Empowering Wildlife Guardians: An Equitable Digital Stewardship and Reward System for Biodiversity Conservation Using Deep Learning and 3/4G Camera Traps DOI Creative Commons
Paul Fergus, Carl Chalmers, S. N. Longmore

и другие.

Remote Sensing, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 15(11), С. 2730 - 2730

Опубликована: Май 24, 2023

The biodiversity of our planet is under threat, with approximately one million species expected to become extinct within decades. reason: negative human actions, which include hunting, overfishing, pollution, and the conversion land for urbanisation agricultural purposes. Despite significant investment from charities governments activities that benefit nature, global wildlife populations continue decline. Local guardians have historically played a critical role in conservation efforts shown their ability achieve sustainability at various levels. In 2021, COP26 recognised contributions pledged USD 1.7 billion per year; however this fraction budget available (between 124 143 annually) given they protect 80% planets biodiversity. This paper proposes radical new solution based on “Interspecies Money”, where animals own money. Creating digital twin each allows dispense funds services provide. For example, rhinoceros may release payment its guardian time it detected camera trap as long remains alive well. To test efficacy approach, 27 traps were deployed over 400 km2 area Welgevonden Game Reserve Limpopo Province South Africa. motion-triggered operational ten months and, using deep learning, we managed capture images 12 distinct animal species. species, makeshift bank account was set up credited GBP 100. Each an captured successfully classified, 1 penny (an arbitrary amount—mechanisms still need be developed determine real value species) transferred associated guardian. trial demonstrated possible high detection accuracy across sensitivity 96.38%, specificity 99.62%, precision 87.14%, F1 score 90.33%, 99.31%. successful detections facilitated transfer 185.20 between guardians.

Язык: Английский

Human impacts outpace natural processes in the Amazon DOI
James S. Albert, Ana Carolina Carnaval, Suzette G. A. Flantua

и другие.

Science, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 379(6630)

Опубликована: Янв. 26, 2023

Amazonian environments are being degraded by modern industrial and agricultural activities at a pace far above anything previously known, imperiling its vast biodiversity reserves globally important ecosystem services. The most substantial threats come from regional deforestation, because of export market demands, global climate change. Amazon is currently perched to transition rapidly largely forested nonforested landscape. These changes happening much too for species, peoples, ecosystems respond adaptively. Policies prevent the worst outcomes known must be enacted immediately. We now need political will leadership act on this information. To fail biosphere, we our peril.

Язык: Английский

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Creating Synergies between Citizen Science and Indigenous and Local Knowledge DOI Creative Commons
Maria Tengö, Beau J. Austin, Finn Danielsen

и другие.

BioScience, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 71(5), С. 503 - 518

Опубликована: Фев. 8, 2021

Abstract Citizen science (CS) is receiving increasing attention as a conduit for Indigenous and local knowledge (ILK) in ecosystem stewardship conservation. Drawing on field experience scientific literature, we explore the connection between CS ILK demonstrate approaches how can generate useful while at same time strengthening systems. invites laypersons to contribute observations, perspectives, interpretations feeding into In contrast, be understood systems its own right, with practices institutions craft legitimate knowledge. Such fundamental differences generated, interpreted, applied need acknowledged successful outcomes. Engaging complementary using multiple evidence base approach improve legitimacy of initiatives, strengthen collaborations through ethical reciprocal relationships holders, better ecosystems.

Язык: Английский

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People need freshwater biodiversity DOI Creative Commons
Abigail J. Lynch, Steven J. Cooke, Angela H. Arthington

и другие.

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Water, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 10(3)

Опубликована: Фев. 8, 2023

Abstract Freshwater biodiversity, from fish to frogs and microbes macrophytes, provides a vast array of services people. Mounting concerns focus on the accelerating pace biodiversity loss declining ecological function within freshwater ecosystems that continue threaten these natural benefits. Here, we catalog nine fundamental ecosystem biotic components indigenous provide people, organized into three categories: material (food; health genetic resources; goods), non‐material (culture; education science; recreation), regulating (catchment integrity; climate regulation; water purification nutrient cycling). If is protected, conserved, restored in an integrated manner, as well more broadly appreciated by humanity, it will contribute human well‐being our sustainable future via this wide range associated nature‐based solutions future. This article categorized under: Human Water > Value Life Nature Ecosystems Science Environmental Change

Язык: Английский

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Towards a ‘people and nature’ paradigm for biodiversity and infectious disease DOI Creative Commons

Rory Gibb,

David W. Redding, Sagan Friant

и другие.

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 380(1917)

Опубликована: Янв. 9, 2025

Zoonotic and vector-borne infectious diseases are among the most direct human health consequences of biodiversity change. The COVID-19 pandemic increased policymakers’ attention on links between ecological degradation disease, sparked discussions around nature-based interventions to mitigate zoonotic emergence epidemics. Yet, although disease ecology provides an increasingly granular knowledge wildlife in changing ecosystems, we still have a poor understanding net for disease. Here, argue that renewed focus wildlife-borne as complex socio-ecological systems—a ‘people nature’ paradigm—is needed identify local transformative system-wide changes could reduce burden. We discuss longstanding scientific narratives involvement systems, which largely framed people disruptors, three emerging research areas provide wider system perspectives: how anthropogenic ecosystems construct new niches feedbacks social vulnerability role human-to-animal pathogen transmission (‘spillback’) systems. conclude by discussing opportunities better understand predictability outcomes from change integrate drivers into intervention design evaluation. This article is part discussion meeting issue ‘Bending curve towards nature recovery: building Georgina Mace's legacy biodiverse future’.

Язык: Английский

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We need a global science-policy body on chemicals and waste DOI
Zhanyun Wang, Rolf Altenburger, Thomas Backhaus

и другие.

Science, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 371(6531), С. 774 - 776

Опубликована: Фев. 19, 2021

Major gaps in current efforts limit policy responses

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The botanical education extinction and the fall of plant awareness DOI
Sebastian Stroud,

Mark Fennell,

Jonathan Mitchley

и другие.

Ecology and Evolution, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 12(7)

Опубликована: Июль 1, 2022

Civilization is dependent upon plants for survival. Plants permeate our every moment and relationship with them will dictate how we manage the threats of climate change ecological collapse defining Anthropocene. Yet, despite significance critical role they have played in shaping ecosystems, civilizations, human cultures, many people are now disconnected from botanical world. Students presented little plant content, particularly identification, compared animal content. Consequently, producing few scientists educating fewer about plants. This drives a self-accelerating cycle term

Язык: Английский

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A systematic review on subjective well-being benefits associated with cultural ecosystem services DOI Creative Commons
Agnieszka Nowak, Uta Schirpke, Ulrike Tappeiner

и другие.

Ecosystem Services, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 57, С. 101467 - 101467

Опубликована: Авг. 8, 2022

Cultural ecosystem services (CES) are increasingly addressed in research, but conceptual and methodological issues still limit their integration into management decision-making.While most studies have focused on mapping quantifying CES, less attention has been paid to the final benefits derived from CES.This study systematically reviewed literature with regard subjective well-being associated examining (1) research context, (2) assessment of dimensions/types benefits, (3) drivers change implications, (4) limitations future needs.Based 160 publications, our results indicate that were related dimension experiences (44.5%), followed by identities (29.3%) capabilities (26.4%).Disbenefits such as sense fear, insecurity noisiness only mentioned 21.3% all publications.Major challenges overcome current knowledge gaps include strengthen inter-and transdisciplinary collaboration, deepen understanding human dimension, broaden analysis a greater number disbenefits, well integrate information specific ecosystems at large spatial scales, establish stronger linkages decision-making clarify definitions concepts.Future should address these generate meaningful for management.

Язык: Английский

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Monitoring extinction risk and threats of the world’s fishes based on the Sampled Red List Index DOI Creative Commons
Rafael Miranda, Imanol Miqueleiz, William Darwall

и другие.

Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 32(3), С. 975 - 991

Опубликована: Март 28, 2022

Abstract Global biodiversitytargets require us to identify species at risk of extinction and quantify status trends biodiversity. The Red List Index (RLI) tracks in the conservation entire groups over time by monitoring changes categories assigned species. Here, we calculate this index for world’s fishes 2010, using a sampled approach RLI based on randomly selected sample 1,500 species, also present splits freshwater marine systems separately. We further compare specific traits worldwide fish list our assess its representativeness. Overall, 15.1% were estimated be threatened with extinction, resulting 0.914 all 0.968 0.862 ecosystems. Our showed fishing as principal threat pollution agricultural forestry effluents fishes. provides robust representation tracking fishes, including disaggregated indices fish. Reassessment backcasting is urgent check achievement commitments proposed global biodiversity targets.

Язык: Английский

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Global assessment of nature’s contributions to people DOI
Yanxu Liu, Bojie Fu, Shuai Wang

и другие.

Science Bulletin, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 68(4), С. 424 - 435

Опубликована: Янв. 20, 2023

Язык: Английский

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Linking human impacts to community processes in terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems DOI Creative Commons
Ian R. McFadden, Agnieszka Sendek, Morgane Brosse

и другие.

Ecology Letters, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 26(2), С. 203 - 218

Опубликована: Дек. 22, 2022

Human impacts such as habitat loss, climate change and biological invasions are radically altering biodiversity, with greater effects projected into the future. Evidence suggests human may differ substantially between terrestrial freshwater ecosystems, but reasons for these differences poorly understood. We propose an integrative approach to explain by linking four fundamental processes that structure communities: dispersal, speciation, species-level selection ecological drift. Our goal is provide process-based insights why impacts, responses across ecosystem types using a mechanistic, eco-evolutionary comparative framework. To enable insights, we review synthesise (i) how influence diversity dynamics in versus communities, specifically whether relative importance of each process differs among (ii) pathways which can produce divergent due strength ecosystems identify. Finally, highlight research gaps next steps, discuss this new conservation. By focusing on shape aim mechanistically link ongoing future changes ecosystems.

Язык: Английский

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