit
datasets
that
estimate
human
pressures
are
essential
to
understand
extent
rate
anthropogenic
impacts
on
ecosystems
critical
inform
conservation
commitments
efforts
under
Global
Biodiversity
Framework.
We
leveraged
modification
framework
generate
comprehensive,
consistent,
detailed,
robust,
temporal,
contemporary
map
cumulative
individual
threats
activities
terrestrial
from
1990
2022.
In
~2022,
43%
lands
had
very
low
levels
modification,
while
27%,
20%,
10%
low,
moderate,
high
respectively.
Nearly
2/3
biomes
1/2
ecoregions
currently
moderately-modified,
24%
(31
M
km
2
)
experienced
increased
2020.
About
29%
countries
31%
might
also
be
particularly
vulnerable
given
their
above-average
less
than
30%
protection.
Scientific Data,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
11(1)
Published: July 30, 2024
Proactively
identifying
where
land
conversion
might
occur
is
critical
to
targeted
and
effective
conservation
planning.
Previous
efforts
map
future
habitat
loss
have
largely
focused
on
forested
systems
been
limited
in
their
consideration
of
drivers
loss.
We
developed
a
1-km
resolution,
global
pressure
from
multiple
drivers,
referred
as
the
index
(CPI).
The
CPI
combines
past
rates
anthropogenic
change,
measured
by
temporal
human
modification
maps,
with
suitability
maps
for
potential
expansion
large-scale
development.
thus
offers
new
way
measure
cumulative
gradient
opposed
categorical
cover
change.
find
that
nearly
23%
across
200
countries
relatively
high
pressure,
potentially
impacting
over
460
million
ha
intact
natural
lands.
illustrate
how
this
information
can
be
used
identify
areas
proactive
avoid
ensure
national
commitments
under
Kunming-Montreal
Global
Biodiversity
Paris
Agreement
Climate
Frameworks
are
upheld.
