How many bird and mammal extinctions has recent conservation action prevented?

How many bird and mammal extinctions has recent conservation action prevented?

Abstract Aichi Target 12 of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) contains the aim to ‘prevent extinctions of known threatened species’. To measure the degree to which this was achieved, we used expert elicitation to estimate the number of bird and mammal species whose extinctions were preven...

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Main Authors: Friederike C. Bolam, Louise Mair, Marco Angelico, Thomas M. Brooks, Mark Burgman, Claudia Hermes, Michael Hoffmann, Rob W. Martin, Philip J.K. McGowan, Ana S.L. Rodrigues, Carlo Rondinini, James R.S. Westrip, Hannah Wheatley, Yuliana Bedolla‐Guzmán, Javier Calzada, Matthew F. Child, Peter A. Cranswick, Christopher R. Dickman, Birgit Fessl, Diana O. Fisher, Stephen T. Garnett, Jim J. Groombridge, Christopher N. Johnson, Rosalind J. Kennerley, Sarah R.B. King, John F. Lamoreux, Alexander C. Lees, Luc Lens, Simon P. Mahood, David P. Mallon, Erik Meijaard, Federico Méndez‐Sánchez, Alexandre Reis Percequillo, Tracey J. Regan, Luis Miguel Renjifo, Malin C. Rivers, Nicolette S. Roach, Lizanne Roxburgh, Roger J. Safford, Paul Salaman, Tom Squires, Ella Vázquez‐Domínguez, Piero Visconti, John C.Z. Woinarski, Richard P. Young, Stuart H.M. Butchart
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-01-01
Series:Conservation Letters
Subjects:
Aichi biodiversity target 12
Convention on Biological Diversity
Delphi method
extinction risk
species conservation
IUCN Red List
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12762

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https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12762

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