A global biological conservation horizon scan of issues for 2023
2023
Sutherland, William | Bennett, Craig | Brotherton, Peter N.M. | Butterworth, Holly | Clout, Mick | Côté, Isabelle | Dinsdale, Jason | Esmail, Nafeesa | Fleishman, Erica | Gaston, Kevin | Herbert-Read, James | Hughes, Alice | Kaartokallio, Hermanni | Le Roux, Xavier | Lickorish, Fiona | Matcham, Wendy | Noor, Noor | Palardy, James | Pearce-Higgins, James | Peck, Lloyd | Pettorelli, Nathalie | Pretty, Jules | Scobey, Richard | Spalding, Mark | Tonneijck, Femke | Tubbs, Nicolas | Watson, James E.M. | Wentworth, Jonathan | Wilson, Jeremy | Thornton, Ann | Laboratoire d'Ecologie Microbienne - UMR 5557 (LEM) ; Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL) ; Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire de Lyon (ENVL)-VetAgro Sup - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur et de recherche en alimentation, santé animale, sciences agronomiques et de l'environnement (VAS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)
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 technolog-ical 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.
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