Restoration priorities to achieve the global protected area target
Abstract With much of Earth's surface already heavily impacted by humans, there is a need to understand where restoration is required to achieve global conservation goals. Here, we show that at least 1.9 million km2 of land, spanning 190 (27%) terrestrial ecoregions and 114 countries, needs res...
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| author | Bonnie Mappin Alienor L.M. Chauvenet Vanessa M. Adams Moreno Di Marco Hawthorne L. Beyer Oscar Venter Benjamin S. Halpern Hugh P. Possingham James E.M. Watson |
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| description | Abstract With much of Earth's surface already heavily impacted by humans, there is a need to understand where restoration is required to achieve global conservation goals. Here, we show that at least 1.9 million km2 of land, spanning 190 (27%) terrestrial ecoregions and 114 countries, needs restoration to achieve the current 17% global protected area target (Aichi Target 11). Restoration targeted on lightly modified land could recover up to two‐thirds of the shortfall, which would have an opportunity cost impact on agriculture of at least $205 million per annum (average of $159/km2). However, 64 (9%) ecoregions, located predominately in Southeast Asia, will require the challenging task of restoring areas that are already heavily modified. These results highlight the need for global conservation strategies to recognize the current level of anthropogenic degradation across many ecoregions and balance bigger protected area targets with more specific restoration goals. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-90c988d05e0d4cc2a26835fae3ea9e652022-12-22T00:42:33ZengWileyConservation Letters1755-263X2019-07-01124n/an/a10.1111/conl.12646Restoration priorities to achieve the global protected area targetBonnie Mappin0Alienor L.M. Chauvenet1Vanessa M. Adams2Moreno Di Marco3Hawthorne L. Beyer4Oscar Venter5Benjamin S. Halpern6Hugh P. Possingham7James E.M. Watson8Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, School of Biological Sciences University of Queensland St. Lucia Queensland AustraliaCentre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, School of Biological Sciences University of Queensland St. Lucia Queensland AustraliaCentre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, School of Biological Sciences University of Queensland St. Lucia Queensland AustraliaSchool of Earth Environmental Sciences University of Queensland St. Lucia Queensland AustraliaCentre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, School of Biological Sciences University of Queensland St. Lucia Queensland AustraliaNatural Resource and Environmental Studies Institute The University of Northern British Columbia Prince George CanadaBren School of Environmental Science and Management University of California Santa Barbara CaliforniaCentre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, School of Biological Sciences University of Queensland St. Lucia Queensland AustraliaCentre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, School of Biological Sciences University of Queensland St. Lucia Queensland AustraliaAbstract With much of Earth's surface already heavily impacted by humans, there is a need to understand where restoration is required to achieve global conservation goals. Here, we show that at least 1.9 million km2 of land, spanning 190 (27%) terrestrial ecoregions and 114 countries, needs restoration to achieve the current 17% global protected area target (Aichi Target 11). Restoration targeted on lightly modified land could recover up to two‐thirds of the shortfall, which would have an opportunity cost impact on agriculture of at least $205 million per annum (average of $159/km2). However, 64 (9%) ecoregions, located predominately in Southeast Asia, will require the challenging task of restoring areas that are already heavily modified. These results highlight the need for global conservation strategies to recognize the current level of anthropogenic degradation across many ecoregions and balance bigger protected area targets with more specific restoration goals.https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12646Aichi Target 11conservation planningecoregionsecosystem restorationhabitat conservationhuman footprint |
| spellingShingle | Bonnie Mappin Alienor L.M. Chauvenet Vanessa M. Adams Moreno Di Marco Hawthorne L. Beyer Oscar Venter Benjamin S. Halpern Hugh P. Possingham James E.M. Watson Restoration priorities to achieve the global protected area target Conservation Letters Aichi Target 11 conservation planning ecoregions ecosystem restoration habitat conservation human footprint |
| title | Restoration priorities to achieve the global protected area target |
| title_full | Restoration priorities to achieve the global protected area target |
| title_fullStr | Restoration priorities to achieve the global protected area target |
| title_full_unstemmed | Restoration priorities to achieve the global protected area target |
| title_short | Restoration priorities to achieve the global protected area target |
| title_sort | restoration priorities to achieve the global protected area target |
| topic | Aichi Target 11 conservation planning ecoregions ecosystem restoration habitat conservation human footprint |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12646 |
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