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Actions needed to achieve ambitious objectives of net gains in natural ecosystem area by 2030 and beyond

2022; Public Library of Science; Volume: 1; Issue: 12 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1371/journal.pstr.0000040

2767-3197

Paul Leadley, David Obura, Emma Archer, Mark J. Costello, Liliana M. Dávalos, Franz Essl, Andrew J. Hansen, Shizuka Hashimoto, David Leclère, Akira Mori, Emily Nicholson, Andy Purvis, Carlo Rondinini, Lynne J. Shannon, Xiaoli Shen, Eren Turak, Peter H. Verburg, Piero Visconti,

Climate Change Policy and Economics

In late 2021, experts from around the world were approached to provide input to the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF)-the new framework under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) that will guide interventions to conserve biodiversity and ecosystem services for the next three decades.In this article, we discuss the science behind the goals and targets of the GBF related to natural ecosystem area and integrity.We conclude by commenting on the state of play in negotiations and provide recommendations for addressing impasses in the final negotiations of the GBF at the COP-15 of the CBD in December 2022.This is one of a collection of articles based on analyses prepared in support of negotiations of the GBF and provided to governments and stakeholders by the CBD [1,2].The GBF includes four goals for 2050 and accompanying intermediate objectives for 2030.Goal A of the first draft of the GBF includes ambitious quantitative objectives for net gain in the area and integrity of natural ecosystems: 5% net gain relative to the current state by 2030 and 15% by 2050 [3].These net gains are critical for conserving and restoring biodiversity, as well as for ensuring multiple benefits to people such as support for food security, water security, climate mitigation, and climate adaptation [4,5].