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Antarctica and the strategic plan for biodiversity
- Source :
- PLoS Biology, PLoS Biology, Public Library of Science, 2017, 15 (3), pp.e2001656. ⟨10.1371/journal.pbio.2001656⟩, PLoS Biology, Vol 15, Iss 3, p e2001656 (2017)
- Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- International audience; The Strategic Plan for Biodiversity, adopted under the auspices of the Convention on Biological Diversity, provides the basis for taking effective action to curb biodiversity loss across the planet by 2020 an urgent imperative. Yet, Antarctica and the Southern Ocean, which encompass 10% of the planet's surface, are excluded from assessments of progress against the Strategic Plan. The situation is a lost opportunity for biodiversity conservation globally. We provide such an assessment. Our evidence suggests, surprisingly, that for a region so remote and apparently pristine as the Antarctic, the biodiversity outlook is similar to that for the rest of the planet. Promisingly, however, much scope for remedial action exists.
- Subjects :
- 0106 biological sciences
Marine conservation
Conservation of Natural Resources
010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences
QH301-705.5
Biodiversity
Antarctic Regions
Marine and Aquatic Sciences
Invasive Species
Marine Biology
Biology
010603 evolutionary biology
01 natural sciences
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Ecosystems
Geographical Locations
Marine Conservation
Biodiversity conservation
Species Colonization
Bodies of water
Oceans
Marine ecosystem
Ecosystem
14. Life underwater
Biology (General)
Environmental planning
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
Conservation Science
Strategic planning
Convention on Biological Diversity
Marine Ecosystems
General Immunology and Microbiology
Scope (project management)
Ecology
General Neuroscience
Ecology and Environmental Sciences
Marine Ecology
Biology and Life Sciences
15. Life on land
Antarctic Ocean
13. Climate action
Perspective
People and Places
Earth Sciences
Antarctica
[SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
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- ISSN :
- 15457885 and 15449173
- Volume :
- 15
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- PLoS biology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....198da995728083c955237a46376a7106