Business-as-usual trends will largely miss 2030 global conservation targets
Author Information
Author(s): Ignacio Palomo, Alberto González-García, Paul J. Ferraro, Roldan Muradian, Unai Pascual, Manuel Arboledas, James M. Bullock, Enora Bruley, Erik Gómez-Baggethun, Sandra Lavorel
Primary Institution: University of Grenoble Alps
Hypothesis
The world will fail to achieve all three global conservation targets under a business-as-usual scenario.
Conclusion
The study suggests that transformative change is necessary to meet the 2030 global conservation targets.
Supporting Evidence
- Transformative change is defined as a fundamental reorganization across technological, economic, and social factors.
- Past trend-shifts have occurred that could inform future actions towards conservation targets.
- Achieving the targets requires identifying suitable indicators of progress and evaluating historical trends.
Takeaway
To save nature, we need to change how we do things because just sticking to our usual ways won't work.
Methodology
The study used historical trend analysis and projections to assess progress towards three global conservation targets.
Limitations
The study could not identify robust datasets to track trend-shifts for restoration.
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