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James E M Watson - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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just ten percent of the global terrestrial Protected area Network is structurally connected via intact land
Nature Communications, 2020Co-Authors: Michelle Ward, Santiago Saura, Brooke Williams, Juan Pablo Ramirezdelgado, Nur Arafehdalmau, James R Allan, Oscar Venter, Gregoire Dubois, James E M WatsonAbstract:Land free of direct anthropogenic disturbance is considered essential for achieving biodiversity conservation outcomes but is rapidly eroding. In response, many nations are increasing their Protected area (PA) estates, but little consideration is given to the context of the surrounding landscape. This is despite the fact that structural connectivity between PAs is critical in a changing climate and mandated by international conservation targets. Using a high-resolution assessment of human pressure, we show that while ~40% of the terrestrial planet is intact, only 9.7% of Earth’s terrestrial Protected Network can be considered structurally connected. On average, 11% of each country or territory’s PA estate can be considered connected. As the global community commits to bolder action on abating biodiversity loss, placement of future PAs will be critical, as will an increased focus on landscape-scale habitat retention and restoration efforts to ensure those important areas set aside for conservation outcomes will remain (or become) connected.
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only ten percent of the global terrestrial Protected area Network is connected via intact land
bioRxiv, 2020Co-Authors: Michelle Ward, Santiago Saura, Brooke Williams, Juan Pablo Ramirezdelgado, Nur Arafehdalmau, James R Allan, Oscar Venter, Gregoire Dubois, James E M WatsonAbstract:Land free of direct anthropogenic disturbance is considered essential for achieving biodiversity conservation outcomes but is rapidly eroding. In response, many nations are increasing their Protected area estates but little consideration is given to the context of the surrounding landscape. This is despite the fact that connectivity between Protected areas is critical in a changing climate and mandated in international Protected area targets. By utilizing the latest human pressure assessment, which shows that ~40% of the terrestrial planet is still intact, and a connectivity method, we found just 9.7% of Earth9s terrestrial Protected Network can be considered 9connected9. On average, 11% of each nation9s Protected area estate is connected via intact land. As the global community commits to bolder action on abating biodiversity loss, only an increased focus on landscape-scale habitat retention and restoration efforts will ensure those critical areas safeguarded for conservation outcomes will remain (or become) connected.
James R Allan - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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just ten percent of the global terrestrial Protected area Network is structurally connected via intact land
Nature Communications, 2020Co-Authors: Michelle Ward, Santiago Saura, Brooke Williams, Juan Pablo Ramirezdelgado, Nur Arafehdalmau, James R Allan, Oscar Venter, Gregoire Dubois, James E M WatsonAbstract:Land free of direct anthropogenic disturbance is considered essential for achieving biodiversity conservation outcomes but is rapidly eroding. In response, many nations are increasing their Protected area (PA) estates, but little consideration is given to the context of the surrounding landscape. This is despite the fact that structural connectivity between PAs is critical in a changing climate and mandated by international conservation targets. Using a high-resolution assessment of human pressure, we show that while ~40% of the terrestrial planet is intact, only 9.7% of Earth’s terrestrial Protected Network can be considered structurally connected. On average, 11% of each country or territory’s PA estate can be considered connected. As the global community commits to bolder action on abating biodiversity loss, placement of future PAs will be critical, as will an increased focus on landscape-scale habitat retention and restoration efforts to ensure those important areas set aside for conservation outcomes will remain (or become) connected.
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only ten percent of the global terrestrial Protected area Network is connected via intact land
bioRxiv, 2020Co-Authors: Michelle Ward, Santiago Saura, Brooke Williams, Juan Pablo Ramirezdelgado, Nur Arafehdalmau, James R Allan, Oscar Venter, Gregoire Dubois, James E M WatsonAbstract:Land free of direct anthropogenic disturbance is considered essential for achieving biodiversity conservation outcomes but is rapidly eroding. In response, many nations are increasing their Protected area estates but little consideration is given to the context of the surrounding landscape. This is despite the fact that connectivity between Protected areas is critical in a changing climate and mandated in international Protected area targets. By utilizing the latest human pressure assessment, which shows that ~40% of the terrestrial planet is still intact, and a connectivity method, we found just 9.7% of Earth9s terrestrial Protected Network can be considered 9connected9. On average, 11% of each nation9s Protected area estate is connected via intact land. As the global community commits to bolder action on abating biodiversity loss, only an increased focus on landscape-scale habitat retention and restoration efforts will ensure those critical areas safeguarded for conservation outcomes will remain (or become) connected.
Michelle Ward - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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just ten percent of the global terrestrial Protected area Network is structurally connected via intact land
Nature Communications, 2020Co-Authors: Michelle Ward, Santiago Saura, Brooke Williams, Juan Pablo Ramirezdelgado, Nur Arafehdalmau, James R Allan, Oscar Venter, Gregoire Dubois, James E M WatsonAbstract:Land free of direct anthropogenic disturbance is considered essential for achieving biodiversity conservation outcomes but is rapidly eroding. In response, many nations are increasing their Protected area (PA) estates, but little consideration is given to the context of the surrounding landscape. This is despite the fact that structural connectivity between PAs is critical in a changing climate and mandated by international conservation targets. Using a high-resolution assessment of human pressure, we show that while ~40% of the terrestrial planet is intact, only 9.7% of Earth’s terrestrial Protected Network can be considered structurally connected. On average, 11% of each country or territory’s PA estate can be considered connected. As the global community commits to bolder action on abating biodiversity loss, placement of future PAs will be critical, as will an increased focus on landscape-scale habitat retention and restoration efforts to ensure those important areas set aside for conservation outcomes will remain (or become) connected.
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only ten percent of the global terrestrial Protected area Network is connected via intact land
bioRxiv, 2020Co-Authors: Michelle Ward, Santiago Saura, Brooke Williams, Juan Pablo Ramirezdelgado, Nur Arafehdalmau, James R Allan, Oscar Venter, Gregoire Dubois, James E M WatsonAbstract:Land free of direct anthropogenic disturbance is considered essential for achieving biodiversity conservation outcomes but is rapidly eroding. In response, many nations are increasing their Protected area estates but little consideration is given to the context of the surrounding landscape. This is despite the fact that connectivity between Protected areas is critical in a changing climate and mandated in international Protected area targets. By utilizing the latest human pressure assessment, which shows that ~40% of the terrestrial planet is still intact, and a connectivity method, we found just 9.7% of Earth9s terrestrial Protected Network can be considered 9connected9. On average, 11% of each nation9s Protected area estate is connected via intact land. As the global community commits to bolder action on abating biodiversity loss, only an increased focus on landscape-scale habitat retention and restoration efforts will ensure those critical areas safeguarded for conservation outcomes will remain (or become) connected.
Nur Arafehdalmau - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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just ten percent of the global terrestrial Protected area Network is structurally connected via intact land
Nature Communications, 2020Co-Authors: Michelle Ward, Santiago Saura, Brooke Williams, Juan Pablo Ramirezdelgado, Nur Arafehdalmau, James R Allan, Oscar Venter, Gregoire Dubois, James E M WatsonAbstract:Land free of direct anthropogenic disturbance is considered essential for achieving biodiversity conservation outcomes but is rapidly eroding. In response, many nations are increasing their Protected area (PA) estates, but little consideration is given to the context of the surrounding landscape. This is despite the fact that structural connectivity between PAs is critical in a changing climate and mandated by international conservation targets. Using a high-resolution assessment of human pressure, we show that while ~40% of the terrestrial planet is intact, only 9.7% of Earth’s terrestrial Protected Network can be considered structurally connected. On average, 11% of each country or territory’s PA estate can be considered connected. As the global community commits to bolder action on abating biodiversity loss, placement of future PAs will be critical, as will an increased focus on landscape-scale habitat retention and restoration efforts to ensure those important areas set aside for conservation outcomes will remain (or become) connected.
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only ten percent of the global terrestrial Protected area Network is connected via intact land
bioRxiv, 2020Co-Authors: Michelle Ward, Santiago Saura, Brooke Williams, Juan Pablo Ramirezdelgado, Nur Arafehdalmau, James R Allan, Oscar Venter, Gregoire Dubois, James E M WatsonAbstract:Land free of direct anthropogenic disturbance is considered essential for achieving biodiversity conservation outcomes but is rapidly eroding. In response, many nations are increasing their Protected area estates but little consideration is given to the context of the surrounding landscape. This is despite the fact that connectivity between Protected areas is critical in a changing climate and mandated in international Protected area targets. By utilizing the latest human pressure assessment, which shows that ~40% of the terrestrial planet is still intact, and a connectivity method, we found just 9.7% of Earth9s terrestrial Protected Network can be considered 9connected9. On average, 11% of each nation9s Protected area estate is connected via intact land. As the global community commits to bolder action on abating biodiversity loss, only an increased focus on landscape-scale habitat retention and restoration efforts will ensure those critical areas safeguarded for conservation outcomes will remain (or become) connected.
Oscar Venter - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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just ten percent of the global terrestrial Protected area Network is structurally connected via intact land
Nature Communications, 2020Co-Authors: Michelle Ward, Santiago Saura, Brooke Williams, Juan Pablo Ramirezdelgado, Nur Arafehdalmau, James R Allan, Oscar Venter, Gregoire Dubois, James E M WatsonAbstract:Land free of direct anthropogenic disturbance is considered essential for achieving biodiversity conservation outcomes but is rapidly eroding. In response, many nations are increasing their Protected area (PA) estates, but little consideration is given to the context of the surrounding landscape. This is despite the fact that structural connectivity between PAs is critical in a changing climate and mandated by international conservation targets. Using a high-resolution assessment of human pressure, we show that while ~40% of the terrestrial planet is intact, only 9.7% of Earth’s terrestrial Protected Network can be considered structurally connected. On average, 11% of each country or territory’s PA estate can be considered connected. As the global community commits to bolder action on abating biodiversity loss, placement of future PAs will be critical, as will an increased focus on landscape-scale habitat retention and restoration efforts to ensure those important areas set aside for conservation outcomes will remain (or become) connected.
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only ten percent of the global terrestrial Protected area Network is connected via intact land
bioRxiv, 2020Co-Authors: Michelle Ward, Santiago Saura, Brooke Williams, Juan Pablo Ramirezdelgado, Nur Arafehdalmau, James R Allan, Oscar Venter, Gregoire Dubois, James E M WatsonAbstract:Land free of direct anthropogenic disturbance is considered essential for achieving biodiversity conservation outcomes but is rapidly eroding. In response, many nations are increasing their Protected area estates but little consideration is given to the context of the surrounding landscape. This is despite the fact that connectivity between Protected areas is critical in a changing climate and mandated in international Protected area targets. By utilizing the latest human pressure assessment, which shows that ~40% of the terrestrial planet is still intact, and a connectivity method, we found just 9.7% of Earth9s terrestrial Protected Network can be considered 9connected9. On average, 11% of each nation9s Protected area estate is connected via intact land. As the global community commits to bolder action on abating biodiversity loss, only an increased focus on landscape-scale habitat retention and restoration efforts will ensure those critical areas safeguarded for conservation outcomes will remain (or become) connected.
