TY - JOUR
T1 - Biodiversity targets after 2010
AU - Mace, Georgina M.
AU - Cramer, Wolfgang
AU - Díaz, Sandra
AU - Faith, Daniel P.
AU - Larigauderie, Anne
AU - Le Prestre, Philippe
AU - Palmer, Margaret
AU - Perrings, Charles
AU - Scholes, Robert J.
AU - Walpole, Matt
AU - Walther, Bruno A.
AU - Watson, James E M
AU - Mooney, Harold A.
N1 - Funding Information:
This paper arose from discussions led by DIVERSITAS. We thank the funding agencies, which through core support to DIVERSITAS made these discussions possible at meetings of the Scientific Committee of DIVERSITAS. We also thank David Cooper for constructive and informative discussions.
PY - 2010/5
Y1 - 2010/5
N2 - The bold commitment made by the world's governments to reduce the rate of biodiversity loss by 2010 will soon be tested. On the basis of the continuing declines measured by most indicators, it now seems inevitable that the outcome will be that it has not been achieved. Here, in order to build on the momentum created by the 2010 target, we propose a shift away from a large set of static targets towards a smaller number of specific targets. Specifically, we present three categories of targets (red, green and blue) with examples of each. These relate respectively to (1) those biodiversity outcomes that must be avoided to avert situations that are deleterious for people, (2) the highly valued biodiversity conservation priorities, and (3) an improved scientific understanding necessary for adaptive management now and into the future.
AB - The bold commitment made by the world's governments to reduce the rate of biodiversity loss by 2010 will soon be tested. On the basis of the continuing declines measured by most indicators, it now seems inevitable that the outcome will be that it has not been achieved. Here, in order to build on the momentum created by the 2010 target, we propose a shift away from a large set of static targets towards a smaller number of specific targets. Specifically, we present three categories of targets (red, green and blue) with examples of each. These relate respectively to (1) those biodiversity outcomes that must be avoided to avert situations that are deleterious for people, (2) the highly valued biodiversity conservation priorities, and (3) an improved scientific understanding necessary for adaptive management now and into the future.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.cosust.2010.03.003
DO - 10.1016/j.cosust.2010.03.003
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:77954864122
SN - 1877-3435
VL - 2
SP - 3
EP - 8
JO - Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability
JF - Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability
IS - 1-2
ER -