Biodiversity Conservation: Challenges Beyond 2010

The continued growth of human populations and of per capita consumption have resulted in unsustainable exploitation of Earth's biological diversity, exacerbated by climate change, ocean acidification, and other anthropogenic environmental impacts. We argue that effective conservation of biodive...

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Published in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 2010-09, Vol.329 (5997), p.1298-1303
Main Authors: Rands, Michael R.W, Adams, William M, Bennun, Leon, Butchart, Stuart H.M, Clements, Andrew, Coomes, David, Entwistle, Abigail, Hodge, Ian, Kapos, Valerie, Scharlemann, Jörn P.W, Sutherland, William J, Vira, Bhaskar
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Animals
Applied ecology
Biodiversity
Biodiversity conservation
Biological and medical sciences
Climate change
Conservation
Conservation of Natural Resources - trends
Conservation, protection and management of environment and wildlife
Decision Making
Ecological sustainability
Ecosystem
Environment
Environmental conservation
Environmental impact
Forest conservation
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
General aspects
Governments
Habitat conservation
Human
Humans
International Cooperation
Nature conservation
Oceans
Plants
Policies
Population Dynamics
Protected areas
Public Policy
REVIEW
Survival
Sustainable agriculture
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Summary:The continued growth of human populations and of per capita consumption have resulted in unsustainable exploitation of Earth's biological diversity, exacerbated by climate change, ocean acidification, and other anthropogenic environmental impacts. We argue that effective conservation of biodiversity is essential for human survival and the maintenance of ecosystem processes. Despite some conservation successes (especially at local scales) and increasing public and government interest in living sustainably, biodiversity continues to decline. Moving beyond 2010, successful conservation approaches need to be reinforced and adequately financed. In addition, however, more radical changes are required that recognize biodiversity as a global public good, that integrate biodiversity conservation into policies and decision frameworks for resource production and consumption, and that focus on wider institutional and societal changes to enable more effective implementation of policy.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.1189138