Four steps for the Earth: mainstreaming the post-2020 global biodiversity framework
Milner-Gulland, E.J.; Addison, Prue; Arlidge, William N.S.; Baker, Julia; Booth, Hollie; Brooks, Thomas; Bull, Joseph W.; Burgass, Michael J.; Ekstrom, Jon; zu Ermgassen, Sophus O.S.E.; Fleming, L. Vincent; Grub, Henry M.J.; von Hase, Amrei; Hoffmann, Michael; Hutton, Jonathan; Juffe-Bignoli, Diego; ten Kate, Kerry; Kiesecker, Joseph; Kümpel, Noëlle F.; Maron, Martine; Newing, Helen S.; Ole-Moiyoi, Katrina; Sinclair, Cheli; Sinclair, Sam; Starkey, Malcolm; Stuart, Simon N.; Tayleur, Cath; Watson, James E.M. (2021). Four steps for the Earth: mainstreaming the post-2020 global biodiversity framework. One Earth 4(1): 75-87. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2020.12.011
In: One Earth. Cell Press: Cambridge. ISSN 2590-3330; e-ISSN 2590-3322, meer
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Business
Cities
Conservation
Restoration
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Mitigation Hierarchy; no net loss; net gain; Convention on Biological Diversity; offsetting; Indigenous peoples and local communities |
| Abstract |
The upcoming Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) meeting, and adoption of the new Global Biodiversity Framework, represent an opportunity to transform humanity's relationship with nature. Restoring nature while meeting human needs requires a bold vision, including mainstreaming biodiversity conservation in society. We present a framework that could support this: the Mitigation and Conservation Hierarchy. This places the Mitigation Hierarchy for mitigating and compensating the biodiversity impacts of developments (1, avoid; 2, minimize; 3, restore; and 4, offset, toward a target such as "no net loss" of biodiversity) within a broader framing encompassing all conservation actions. We illustrate its application by national governments, sub-national levels (specifically the city of London, a fishery, and Indigenous groups), companies, and individuals. The Mitigation and Conservation Hierarchy supports the choice of actions to conserve and restore nature, and evaluation of the effectiveness of those actions, across sectors and scales. It can guide actions toward a sustainable future for people and nature, supporting the CBD's vision. |
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