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Journal Articles Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability Year : 2010

Biodiversity targets after 2010

Georgina Mace
Sandra Díaz
Daniel Faith
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Anne Larigauderie
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Philippe Le Prestre
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Margaret Palmer
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Charles Perrings
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Matt Walpole
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Bruno Walther
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James Em Watson
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Harold Mooney
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Abstract

The bold commitment made by the world's governments 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 outcome 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 relate respectively to (1) those 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.
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hal-01755886 , version 1 (30-03-2018)

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Georgina Mace, Wolfgang Cramer, Sandra Díaz, Daniel Faith, Anne Larigauderie, et al.. Biodiversity targets after 2010. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 2010, 2 (1-2), pp.3-8. ⟨10.1016/j.cosust.2010.03.003⟩. ⟨hal-01755886⟩
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