Biodiversity targets after 2010

The bold commitment made by the world´s govermments 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 aoutcome will be that it has not been achieved. Here, in order to build on th...

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Autores: Mace, Georgina M., Cramer, Wolfgang, Diaz, Sandra Myrna, Faith, Daniel, Larigauderie, Anne, Le Preste, Philippe, Palmer, Margaret, Perrings, Charles, Scholes, Robert J., Walpole, Matt, Walther, Bruno A., Watson, James E. M., Mooney, Harold A.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2010
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/14517
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/14517
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Biodiversity
Conservation Priorities
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
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Sumario:The bold commitment made by the world´s govermments 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 aoutcome 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 relte respectively to (1) tose 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.