Negotiators hope to put humanity on a path to harmonious coexistence with nature by 2050.
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Polar bears and wolves may get the glory, but small predators like weasels, foxes and their cousins play outsized ecological roles. And many of these species are declining fast.
Pastoral communities should be included in conservation initiatives – but the ecology of pastoral lands has long been misunderstood.
Governments, scientists and conservation groups are working to protect 30% of Earth’s land and water for nature by 2030. Two scientists explain why scale matters for reaching that goal.
China has rich natural resources and is seeking to play a leadership role in global conservation, but its economic goals often take priority over protecting lands and wildlife.
The so-called post-2020 global biodiversity framework is a nature counterpart to the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change, and will aim to curb the decline of nature by 2050.
Top contributors
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Senior lecturer, UNSW Sydney
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Matthew Flinders Professor of Global Ecology and Models Theme Leader for the ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage, Flinders University
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Professor of Environmental Politics & International Relations, UNSW Sydney
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Professor in Sustainability and Urban Planning, Leader, Interdisciplinary Conservation Science Research Group (ICON Science), RMIT University
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Professor of International Politics, University of Sheffield
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Professorial Fellow, Institute of Development Studies
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Director of the Leverhulme Centre for Anthropocene Biodiversity, University of York
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Professor of Geography, Environmental Management and Energy Studies, University of Johannesburg; Research Associate, Stellenbosch University; Professor of Sociology of Development and Change, Wageningen University
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Senior Research Fellow, School of Social and Political Sciences and School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Tropical Ecology, University of York
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Adjunct Professor in Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
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Associate Professor, Singapore Management University
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Rachel Carson Chair in Sustainability, Michigan State University
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Professor in Conservation Science, School of Ecosystem and Forest Science, The University of Melbourne
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Adjunct Professor, UNSW Sydney
