Soils are the foundation of all terrestrial ecosystems. However, unlike for plants and animals,
a global assessment of hotspots for soil nature conservation is still lacking. This hampers our …

Global strategies to halt the dual crises of biodiversity loss and climate change are often
formulated separately, even though they are interdependent and risk failure if pursued in …

Global commitments to protected area expansion should prioritize opportunities to protect
climate refugia and ecosystems which store high levels of irrecoverable carbon, as key …

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

As part of the Kunming‐Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (K‐M GBF), signatory
nations of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) aim to protect at least 30% of the …

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 …

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 …

Four years after the EAT-Lancet landmark report, worldwide movements call for action to
reorient food systems to healthy diets that respect planetary boundaries. Since dietary habits …

When are protected areas drivers of environmental injustices and conflict, and under which
circumstances may they support customary users in protecting their lands and livelihoods …

Area-based conservation, particularly of protected areas, is the primary approach used
globally to address biodiversity decline and currently covers 8% of the world's oceans and …