Quantifying species recovery and conservation success to develop an IUCN Green List of Species

Quantifying species recovery and conservation success to develop an IUCN Green List of Species

© 2018 The Authors. Conservation Biology published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of Society for Conservation Biology.

Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:Conservation biology : the journal of the Society for Conservation Biology. - 1999. - 32(2018), 5 vom: 26. Okt., Seite 1128-1138
1. Verfasser: Akçakaya, H Resit (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Bennett, Elizabeth L, Brooks, Thomas M, Grace, Molly K, Heath, Anna, Hedges, Simon, Hilton-Taylor, Craig, Hoffmann, Michael, Keith, David A, Long, Barney, Mallon, David P, Meijaard, Erik, Milner-Gulland, E J, Rodrigues, Ana S L, Rodriguez, Jon Paul, Stephenson, P J, Stuart, Simon N, Young, Richard P
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2018
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Conservation biology : the journal of the Society for Conservation Biology
Schlagworte:Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. Saiga tatarica conservation impact conservation optimism especies amenazadas especies recuperadas impacto de la conservación listas rojas mehr... optimismo de conservación recovered species red lists threatened species 红色名录, 保护影响力, 恢复物种, 受威胁物种, 保护乐观主义, 赛加羚羊 (Saiga tatarica)
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:© 2018 The Authors. Conservation Biology published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of Society for Conservation Biology.
Stopping declines in biodiversity is critically important, but it is only a first step toward achieving more ambitious conservation goals. The absence of an objective and practical definition of species recovery that is applicable across taxonomic groups leads to inconsistent targets in recovery plans and frustrates reporting and maximization of conservation impact. We devised a framework for comprehensively assessing species recovery and conservation success. We propose a definition of a fully recovered species that emphasizes viability, ecological functionality, and representation; and use counterfactual approaches to quantify degree of recovery. This allowed us to calculate a set of 4 conservation metrics that demonstrate impacts of conservation efforts to date (conservation legacy); identify dependence of a species on conservation actions (conservation dependence); quantify expected gains resulting from conservation action in the medium term (conservation gain); and specify requirements to achieve maximum plausible recovery over the long term (recovery potential). These metrics can incentivize the establishment and achievement of ambitious conservation targets. We illustrate their use by applying the framework to a vertebrate, an invertebrate, and a woody and an herbaceous plant. Our approach is a preliminary framework for an International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Green List of Species, which was mandated by a resolution of IUCN members in 2012. Although there are several challenges in applying our proposed framework to a wide range of species, we believe its further development, implementation, and integration with the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species will help catalyze a positive and ambitious vision for conservation that will drive sustained conservation action
Beschreibung:Date Completed 17.10.2019
Date Revised 17.10.2019
published: Print-Electronic
CommentIn: Conserv Biol. 2019 Oct;33(5):1208-1210. - PMID 31418926
Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:1523-1739
DOI:10.1111/cobi.13112