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Challenges and solutions to biodiversity conservation in arid lands | |
Zhang,Yuanming; Tariq,Akash; Hughes,Alice C.; Hong,Deyuan; Wei,Fuwen; Sun,Hang![]() | |
2023 | |
Source Publication | SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
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ISSN | 1879-1026 |
Volume | 857Issue:3Pages:159695 |
Abstract | The strategic goals of the United Nations and the Aichi Targets for biodiversity conservation have not been met. In-stead, biodiversity has continued to rapidly decrease, especially in developing countries. Setting a new global biodiver-sity framework requires clarifying future priorities and strategies to bridge challenges and provide representative solutions. Hyper-arid, arid, and semi-arid lands (herein, arid lands) form about one third of the Earth's terrestrial surface. Arid lands contain unique biological and cultural diversity, and biodiversity loss in arid lands can have a dis-proportionate impact on these ecosystems due to low redundancy and a high risk of trophic cascades. They contain unique biological and cultural diversity and host many endemic species, including wild relatives of key crop plants. Yet exten-sive agriculture, unsustainable use, and global climate change are causing an irrecoverable damage to arid lands, with far-reaching consequences to the species, ground-water resources, ecosystem productivity, and ultimately the commu-nities' dependant on these systems. However, adequate research and effective policies to protect arid land biodiversity and sustainability are lacking because a large proportion of arid areas are in developing countries, and the unique di-versity in these systems is frequently overlooked. Developing new priorities for global arid lands and mechanisms to prevent unsustainable development must become part of public discourse and form the basis for conservation efforts. The current situation demands the combined efforts of researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and local communities to adopt a socio-ecological approach for achieving sustainable development (SDGs) in arid lands. Applying these ini-tiatives globally is imperative to conserve arid lands biodiversity and the critical ecological services they provide for future generations. This perspective provides a framework for conserving biodiversity in arid lands for all stakeholders that will have a tangible impact on sustainable development, nature, and human well-being. |
Keyword | Biodiversity losses Arid ecosystems Threats and challenges Strategy Human well-beings in arid lands CLIMATE-CHANGE NUTRIENT CONCENTRATIONS ECONOMIC COSTS DESERT CARBON LAKE PRIORITIES EXPANSION INVASIONS ECOSYSTEM |
Subject Area | Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
DOI | 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159695 |
Indexed By | SCI |
WOS ID | WOS:000898473400006 |
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Document Type | 期刊论文 |
Identifier | http://ir.kib.ac.cn/handle/151853/75409 |
Collection | 中国科学院昆明植物研究所 |
Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Zhang,Yuanming,Tariq,Akash,Hughes,Alice C.,et al. Challenges and solutions to biodiversity conservation in arid lands[J]. SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT,2023,857(3):159695. |
APA | Zhang,Yuanming.,Tariq,Akash.,Hughes,Alice C..,Hong,Deyuan.,Wei,Fuwen.,...&Ma,Keping.(2023).Challenges and solutions to biodiversity conservation in arid lands.SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT,857(3),159695. |
MLA | Zhang,Yuanming,et al."Challenges and solutions to biodiversity conservation in arid lands".SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 857.3(2023):159695. |
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