Overcoming the coupled climate and biodiversity crises and their societal impacts
Earth's biodiversity and human societies face pollution, overconsumption of natural
resources, urbanization, demographic shifts, social and economic inequalities, and habitat …
resources, urbanization, demographic shifts, social and economic inequalities, and habitat …
Land use and ecological change: A 12,000-year history
EC Ellis - Annual Review of Environment and Resources, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Human use of land has been transforming Earth's ecology for millennia. From hunting and
foraging to burning the land to farming to industrial agriculture, increasingly intensive human …
foraging to burning the land to farming to industrial agriculture, increasingly intensive human …
People have shaped most of terrestrial nature for at least 12,000 years
EC Ellis, N Gauthier… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Archaeological and paleoecological evidence shows that by 10,000 BCE, all human
societies employed varying degrees of ecologically transformative land use practices …
societies employed varying degrees of ecologically transformative land use practices …
Land use-induced spillover: a call to action to safeguard environmental, animal, and human health
RK Plowright, JK Reaser, H Locke… - The Lancet Planetary …, 2021 - thelancet.com
The rapid global spread and human health impacts of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes
COVID-19, show humanity's vulnerability to zoonotic disease pandemics. Although …
COVID-19, show humanity's vulnerability to zoonotic disease pandemics. Although …
Working landscapes need at least 20% native habitat
International agreements aim to conserve 17% of Earth's land area by 2020 but include no
area‐based conservation targets within the working landscapes that support human needs …
area‐based conservation targets within the working landscapes that support human needs …
Areas of global importance for conserving terrestrial biodiversity, carbon and water
M Jung, A Arnell, X De Lamo… - Nature Ecology & …, 2021 - nature.com
To meet the ambitious objectives of biodiversity and climate conventions, the international
community requires clarity on how these objectives can be operationalized spatially and …
community requires clarity on how these objectives can be operationalized spatially and …
Governing for transformative change across the biodiversity–climate–society nexus
Transformative governance is key to addressing the global environmental crisis. We explore
how transformative governance of complex biodiversity–climate–society interactions can be …
how transformative governance of complex biodiversity–climate–society interactions can be …
Regional scalable priorities for national biodiversity and carbon conservation planning in Asia
To achieve the goals of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework, we must identify
representative targets that effectively protect biodiversity and can be implemented at a …
representative targets that effectively protect biodiversity and can be implemented at a …
[HTML][HTML] Connectivity metrics for conservation planning and monitoring
Conservation plans increasingly include goals to maintain a connected network. For
example, planners might design a linkage between two conserved areas, or the parties to …
example, planners might design a linkage between two conserved areas, or the parties to …
Achieving a nature-and people-positive future
Despite decades of increasing investment in conservation, we have not succeeded in"
bending the curve" of biodiversity decline. Efforts to meet new targets and goals for the next …
bending the curve" of biodiversity decline. Efforts to meet new targets and goals for the next …