Safeguarding freshwater life beyond 2020: Recommendations for the new global biodiversity framework from the European experience

Plans are currently being drafted for the next decade of action on biodiversity—both the post‐2020 Global Biodiversity Framework of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and Biodiversity Strategy of the European Union (EU). Freshwater biodiversity is disproportionately threatened and underpri...

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Autores: van Rees, Charles B., Waylen, Kerry A., Schmidt-Kloiber, Astrid, Thackeray, Stephen J., Kalinkat, Gregor, Martens, Koen, Domisch, Sami, Lillebø, Ana I., Hermoso, Virgilio, Grossart, Hans-Peter, Schinegger, Rafaela, Decleer, Kris, Adriaens, Tim, Denys, Luc, Jarić, Ivan, Janse, Jan H., Monaghan, Michael T., De Wever, Aaike, Geijzendorffer, Ilse R., Adamescu, Mihai C., Jähnig, Sonja C.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:10459.1/70027
Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12771
http://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/70027
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Climate change
Conservation
Ecosystem services
Rivers
Sustainable development goals
Water resources
Wetlands
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Sumario:Plans are currently being drafted for the next decade of action on biodiversity—both the post‐2020 Global Biodiversity Framework of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and Biodiversity Strategy of the European Union (EU). Freshwater biodiversity is disproportionately threatened and underprioritized relative to the marine and terrestrial biota, despite supporting a richness of species and ecosystems with their own intrinsic value and providing multiple essential ecosystem services. Future policies and strategies must have a greater focus on the unique ecology of freshwater life and its multiple threats, and now is a critical time to reflect on how this may be achieved. We identify priority topics including environmental flows, water quality, invasive species, integrated water resources management, strategic conservation planning, and emerging technologies for freshwater ecosystem monitoring. We synthesize these topics with decades of first‐hand experience and recent literature into 14 special recommendations for global freshwater biodiversity conservation based on the successes and setbacks of European policy, management, and research. Applying and following these recommendations will inform and enhance the ability of global and European post‐2020 biodiversity agreements to halt and reverse the rapid global decline of freshwater biodiversity.

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