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https://lnkd.in/eCTCu6H6? Important meta-study (of 186 studies) that shows the effectiveness of conservation action for biodiversity status. In 2/3 of the cases studied status improved or declines were reduced. Lessons for all of us. #30x30 #IUCN #Re:wild

🌿 Nature-based Solutions (NbS) like conservation is proving effective, enhancing biodiversity in two-thirds of global cases. 🌏 Restoring habitats and controlling invasive species are crucial actions for combating biodiversity loss and boosting ecosystem resilience. 🐥 💡 Find out more:

New Post: We Must Protect These Safe Havens To Prevent “The Sixth Great Extinction of Life on Earth” - Researchers and conservationists propose a targeted global conservation strategy, focusing on preserving just 1.2% of Earth’s surface to prevent the sixth mass extinction by protecting rare and threatened species. This approach, costing an estimated $34 billion annually over five years, involves conserving biodiversity hotspots and is deemed a cost-effective measure compared to other global expenditures. …

Dbytes #647 (20 November 2024) Info, news & views for anyone interested in biodiversity conservation and good environmental decision making “In 2023, the hottest year ever recorded, preliminary findings by an international team of researchers show the amount of carbon absorbed by land has temporarily collapsed. The final result was that forest, plants and soil – as a net category – absorbed almost no carbon.” Patrick Greenfield, Trees and land absorbed almost no CO2 last year. Is nature’s carbon sink failing? -~<>~- In this issue of Dbytes 1. Understanding author choices in the current conservation publishing landscape 2. In a record-breaking drought, bush birds from around Perth flocked to the city 3. Water quality offsetting in the catchments of the Great Barrier Reef – lessons from biodiversity and carbon offsetting 4. Biodiversity impacts of the 2019–2020 Australian megafires 5. Incorporating citizen science into IUCN Red List assessments 6. Troubled waters in the land down under: Pervasive threats and high extinction risks demand urgent conservation actions to protect Australia's native freshwater fishes 7. Keeping the global consumption within the planetary boundaries 8. Quantitative support for the benefits of proactive management for wildlife disease control https://lnkd.in/gq7VGkdz

Good news: Nature conservation is working! In a period where confidence in carbon offsetting is at an all-time low, it is a relief to se that efforts into nature conservation is actually working. 🌳 🌴 🦧 🌻 🍀 This study published last week in Science is the first world wide assessment of the efficacy of nature conservation projects and the he researchers' findings show that two thirds of conservation initiatives have either enhanced biodiversity or mitigated its decline. Particularly, strategies focusing on species and ecosystems, such as controlling invasive species, minimizing habitat loss, restoring ecosystems, establishing protected areas, and implementing sustainable management practices, have shown significant success and impactful results. 🌳 🌴 🦧 🌻 🍀 This piece of information just made my day and I wish you a wonderful day too! Let's all keep supporting nature conservation. https://t.co/DskyzkYffQ https://buff.ly/4a3EqS8 #Nature #Sustainability #wildlife

Areas of future conservation value With Nigel Dudley I have just published a think piece in the fine journal "Oryx." We make the case that area-based conservation has most often focused on current, or past, biodiversity values with little attention to how these values could change. In a world where such change in increasingly common we propose a "future conservation area" descriptor that would supplement existing IUCN protected area management categories and governance types. Application would mainly be to areas that are currently neither protected areas nor other effective area-based conservation measures but have the potential to become important conservation areas in the medium term. You can find the article at:  https://lnkd.in/eGDBvJ27

Conservation works. Against the backdrop of a global biodiversity crisis, this is a powerful statement. A rigorous meta-analysis by a team led by Re:wild, University of Oxford, University of Kent and IUCN analysed 186 studies covering 665 trials of different conservation interventions globally over the course of a century. The paper, published in Science Magazine, tells us that: - Conservation interventions work most of the time, and in most places. - Even when they don't benefit the intended target species, they often end up benefitting other species, and biodiversity overall. - More recent interventions tend to have more positive outcomes (i.e. it seems as if we're getting better at conservation over time). To quote one of the authors, Joe W Bull, "So what do we take away from this? HOPE, for one thing... Are nature conservation interventions working? The answer, it seems, is a resounding YES. The challenge, now, is doing ENOUGH conservation to reverse global biodiversity declines." https://lnkd.in/dHUDd5pg #nature #rewilding #conservation #biodiversity

Really proud to have contributed to this paper, and excited to see it out! Over 127 surveys and 11 years we studied over 1,500 species, to identify how differing levels of selective logging affect rainforest biodiversity. This is important as it improves our ability to quickly assess the conservation value of forest that's already been logged, to target conservation prioritisation. And it provides information on levels of deforestation that will require active restoration instead of a more passive approach. It also verifies that there is no level of selective logging with zero impact on biodiversity, driving home the need to protect our remaining old-growth rainforests. https://lnkd.in/eNshfutf

Thank you Melissa Cristina Márquez for sharing. We need this. Catastrophic ecological doom is NOT a foregone conclusion. Our collective choices, investments, inactions, actions, ELECTIONS, and practices matter. Today, I am working on drafting a case study in county-wide policies and investments to reverse racially and socioeconomically inequitable green space distribution. I interviewed people - not celebrities grandstanding and pontificating, but people - making a tangible difference to improve storm water management and green space for communities that have long suffered neglect and disinvestment. If putting together this demonstrative story helps other municipalities do the same, we have made a difference. For people and for other species. Don't let anyone - including those writing catchy headlines who have no stake in your work - tell you what you do doesn't matter. Conservation matters. Urban planning matters. Resource use matters. The actions we take to bring us closer to balance with the natural world (of which we ARE a part) matter. #conservation #policy #programs #consulting #purpose #meaning

🐝 Conservation efforts are showing promising results in slowing biodiversity loss, according to a groundbreaking study published in Science.  Led by Penny Langhammer from Re:wild, the research underscores the effectiveness of actions like controlling invasive species and restoring habitats. Notably, success stories like those in Florida, where protection efforts have bolstered nesting rates for loggerhead turtles and least terns, offer hope for species preservation. Read more about how these findings align with the ongoing efforts to support honey bees and other vital pollinators. 🐝 #TreesforBees with Greenpop - our part in #GenerationRestoration https://lnkd.in/durM5ErE  #Conservation #Biodiversity #SaveTheBees #TheBeeEffect