Priority questions for biodiversity conservation in the Mediterranean biome: Heterogeneous perspectives across continents and stakeholders
2019
Moreira, Francisco | Allsopp, Nicky | Esler, Karen, J | Wardell-Johnson, Grant | Ancillotto, Leonardo | Arianoutsou, Margarita | Clary, Jeffrey | Brotons, Lluis | Clavero, Miguel | Dimitrakopoulos, Panayiotis G. | Fagoaga, Raquel | Fiedler, Peggy | Filipe, Ana, F | Frankenberg, Eliezer | Holmgren, Milena | Marquet, Pablo, A | Martinez-Harms, Maria J. | Martinoli, Adriano | Miller, Ben P. | Olsvig-Whittaker, Linda | Pliscoff, Patricio | Rundel, Phil | Russo, Danilo | Slingsby, Jasper, A | Thompson, John, D. | Wardell-Johnson, Angela | Beja, Pedro | Centro de Investigacão em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos (CIBIO) ; Universidade do Porto = University of Porto | South African National Biodiversity Institute | Curtin University | University of Naples Federico II = Università degli studi di Napoli Federico II (UNINA) | National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) | University of the Aegean | The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJ) | Resource Ecology Group ; Wageningen University and Research [Wageningen] (WUR) | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile = Pontifical Catholic University of Chile [Santiago] (PUC) | Center of applied ecology & sustainability (CAPES) ; Facultad de ciencias biologicas [Santiago] ; Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile = Pontifical Catholic University of Chile [Santiago] (PUC)-Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile = Pontifical Catholic University of Chile [Santiago] (PUC) | Dipartimento di scienze teoriche e applicate [Università degli Studi dell'Insubria] (DiSTA) ; Universitá degli Studi dell’Insubria = University of Insubria [Varese] (Uninsubria) | Centre d’Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive (CEFE) ; Université Paul-Valéry - Montpellier 3 (UPVM)-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Centre international d'études supérieures en sciences agronomiques (Montpellier SupAgro)-École Pratique des Hautes Études (EPHE) ; Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL)-Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD [Occitanie])-Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier (Montpellier SupAgro)
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Show more [+] Less [-]English. The identification of research questions with high relevance for biodiversity conservation is an important step towards designing more effective policies and management actions, and to better allocate funding among alternative conservation options. However, the identification of priority questions may be influenced by regional differences in biodiversity threats and social contexts, and to variations in the perceptions and interests of different stakeholders. Here we describe the results of a prioritization exercise involving six types of stakeholders from the Mediterranean biome, which includes several biodiversity hotspots spread across five regions of the planet (Europe, Africa, North and South America, and Australia). We found great heterogeneity across regions and stakeholder types in the priority topics identified and disagreement among the priorities of research scientists and other stakeholders. However, governance, climate change, and public participation issues were key topics in most regions. We conclude that the identification of research priorities should be targeted in a way that integrates the spectrum of stakeholder interests, potential funding sources and regional needs, and that further development of interdisciplinary studies is required. The key questions identified here provide a basis to identify priorities for research funding aligned with biodiversity conservation needs in this biome.
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