Scaling up area-based conservation to implement the Global Biodiversity Framework's 30x30 target: The role of Nature's Strongholds

The Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), signed in 2022 by Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, recognized the importance of area-based conservation, and its goals and targets specify the characteristics of protected and conserved areas (PCAs) that disproportionately contribute to biod...

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Published in:PLoS biology 2024-05, Vol.22 (5), p.e3002613-e3002613
Main Authors: Robinson, John G, LaBruna, Danielle, O'Brien, Tim, Clyne, Peter J, Dudley, Nigel, Andelman, Sandy J, Bennett, Elizabeth L, Chicchon, Avecita, Durigan, Carlos, Grantham, Hedley, Kinnaird, Margaret, Lieberman, Sue, Maisels, Fiona, Moreira, Adriana, Rao, Madhu, Stokes, Emma, Walston, Joe, Watson, James Em
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Biodiversity
Biological diversity conservation
Biology and Life Sciences
Climate change
Community
Congo
Conservation
Conservation of Natural Resources - methods
Convention on Biological Diversity
Earth Sciences
Ecology and Environmental Sciences
Ecosystem
Ecosystem integrity
Ecosystems
Forecasts and trends
Habitats
International aspects
Landscape preservation
Native peoples
Nature
Nature conservation
People and Places
Scaling up
Social Sciences
Wilderness areas
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Summary:The Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), signed in 2022 by Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, recognized the importance of area-based conservation, and its goals and targets specify the characteristics of protected and conserved areas (PCAs) that disproportionately contribute to biodiversity conservation. To achieve the GBF's target of conserving a global area of 30% by 2030, this Essay argues for recognizing these characteristics and scaling them up through the conservation of areas that are: extensive (typically larger than 5,000 km2); have interconnected PCAs (either physically or as part of a jurisdictional network, and frequently embedded in larger conservation landscapes); have high ecological integrity; and are effectively managed and equitably governed. These areas are presented as "Nature's Strongholds," illustrated by examples from the Congo and Amazon basins. Conserving Nature's Strongholds offers an approach to scale up initiatives to address global threats to biodiversity.
ISSN:1545-7885
1544-9173
1545-7885
DOI:10.1371/journal.pbio.3002613