Global extent and change in human modification of terrestrial ecosystems from 1990 to 2022

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.

Language: Английский

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Exemplary Ethical Communities. A New Concept for a Livable Anthropocene

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 13(10), P. 5582 - 5582

Published: May 17, 2021

This article argues that we need to look at living examples provided by non-state communities in various regions of the world are, perhaps unwittingly, contributing maintenance Earth’s optimal thermal balance. These fully sustainable have been outside mainstream for centuries, even millennia, providing global struggle against degradation social–ecological systems. They all, varying degrees, embraced simple forms make them ‘exemplary ethical communities’ (EECs)—human with a track record sustainability related traditional knowledge and capacity survive capitalist market nation-state system. The proceeds three steps: First, it condenses large body research on limits existing system its accompanying ideology, nationalism, identifying this institutional–ideological complex as major obstacle tackling climate change. Second, alternative social formations could offer viable micro-level micro-scale alternatives are suggested. unlikely identify nation-states they often form distinct types communities. Taking from hunter-gatherer societies simple-living religious groups, is shown how protection these EECs become keystone survival humankind other life. Finally, further investigation called for, into researchers can come forward more actually might provide pathways resistance looming environmental catastrophe.

Language: Английский

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Potential wilderness loss could undermine the post-2020 global biodiversity framework

Biological Conservation, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 275, P. 109753 - 109753

Published: Oct. 20, 2022

Language: Английский

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Survival of the Fittest? A Call for Hospitality to Incorporate Ecology Into Business Practice and Education

Cornell Hospitality Quarterly, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 65(1), P. 68 - 87

Published: June 28, 2023

Biodiversity and the science that addresses its conservation, loss, recovery, including conservation biology restoration ecology, are high on contemporary global agenda. While hospitality industry has taken major steps toward net carbon zero even positive business, we argue it another significant advance to make. The United Nations dedicated 2021–2030 as decade of ecosystem restoration, along with it, several other organizations offer guidance how businesses should approach natural environment. Considering role a consumer nature, call for implement these principles in practice through nature-based solutions restorative regenerative hospitality. To strengthen this transformation, urge management education include basic concepts biodiversity, environmental science, their application, curricula. By doing this, can from presenting sustainability actions necessity into illustrating justifying need planetary scale. change will facilitate next step must take transforming relationship

Language: Английский

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Global drivers of change across tropical savannah ecosystems and insights into their management and conservation

Biological Conservation, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 276, P. 109786 - 109786

Published: Nov. 12, 2022

Language: Английский

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