Roberts, Callum Michael orcid.org/0000-0003-2276-4258, O'Leary, Bethan Christine orcid.org/0000-0001-6595-6634 and Hawkins, Julie Patricia (2020) Climate change mitigation and nature conservation both require higher protected area targets. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society London B. 2019.0121. ISSN 1471-2970
Abstract
Nations of the world have, to date, pursued nature protection and climate change mitigation and adaptation policies separately. Both efforts have failed to achieve the scale of action needed to halt biodiversity loss or mitigate climate change. We argue that success can be achieved by aligning targets for biodiversity protection with the habitat protection and restoration necessary to bring down greenhouse gas concentrations and promote natural and societal adaptation to climate change. Success, however, will need much higher targets for environmental protection than the present 10% of sea and 17% of land. A new target of 30% of the sea given high levels of protection from exploitation and harm by 2030 is under consideration and similar targets are being discussed for terrestrial habitats. We make the case here that these higher targets, if achieved, would make the transition to a warmer world slower and less damaging for nature and people.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2020 The Author(s). This is an author-produced version of the published paper. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self-archiving policy. Further copying may not be permitted; contact the publisher for details. |
Keywords: | Biodiversity conservation,Natural climate solutions,Nature-based solutions |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Environment and Geography (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 30 Jan 2020 16:50 |
Last Modified: | 16 Oct 2024 16:22 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2019.0121 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1098/rstb.2019.0121 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:156278 |
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