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Horizon scan of global conservation issues for 2011
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posted on 2023-06-08, 13:44 authored by William J Sutherland, Sarah Bardsley, Leon Bennun, Mick Clout, Isabelle M Côté, Michael H Depledge, Lynn V Dicks, Andrew P Dobson, Liz Fellman, Erica Fleishman, David W Gibbons, Andrew J Impey, John H Lawton, Fiona Lickorish, David B Lindenmayer, Thomas E Lovejoy, Ralph Mac Nally, Jane Madgwick, Lloyd S Peck, Jules Pretty, Stephanie V Prior, Kent H Redford, Jörn P W Scharlemann, Mark Spalding, Andrew R WatkinsonThis review describes outcomes of a 2010 horizon-scanning exercise building upon the first exercise conducted in 2009. The aim of both horizon scans was to identify emerging issues that could have substantial impacts on the conservation of biological diversity, and to do so sufficiently early to encourage policy-relevant, practical research on those issues. Our group included professional horizon scanners and researchers affiliated with universities and non- and inter-governmental organizations, including specialists on topics such as invasive species, wildlife diseases and coral reefs. We identified 15 nascent issues, including new greenhouse gases, genetic techniques to eradicate mosquitoes, milk consumption in Asia and societal pessimism
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Trends in Ecology and EvolutionISSN
0169-5347Publisher
ElsevierExternal DOI
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1Volume
26Page range
10-6Department affiliated with
- Evolution, Behaviour and Environment Publications
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2012-11-16First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date
2012-11-15Usage metrics
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