Biodiversity losses and conservation responses in the Anthropocene

Biodiversity is essential to human well-being, but people have been reducing biodiversity throughout human history. Loss of species and degradation of ecosystems are likely to further accelerate in the coming years. Our understanding of this crisis is now clear, and world leaders have pledged to ave...

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Published in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 2017-04, Vol.356 (6335), p.270-275
Main Authors: Johnson, Christopher N., Balmford, Andrew, Brook, Barry W., Buettel, Jessie C., Galetti, Mauro, Guangchun, Lei, Wilmshurst, Janet M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Anthropocene
Biodiversity
Biodiversity loss
Buildings
Climate Change
Conservation
Conservation of Natural Resources
Ecosystem degradation
Ecosystems
Extinction, Biological
Historical buildings
Human Activities
Human populations
Humans
Population
Populations
REVIEW
Transforms
Well being
Wildlife conservation
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Summary:Biodiversity is essential to human well-being, but people have been reducing biodiversity throughout human history. Loss of species and degradation of ecosystems are likely to further accelerate in the coming years. Our understanding of this crisis is now clear, and world leaders have pledged to avert it. Nonetheless, global goals to reduce the rate of biodiversity loss have mostly not been achieved. However, many examples of conservation success show that losses can be halted and even reversed. Building on these lessons to turn the tide of biodiversity loss will require bold and innovative action to transform historical relationships between human populations and nature.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.aam9317