Abstract
The Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), signed in 2022 by Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, recognized the importance of area-based conservation, and its goals and targets specify the characteristics of protected and conserved areas (PCAs) that disproportionately contribute to biodiversity conservation. To achieve the GBF’s target of conserving a global area of 30% by 2030, this Essay argues for recognizing these characteristics and scaling them up through the conservation of areas that are: extensive (typically larger than 5,000 km2); have interconnected PCAs (either physically or as part of a jurisdictional network, and frequently embedded in larger conservation landscapes); have high ecological integrity; and are effectively managed and equitably governed. These areas are presented as “Nature’s Strongholds,” illustrated by examples from the Congo and Amazon basins. Conserving Nature’s Strongholds offers an approach to scale up initiatives to address global threats to biodiversity.
Publisher
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Reference96 articles.
1. Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). Final text of Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, 2020. Available from: https://www.cbd.int/gbf/.
2. Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). Summary of the Tenth Conference of the Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity, 2010. Available from: https://enb.iisd.org/vol09/enb09544e.html.
3. Effective coverage targets for ocean protection;BC O’Leary;Conserv Lett,2016
4. A global plan for nature conservation;JEM Watson;Nature,2017
5. Eco-region-based approach to protecting half the terrestrial realm;E Dinerstein;Bioscience,2017
Cited by
2 articles.
订阅此论文施引文献
订阅此论文施引文献,注册后可以免费订阅5篇论文的施引文献,订阅后可以查看论文全部施引文献