Humanity will soon define a new era for nature—one that seeks to transform decades of
underwhelming responses to the global biodiversity crisis. Area-based conservation efforts …

Executive summary Food systems have the potential to nurture human health and support
environmental sustainability; however, they are currently threatening both. Providing a …

We are part of Nature, not separate from it. We rely on Nature to provide us with food, water
and shelter; regulate our climate and disease; maintain nutrient cycles and oxygen …

Many global environmental agendas, including halting biodiversity loss, reversing land
degradation, and limiting climate change, depend upon retaining forests with high …

In an era of massive biodiversity loss, the greatest conservation success story has been the
growth of protected land globally. Protected areas are the primary defense against …

We assess progress toward the protection of 50% of the terrestrial biosphere to address the
species-extinction crisis and conserve a global ecological heritage for future generations …

Tens of thousands of species are threatened with extinction as a result of human activities.
Here we explore how the extinction risks of terrestrial mammals and birds might change in …

Global policies call for connecting protected areas (PAs) to conserve the flow of animals and
genes across changing landscapes, yet whether global PA networks currently support …

To meet the ambitious objectives of biodiversity and climate conventions, the international
community requires clarity on how these objectives can be operationalized spatially and …

In 2010, Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) adopted the Strategic Plan
for Biodiversity 2011–2020, and its 20 Aichi Biodiversity Targets, to catalyze national and …