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Four steps for the Earth: mainstreaming the post-2020 global biodiversity framework
journal contribution
posted on 2023-05-20, 21:18 authored by Milner-Gulland, EJ, Addison, P, Arlidge, WNS, Baker, J, Booth, H, Thomas BrooksThomas Brooks, Bull, JW, Burgass, MJ, Ekstrom, J, zu Ermgassen, SOSE, Fleming, LV, Grub, HMJ, von Hase, A, Hoffmann, M, Hutton, J, Juffe-Bignoli, D, ten Kate, K, Kiesecker, J, Kumpel, NF, Maron, M, Newing, HS, Ole-Moiyoi, K, Sinclair, C, Sinclair, S, Starkey, M, Stuart, SN, Tayleur, C, Watson, JEMThe upcoming Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) meeting, and adoption of the new Global Biodiversity Framework, represent an opportunity to transform humanity's relationship with nature. Restoring nature while meeting human needs requires a bold vision, including mainstreaming biodiversity conservation in society. We present a framework that could support this: the Mitigation and Conservation Hierarchy. This places the Mitigation Hierarchy for mitigating and compensating the biodiversity impacts of developments (1, avoid; 2, minimize; 3, restore; and 4, offset, toward a target such as "no net loss" of biodiversity) within a broader framing encompassing all conservation actions. We illustrate its application by national governments, sub-national levels (specifically the city of London, a fishery, and Indigenous groups), companies, and individuals. The Mitigation and Conservation Hierarchy supports the choice of actions to conserve and restore nature, and evaluation of the effectiveness of those actions, across sectors and scales. It can guide actions toward a sustainable future for people and nature, supporting the CBD's vision.
History
Publication title
One EarthVolume
4Pagination
75-87ISSN
2590-3330Department/School
Institute for Marine and Antarctic StudiesPublisher
Cell PressPlace of publication
United StatesRights statement
Copyright 2021 The Authors. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).Repository Status
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