Three Key considerations for biodiversity conservation in multilateral agreements
Abstract It is nearly three decades since the world recognized the need for a global multilateral treaty aiming to address accelerating biodiversity loss. However, biodiversity continues to decline at a concerning rate. Drawing on lessons from the implementation of the current strategic plan of the...
Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Wiley
2021-03-01
|
Series: | Conservation Letters |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12764 |
id |
doaj-a27a9cff479b452bb2dc67c89802207b |
---|---|
record_format |
Article |
spelling |
doaj-a27a9cff479b452bb2dc67c89802207b2021-04-30T10:11:50ZengWileyConservation Letters1755-263X2021-03-01142n/an/a10.1111/conl.12764Three Key considerations for biodiversity conservation in multilateral agreementsMichael J. Burgass0Cecilia Larrosa1Derek P. Tittensor2William N. S. Arlidge3Hernan Caceres4Abbey Camaclang5Shannon Hampton6Ciaran McLaverty7Emily Nicholson8Victor K. Muposhi9Carolina M. Pinto10Jessica A. Rowland11Simone L. Stevenson12Kate E. Watermeyer13E.J. Milner‐Gulland14Department of Zoology University of Oxford Oxford UKDepartment of Zoology University of Oxford Oxford UKDepartment of Biology Dalhousie University Halifax NS CanadaDepartment of Zoology University of Oxford Oxford UKCentre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, School of Biological Sciences University of Queensland St. Lucia Queensland AustraliaSchool of Biological Sciences Monash University Clayton Victoria AustraliaInternational Ocean Institute—African Region Newlands South AfricaDTU Aqua National Institute of Aquatic Resources, Technical University of Denmark Kongens Lyngby 2800 DenmarkSchool of Life and Environmental Sciences, Centre for Integrative Ecology Deakin University Burwood Victoria AustraliaSchool of Wildlife, Ecology and Conservation Chinhoyi University of Technology Chinhoyi ZimbabweDepartamento de Ecología, Genética y Evolución, FCEN, Universidad de Buenos Aires—IEGEBA, CONICET Ciudad Universitaria Buenos Aires ArgentinaSchool of Life and Environmental Sciences, Centre for Integrative Ecology Deakin University Burwood Victoria AustraliaSchool of Life and Environmental Sciences, Centre for Integrative Ecology Deakin University Burwood Victoria AustraliaSchool of Life and Environmental Sciences, Centre for Integrative Ecology Deakin University Burwood Victoria AustraliaDepartment of Zoology University of Oxford Oxford UKAbstract It is nearly three decades since the world recognized the need for a global multilateral treaty aiming to address accelerating biodiversity loss. However, biodiversity continues to decline at a concerning rate. Drawing on lessons from the implementation of the current strategic plan of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the 2010 Aichi Targets, we highlight three interlinked core areas, which require attention and improvement in the development of the post‐2020 Biodiversity Framework under the Convention on Biological Diversity. They are: (1) developing robust theories of change which define agreed, adaptive plans for achieving targets; (2) using models to evaluate assumptions and effectiveness of different plans and targets; and (3) identifying the common but differentiated responsibilities of different actors/states/countries within these plans. We demonstrate how future multilateral agreements must not focus only on what needs to be done but also on how it should be done, using measurable steps, which make sense at the scales at which biodiversity change happens.https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12764Aichi Targetsbiodiversity policyConvention on Biological Diversityenvironmental lawMultilateral Environmental Agreementssustainable development goals |
collection |
DOAJ |
language |
English |
format |
Article |
sources |
DOAJ |
author |
Michael J. Burgass Cecilia Larrosa Derek P. Tittensor William N. S. Arlidge Hernan Caceres Abbey Camaclang Shannon Hampton Ciaran McLaverty Emily Nicholson Victor K. Muposhi Carolina M. Pinto Jessica A. Rowland Simone L. Stevenson Kate E. Watermeyer E.J. Milner‐Gulland |
spellingShingle |
Michael J. Burgass Cecilia Larrosa Derek P. Tittensor William N. S. Arlidge Hernan Caceres Abbey Camaclang Shannon Hampton Ciaran McLaverty Emily Nicholson Victor K. Muposhi Carolina M. Pinto Jessica A. Rowland Simone L. Stevenson Kate E. Watermeyer E.J. Milner‐Gulland Three Key considerations for biodiversity conservation in multilateral agreements Conservation Letters Aichi Targets biodiversity policy Convention on Biological Diversity environmental law Multilateral Environmental Agreements sustainable development goals |
author_facet |
Michael J. Burgass Cecilia Larrosa Derek P. Tittensor William N. S. Arlidge Hernan Caceres Abbey Camaclang Shannon Hampton Ciaran McLaverty Emily Nicholson Victor K. Muposhi Carolina M. Pinto Jessica A. Rowland Simone L. Stevenson Kate E. Watermeyer E.J. Milner‐Gulland |
author_sort |
Michael J. Burgass |
title |
Three Key considerations for biodiversity conservation in multilateral agreements |
title_short |
Three Key considerations for biodiversity conservation in multilateral agreements |
title_full |
Three Key considerations for biodiversity conservation in multilateral agreements |
title_fullStr |
Three Key considerations for biodiversity conservation in multilateral agreements |
title_full_unstemmed |
Three Key considerations for biodiversity conservation in multilateral agreements |
title_sort |
three key considerations for biodiversity conservation in multilateral agreements |
publisher |
Wiley |
series |
Conservation Letters |
issn |
1755-263X |
publishDate |
2021-03-01 |
description |
Abstract It is nearly three decades since the world recognized the need for a global multilateral treaty aiming to address accelerating biodiversity loss. However, biodiversity continues to decline at a concerning rate. Drawing on lessons from the implementation of the current strategic plan of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the 2010 Aichi Targets, we highlight three interlinked core areas, which require attention and improvement in the development of the post‐2020 Biodiversity Framework under the Convention on Biological Diversity. They are: (1) developing robust theories of change which define agreed, adaptive plans for achieving targets; (2) using models to evaluate assumptions and effectiveness of different plans and targets; and (3) identifying the common but differentiated responsibilities of different actors/states/countries within these plans. We demonstrate how future multilateral agreements must not focus only on what needs to be done but also on how it should be done, using measurable steps, which make sense at the scales at which biodiversity change happens. |
topic |
Aichi Targets biodiversity policy Convention on Biological Diversity environmental law Multilateral Environmental Agreements sustainable development goals |
url |
https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12764 |
work_keys_str_mv |
AT michaeljburgass threekeyconsiderationsforbiodiversityconservationinmultilateralagreements AT cecilialarrosa threekeyconsiderationsforbiodiversityconservationinmultilateralagreements AT derekptittensor threekeyconsiderationsforbiodiversityconservationinmultilateralagreements AT williamnsarlidge threekeyconsiderationsforbiodiversityconservationinmultilateralagreements AT hernancaceres threekeyconsiderationsforbiodiversityconservationinmultilateralagreements AT abbeycamaclang threekeyconsiderationsforbiodiversityconservationinmultilateralagreements AT shannonhampton threekeyconsiderationsforbiodiversityconservationinmultilateralagreements AT ciaranmclaverty threekeyconsiderationsforbiodiversityconservationinmultilateralagreements AT emilynicholson threekeyconsiderationsforbiodiversityconservationinmultilateralagreements AT victorkmuposhi threekeyconsiderationsforbiodiversityconservationinmultilateralagreements AT carolinampinto threekeyconsiderationsforbiodiversityconservationinmultilateralagreements AT jessicaarowland threekeyconsiderationsforbiodiversityconservationinmultilateralagreements AT simonelstevenson threekeyconsiderationsforbiodiversityconservationinmultilateralagreements AT kateewatermeyer threekeyconsiderationsforbiodiversityconservationinmultilateralagreements AT ejmilnergulland threekeyconsiderationsforbiodiversityconservationinmultilateralagreements |
_version_ |
1721498141856890880 |