A global biodiversity observing system to unite monitoring and guide action

Nature Ecology & Evolution, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 7(12), С. 1947 - 1952

Опубликована: Авг. 24, 2023

Язык: Английский

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The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework: Business as usual or a turning point?

One Earth, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 6(2), С. 77 - 80

Опубликована: Фев. 1, 2023

Язык: Английский

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Coral reefs benefit from reduced land–sea impacts under ocean warming

Nature, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 621(7979), С. 536 - 542

Опубликована: Авг. 9, 2023

Coral reef ecosystems are being fundamentally restructured by local human impacts and climate-driven marine heatwaves that trigger mass coral bleaching mortality1. Reducing can increase resistance to recovery from bleaching2. However, resource managers lack clear advice on targeted actions best support reefs under climate change3 sector-based governance means most land- sea-based management efforts remain siloed4. Here we combine surveys of change with a unique 20-year time series land-sea encompassed an unprecedented heatwave in Hawai'i. Reefs increased herbivorous fish populations reduced land-based impacts, such as wastewater pollution urban runoff, had positive cover trajectories predisturbance. These also experienced modest reduction mortality following severe heat stress compared enhanced impacts. Scenario modelling indicated simultaneously reducing results three- sixfold greater probability having high reef-builder four years postdisturbance than if either occurred isolation. International protect 30% Earth's land ocean 2030 underway5. Our reveal integrated could help achieve coastal conservation goals provide the opportunity persist our changing climate.

Язык: Английский

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Translating Earth system boundaries for cities and businesses

Nature Sustainability, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 7(2), С. 108 - 119

Опубликована: Янв. 4, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Roles of the Red List of Ecosystems in the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

Nature Ecology & Evolution, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 8(4), С. 614 - 621

Опубликована: Фев. 8, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Planetary Boundaries guide humanity’s future on Earth

Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 5(11), С. 773 - 788

Опубликована: Ноя. 8, 2024

Human pressures have pushed the Earth system deep into Anthropocene, threatening its stability, resilience and functioning. The Planetary Boundaries (PB) framework emerged against these threats, setting safe levels to biophysical systems processes that, with high likelihood, ensure life-supporting Holocene-like conditions. In this Review, we synthesize PB advancements, detailing emergence mainstreaming across scientific disciplines society. nine PBs capture key functions regulating system. operating space has been transgressed for six of these. science is essential prevent further risks sparked new research on precision boundaries. development within planetary boundaries defines sustainable development, informing advances in social sciences. Each translates a finite budget that world must operate within, requiring strengthened global governance. adopted by businesses informed policy world, thinking about fundamental justice concerns, inspired, among other concepts, commons, health doughnut economics. Future work increase frequency analyses, and, together observation data analytics, produce high-resolution real-time state health. Boundary — which provides guardrails maintain humanity received widespread societal interest. This Review outlines thinking, including relevance science, justice, governance, economics sustainability.

Язык: Английский

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Too simple, too complex, or just right? Advantages, challenges, and guidance for indicators of genetic diversity

BioScience, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 74(4), С. 269 - 280

Опубликована: Март 11, 2024

Abstract Measuring genetic diversity of wild species using DNA-based data remains resource intensive and time consuming for nearly all species. However, assessments are needed global conservation commitments, including the Convention on Biological Diversity, governments managers to evaluate progress, as well prioritizing populations preserve recover (e.g., via rescue). Recently, indicators were developed tracking reporting status trends hundreds The quantify two simple proxies within-population among-population adaptive potential: small effective population size (Ne < 500) loss genetically distinct populations. must balance scientific credibility, practicality, simplicity. In present article, we summarize advantages these pragmatic indicators, address critiques by scientists simplifying assumptions policymakers complexity, propose potential solutions next steps. We aim support practitioners putting into policy, action, legislation, reporting.

Язык: Английский

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Integrating traditional ecological knowledge into habitat restoration: implications for meeting forest restoration challenges

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 19(1)

Опубликована: Авг. 10, 2023

Traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) helps tribal communities adapt to socio-ecological changes, improving the long-term sustainability of their livelihood strategies and fostering social-ecological resilience. TEK provides thorough understanding ecosystem dynamics, as well how they relate societal norms, practices, resource use patterns. The integrity is often in jeopardy due changes belief systems, regional languages, traditional ways subsistence, disruption systems. Landscape restoration has ability promote self-determination while safeguarding livelihoods, beliefs, cultural, biodiversity indigenous peoples. However, there a substantial gap on might aid restoration, particularly elephant corridors.The current study focused gathering woody tree species from Dering-Dibru Saikhowa Elephant Corridor using semi-structured interviews, group discussions, direct observations. acquired data were applied heat map cluster analysis ordination techniques R software version 4.0.0.Traditional usage information 31 utilized for food, fodder, timber, fuelwood, medicinal, by local people was gathered. Most locally belonged families Combretaceae Fabaceae. classified into single, double, or multi-uses based extent utilization. Azadirachta indica, Phyllanthus emblica, Syzygium cumini (six each) had highest utilization, Mesua ferrea lowest. Chionanthus ramiflorus, Artocarpus heterophyllus, Dillenia indica among plants valuable wildlife, providing both forage habitat wide variety birds animals. Averrhoa carambola, Mangifera P. Psidium guajava, S. important livelihoods community. Our findings demonstrated that knowledgeable about plant pioneer species, such Bombax ceiba, Albizia lebbeck, D. cumini, Lagerstroemia speciosa, Alstonia scholaris, diverse habitat. We enlisted different categories, two clusters (clusters 1 2) identified similarity habitats. prioritized multiple eco-restoration collected through TEK. planted 95,582 saplings 150 hectares Corridors' degraded patches, which will serve future reference site landscape rehabilitation. Out total planted, 56% linked native ethnobotanical uses, connectivity movement, 16% all are colonize habitat, 15% preferred food foraging 13% source people, incorporating social, economic, benefits framework.The also insights can assist with aspects reconstruction adaptive management selection monitoring, evaluation effectiveness.

Язык: Английский

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‘Nature positive’ must incorporate, not undermine, the mitigation hierarchy

Nature Ecology & Evolution, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 8(1), С. 14 - 17

Опубликована: Сен. 21, 2023

Язык: Английский

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Marine Prosperity Areas: a framework for aligning ecological restoration and human well-being using area-based protections

Frontiers in Marine Science, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 11

Опубликована: Фев. 6, 2025

Mechanisms for marine ecological protection and recovery, including area-based conservation tools like ‘Marine Protected Areas’ (MPAs) are necessary to reach the Aichi Target or forthcoming 30x30 target set by Kunming-Montreal Biodiversity Framework. However, full ecosystem recovery takes years manifest idea that MPA alone will foster human well-being is frequently contradicted socio-economic evidence. Therefore, a new framework restoration reconciles discrepancies between growth timelines needed effectively meet global biodiversity targets. We introduce concept of Prosperity Areas,’ (MPpA) an tool prioritizes prosperity as opposed passively relying on catalyze social change economic growth. This leverages suite tried-and-true community-based intervention investment strategies strengthen expand access environmental science, goods services, financial perks blue economy. data-driven may be interest stakeholders who support traditional models, but also those have been historically MPAs excluded from past processes.

Язык: Английский

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