Achieving the Kunming–Montreal global biodiversity targets for blue carbon ecosystems

Fu, Chuancheng; Steckbauer, Alexandra; Mann, Hugo; Duarte, Carlos M.

doi:10.1038/s43017-024-00566-6

Nat Rev Earth Environ

2024

DOI: 10.1038/s43017-024-00566-6

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Achieving the Kunming–Montreal global biodiversity targets for blue carbon ecosystems

Chuancheng Fu,

Alexandra Steckbauer,

Hugo Mann

et al.

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Urban equilibrium: legal imperatives for sustainable development and habitat preservation in Shenzhen, China

Zhanwen,

Islam

2024

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Shenzhen, a bustling metropolis in China, is currently grappling with the delicate balance between urban expansion and environmental preservation. This study finds that the disintegration of habitats due to urban development in Shenzhen city significantly impacts the ecosystem of animals and plants, detrimentally altering their living conditions. The study results reveal that the expansion of construction land in China has surged by an impressive 84.39% between 2000 and 2020, which has come at the cost of diminishing wetlands, farmland, and woodlands by 57.24%, 16.58%, and 1.86%, respectively. Between 1980–2020, the urban expanse of Shenzhen expanded dramatically, growing from 16.0 square kilometres to 850.2 square kilometres. This transformation was primarily driven by the rapid conversion of forested areas, which saw a staggering decrease of approximately 300% to 780 km2 by 2020. Additionally, half of Shenzhen’s expansion can be attributed to the transformation of agricultural land, with an additional 40% stemming from the clearing of forests and approximately 9% resulting from the decrease in water resources. Furthermore, non-urban green spaces, particularly built-up areas, have significantly expanded, now encompassing approximately 60% of the city in 2018. Therefore, based on the existing literature and authoritative legal texts, this study aims to examine the legal frameworks of the Shenzhen government and, along with China’s national legislation, to make room for wildlife and biodiversity conservation in a metropolis like Shenzhen.

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Urban equilibrium: legal imperatives for sustainable development and habitat preservation in Shenzhen, China

Zhanwen,

Islam

2024

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Delivering scientific evidence for global policy and management to ensure ocean sustainability

Evans,

Schmidt,

Addo

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Life depends on the ocean, with societal health, cultural systems and national economies reliant on ocean processes and resources. As ocean resources are used, and humans continue to drive climate change, the benefits from the ocean to society are being diminished. Science must meet the needs of policy and deliver to decision makers the information and tools for identifying pathways that support continued delivery of the benefits society derives from the ocean, whilst minimising impacts. This is crucial if the world’s nations are to meet the goals and targets they have set under international agreements. Here, we outline how a global assessment that focuses specifically on the ocean, the World Ocean Assessment, is linking science to the governments of the world and their policies within an internationally mandated framework. In doing so, we identify key elements that are needed for facilitating engagement by decision makers and uptake of knowledge, and the pathways taken by the assessment in implementing them. We also provide insights into the evolution that the World Ocean Assessment has undertaken over its first three cycles to progress its goal of enhancing the scientific basis of policymaking. We identify the challenges in delivering science to policy at a global scale and the work that still needs to be done in filling gaps to achieve a coordinated, comprehensive mechanism for connecting science with policy and ensuring future sustainability of the ocean.

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Achieving the Kunming–Montreal global biodiversity targets for blue carbon ecosystems

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Urban equilibrium: legal imperatives for sustainable development and habitat preservation in Shenzhen, China

Urban equilibrium: legal imperatives for sustainable development and habitat preservation in Shenzhen, China

Delivering scientific evidence for global policy and management to ensure ocean sustainability

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