Safeguarding freshwater life beyond 2020: Recommendations for the new global biodiversity framework from the European experience
Abstract 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...
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| author | Charles B. van Rees Kerry A. Waylen Astrid Schmidt‐Kloiber Stephen J. Thackeray Gregor Kalinkat Koen Martens Sami Domisch Ana I. Lillebø Virgilio Hermoso Hans‐Peter Grossart Rafaela Schinegger Kris Decleer Tim Adriaens Luc Denys Ivan Jarić Jan H. Janse Michael T. Monaghan Aaike De Wever Ilse Geijzendorffer Mihai C. Adamescu Sonja C. Jähnig |
| author_facet | Charles B. van Rees Kerry A. Waylen Astrid Schmidt‐Kloiber Stephen J. Thackeray Gregor Kalinkat Koen Martens Sami Domisch Ana I. Lillebø Virgilio Hermoso Hans‐Peter Grossart Rafaela Schinegger Kris Decleer Tim Adriaens Luc Denys Ivan Jarić Jan H. Janse Michael T. Monaghan Aaike De Wever Ilse Geijzendorffer Mihai C. Adamescu Sonja C. Jähnig |
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| description | Abstract 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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| spelling | doaj.art-19e14cbbc01d47a1b6e4b4c01616bc832022-12-21T23:38:41ZengWileyConservation Letters1755-263X2021-01-01141n/an/a10.1111/conl.12771Safeguarding freshwater life beyond 2020: Recommendations for the new global biodiversity framework from the European experienceCharles B. van Rees0Kerry A. Waylen1Astrid Schmidt‐Kloiber2Stephen J. Thackeray3Gregor Kalinkat4Koen Martens5Sami Domisch6Ana I. Lillebø7Virgilio Hermoso8Hans‐Peter Grossart9Rafaela Schinegger10Kris Decleer11Tim Adriaens12Luc Denys13Ivan Jarić14Jan H. Janse15Michael T. Monaghan16Aaike De Wever17Ilse Geijzendorffer18Mihai C. Adamescu19Sonja C. Jähnig20Department of Wetland Ecology Estación Biológica de Doñana Seville SpainSocial, Economic and Geographical Sciences Department The James Hutton Institute Aberdeen Scotland UKInstitute of Hydrobiology and Aquatic Ecosystem Management University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna (BOKU) Vienna AustriaLake Ecosystems Group UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Lancaster UKLeibniz‐Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) Berlin GermanyRoyal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences Brussels BelgiumLeibniz‐Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) Berlin GermanyDepartment of Biology & CESAM University of Aveiro Aveiro PortugalCentre de Ciència i Tecnologia Forestal de Catalunya (CTFC) Solsona SpainLeibniz‐Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) Berlin GermanyInstitute of Hydrobiology and Aquatic Ecosystem Management University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna (BOKU) Vienna AustriaResearch Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO) Brussels BelgiumResearch Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO) Brussels BelgiumResearch Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO) Brussels BelgiumBiology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences Institute of Hydrobiology České Budějovice Czech RepublicPBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency The Hague The NetherlandsLeibniz‐Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) Berlin GermanyResearch Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO) Brussels BelgiumTour du Valat Research Institute for the Conservation of Mediterranean Wetlands Arles FranceResearch Centre in Systems Ecology and Sustainability University of Bucharest Bucharest RomaniaLeibniz‐Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) Berlin GermanyAbstract 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.https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12771climate changeconservationecosystem servicesriverssustainable development goalswater resources |
| spellingShingle | Charles B. van Rees Kerry A. Waylen Astrid Schmidt‐Kloiber Stephen J. Thackeray Gregor Kalinkat Koen Martens Sami Domisch Ana I. Lillebø Virgilio Hermoso Hans‐Peter Grossart Rafaela Schinegger Kris Decleer Tim Adriaens Luc Denys Ivan Jarić Jan H. Janse Michael T. Monaghan Aaike De Wever Ilse Geijzendorffer Mihai C. Adamescu Sonja C. Jähnig Safeguarding freshwater life beyond 2020: Recommendations for the new global biodiversity framework from the European experience Conservation Letters climate change conservation ecosystem services rivers sustainable development goals water resources |
| title | Safeguarding freshwater life beyond 2020: Recommendations for the new global biodiversity framework from the European experience |
| title_full | Safeguarding freshwater life beyond 2020: Recommendations for the new global biodiversity framework from the European experience |
| title_fullStr | Safeguarding freshwater life beyond 2020: Recommendations for the new global biodiversity framework from the European experience |
| title_full_unstemmed | Safeguarding freshwater life beyond 2020: Recommendations for the new global biodiversity framework from the European experience |
| title_short | Safeguarding freshwater life beyond 2020: Recommendations for the new global biodiversity framework from the European experience |
| title_sort | safeguarding freshwater life beyond 2020 recommendations for the new global biodiversity framework from the european experience |
| topic | climate change conservation ecosystem services rivers sustainable development goals water resources |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12771 |
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