Toward monitoring forest ecosystem integrity within the post‐2020 Global Biodiversity Framework
Abstract Signatory countries to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) are formulating goals and indicators through 2050 under the post‐2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF). Among the goals is increasing the integrity of ecosystems. The CBD is now seeking input toward a quantifiable defini...
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doaj-bce619fef2184b28bab9db6c0f06bb172021-08-23T21:21:41ZengWileyConservation Letters1755-263X2021-07-01144n/an/a10.1111/conl.12822Toward monitoring forest ecosystem integrity within the post‐2020 Global Biodiversity FrameworkAndrew J. Hansen0Benjamin P. Noble1Jaris Veneros2Alyson East3Scott J. Goetz4Christina Supples5James E. M. Watson6Patrick A. Jantz7Rajeev Pillay8Walter Jetz9Simon Ferrier10Hedley S. Grantham11Thomas D. Evans12Jamison Ervin13Oscar Venter14Anne L. S. Virnig15Ecology Department Montana State University Bozeman Montana USAEcology Department Montana State University Bozeman Montana USAEcology Department Montana State University Bozeman Montana USAEcology Department Montana State University Bozeman Montana USASchool of Informatics, Computing and Cyber Systems Northern Arizona University Flagstaff Arizona USAUnited Nations Development Programme New York New York USACentre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science The University of Queensland Brisbane Queensland AustraliaSchool of Informatics, Computing and Cyber Systems Northern Arizona University Flagstaff Arizona USANatural Resources and Environmental Studies Institute University of Northern British Columbia Prince George British Columbia CanadaDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Yale University New Haven Connecticut USACSIRO Land and Water Canberra New South Wales AustraliaWildlife Conservation Society Global Conservation Program Bronx New York USAWildlife Conservation Society Global Conservation Program Bronx New York USAUnited Nations Development Programme New York New York USANatural Resources and Environmental Studies Institute University of Northern British Columbia Prince George British Columbia CanadaUnited Nations Development Programme New York New York USAAbstract Signatory countries to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) are formulating goals and indicators through 2050 under the post‐2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF). Among the goals is increasing the integrity of ecosystems. The CBD is now seeking input toward a quantifiable definition of integrity and methods to track it globally. Here, we offer a schema for using Earth observations (EO) to monitor and evaluate global forest ecosystem integrity (EI). Our approach builds on three topics: the concept of EI, the use of satellite‐based EO, and the use of “essential biodiversity variables” to monitor and report on it. Within this schema, EI is a measure of the structure, function, and composition of an ecosystem relative to the range of variation determined by climatic–geophysical environment. We use evaluation criteria to recommend eight potential indicators of EI that can be monitored around the globe using Earth Observations to support the efforts of nations to monitor and report progress to implement the post‐2020 GBF. If operationalized, this schema should help Parties to the CBD take action and report progress on achieving ecosystem commitments during this decade.https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12822biodiversity policyconservation planningecological monitoringecosystem integritypost‐2020 Global Biodiversity Frameworkremote sensing |
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Andrew J. Hansen Benjamin P. Noble Jaris Veneros Alyson East Scott J. Goetz Christina Supples James E. M. Watson Patrick A. Jantz Rajeev Pillay Walter Jetz Simon Ferrier Hedley S. Grantham Thomas D. Evans Jamison Ervin Oscar Venter Anne L. S. Virnig |
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Andrew J. Hansen Benjamin P. Noble Jaris Veneros Alyson East Scott J. Goetz Christina Supples James E. M. Watson Patrick A. Jantz Rajeev Pillay Walter Jetz Simon Ferrier Hedley S. Grantham Thomas D. Evans Jamison Ervin Oscar Venter Anne L. S. Virnig Toward monitoring forest ecosystem integrity within the post‐2020 Global Biodiversity Framework Conservation Letters biodiversity policy conservation planning ecological monitoring ecosystem integrity post‐2020 Global Biodiversity Framework remote sensing |
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Andrew J. Hansen Benjamin P. Noble Jaris Veneros Alyson East Scott J. Goetz Christina Supples James E. M. Watson Patrick A. Jantz Rajeev Pillay Walter Jetz Simon Ferrier Hedley S. Grantham Thomas D. Evans Jamison Ervin Oscar Venter Anne L. S. Virnig |
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Toward monitoring forest ecosystem integrity within the post‐2020 Global Biodiversity Framework |
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Toward monitoring forest ecosystem integrity within the post‐2020 Global Biodiversity Framework |
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Toward monitoring forest ecosystem integrity within the post‐2020 Global Biodiversity Framework |
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Toward monitoring forest ecosystem integrity within the post‐2020 Global Biodiversity Framework |
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Toward monitoring forest ecosystem integrity within the post‐2020 Global Biodiversity Framework |
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toward monitoring forest ecosystem integrity within the post‐2020 global biodiversity framework |
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Conservation Letters |
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2021-07-01 |
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Abstract Signatory countries to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) are formulating goals and indicators through 2050 under the post‐2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF). Among the goals is increasing the integrity of ecosystems. The CBD is now seeking input toward a quantifiable definition of integrity and methods to track it globally. Here, we offer a schema for using Earth observations (EO) to monitor and evaluate global forest ecosystem integrity (EI). Our approach builds on three topics: the concept of EI, the use of satellite‐based EO, and the use of “essential biodiversity variables” to monitor and report on it. Within this schema, EI is a measure of the structure, function, and composition of an ecosystem relative to the range of variation determined by climatic–geophysical environment. We use evaluation criteria to recommend eight potential indicators of EI that can be monitored around the globe using Earth Observations to support the efforts of nations to monitor and report progress to implement the post‐2020 GBF. If operationalized, this schema should help Parties to the CBD take action and report progress on achieving ecosystem commitments during this decade. |
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biodiversity policy conservation planning ecological monitoring ecosystem integrity post‐2020 Global Biodiversity Framework remote sensing |
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https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12822 |
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