Achieving the Convention on Biological Diversity's Goals for Plant Conservation

Identifying which areas capture how many species is the first question in conservation planning. The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) aspires to formal protection of at least 17% of the terrestrial world and, through the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation, 60% of plant species. Are these...

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Published in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 2013-09, Vol.341 (6150), p.1100-1103
Main Authors: Joppa, L. N., Visconti, P., Jenkins, C. N., Pimm, S. L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Applied ecology
Biodiversity
Biodiversity conservation
Biological and medical sciences
Biological diversity
Biological taxonomies
Birds
Conservation biology
Conservation of Natural Resources
Conservation, protection and management of environment and wildlife
Conventions
Flowers & plants
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Geographic regions
Habitat conservation
Islands
Land
Lists
Mammals
Parks, reserves, wildlife conservation. Endangered species: population survey and restocking
Plant taxonomy
Plants
Plants (organisms)
Protected areas
Species
Wildlife conservation
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Summary:Identifying which areas capture how many species is the first question in conservation planning. The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) aspires to formal protection of at least 17% of the terrestrial world and, through the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation, 60% of plant species. Are these targets of protecting area and species compatible? We show that 67% of plant species live entirely within regions that comprise 17% of the land surface. Moreover, these regions include most terrestrial vertebrates with small geographical ranges. However, the connections between the CBD targets of protecting area and species are complex. Achieving both targets will be difficult because regions with the most plant species have only slightly more land protected than do those with fewer.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.1241706