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A global biological conservation horizon scan of issues for 2023

Sutherland, WJ; Bennett, C; Brotherton, PNM; Butterworth, HM; Clout, MN; Côté, IM; Dinsdale, J; ... Thornton, A; + view all (2023) A global biological conservation horizon scan of issues for 2023. Trends in Ecology and Evolution , 38 (1) pp. 96-107. 10.1016/j.tree.2022.10.005. Green open access

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Abstract

We present the results of our 14th horizon scan of issues we expect to influence biological conservation in the future. From an initial set of 102 topics, our global panel of 30 scientists and practitioners identified 15 issues we consider most urgent for societies worldwide to address. Issues are novel within biological conservation or represent a substantial positive or negative step change at global or regional scales. Issues such as submerged artificial light fisheries and accelerating upper ocean currents could have profound negative impacts on marine or coastal ecosystems. We also identified potentially positive technological advances, including energy production and storage, improved fertilisation methods, and expansion of biodegradable materials. If effectively managed, these technologies could realise future benefits for biological diversity.

Type: Article
Title: A global biological conservation horizon scan of issues for 2023
Location: England
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2022.10.005
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2022.10.005
Language: English
Additional information: © 2022 Published by Elsevier Ltd. under a Creative Commons license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Keywords: biodiversity, futures, environmental, Delphi
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > Div of Biosciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > Div of Biosciences > Genetics, Evolution and Environment
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10164029
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