Challenges and solutions to biodiversity conservation in arid lands
Zhang Y. Tariq A. Hughes A.C. Hong D. Wei F. Sun H. Sardans J. Peñuelas J. Perry G. Qiao J. Kurban A. Jia X. Raimondo D. Pan B. Yang W. Zhang D. Li W. Ahmed Z. Beierkuhnlein C. Lazkov G. Toderich K. Karryeva S. Dehkonov D. Hisoriev H. Dimeyeva L. Milko D. Soule A. Suska-Malawska M. Saparmuradov J. Bekzod A. Allin P. Dieye S. Cissse B. Whibesilassie W. Ma K.
20 January 2023Elsevier B.V.
Science of the Total Environment
2023#857
The strategic goals of the United Nations and the Aichi Targets for biodiversity conservation have not been met. Instead, biodiversity has continued to rapidly decrease, especially in developing countries. Setting a new global biodiversity framework requires clarifying future priorities and strategies to bridge challenges and provide representative solutions. Hyper-arid, arid, and semi-arid lands (herein, arid lands) form about one third of the Earths terrestrial surface. Arid lands contain unique biological and cultural diversity, and biodiversity loss in arid lands can have a disproportionate impact on these ecosystems due to low redundancy and a high risk of trophic cascades. They contain unique biological and cultural diversity and host many endemic species, including wild relatives of key crop plants. Yet extensive agriculture, unsustainable use, and global climate change are causing an irrecoverable damage to arid lands, with far-reaching consequences to the species, ground-water resources, ecosystem productivity, and ultimately the communities dependant on these systems. However, adequate research and effective policies to protect arid land biodiversity and sustainability are lacking because a large proportion of arid areas are in developing countries, and the unique diversity in these systems is frequently overlooked. Developing new priorities for global arid lands and mechanisms to prevent unsustainable development must become part of public discourse and form the basis for conservation efforts. The current situation demands the combined efforts of researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and local communities to adopt a socio-ecological approach for achieving sustainable development (SDGs) in arid lands. Applying these initiatives globally is imperative to conserve arid lands biodiversity and the critical ecological services they provide for future generations. This perspective provides a framework for conserving biodiversity in arid lands for all stakeholders that will have a tangible impact on sustainable development, nature, and human well-being.
Arid ecosystems , Biodiversity losses , Human well-beings in arid lands , Strategy , Threats and challenges
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Xinjiang Institute of Ecology & Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xinjiang, China
Cele National Station of Observation and Research for Desert−Grassland Ecosystems, Cele, 848300, China
Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yunnan, China
Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yunnan, China
CSIC, Global Ecology Unit, CREAF-CSIC-UAB, Bellaterra, Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain
CREAF, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain
Department of Natural Resource Management, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, United States
Sino-Belgian Joint Laboratory for Geo-Information, Urumqi, 830011, China
Science Technology Innovation Unit, Secretariat of the UNCCD, Bonn, Germany
South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria, South Africa
Department of Biogeography, University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany
Institute of Biology, National Academy of Sciences of Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
International Platform for Dryland Research and Education, University of Tottori, Tottori, Japan
Focal Point for SBSTTA/CBD, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Institute of Botany, Academy Sciences of Uzbekistan, Uzbekistan
Flora and Systematic Botany Department Institute of Botany, Plant Physiology and Genetics, Tajikistan National Academy of Sciences, Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Laboratory of Geobotany, Institute of Botany & Phytointroduction, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Research Center for the Valorization of Biodiversity, Nouakchott, Mauritania
Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
Department of Environmental Protection and Hydrometeorology, Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection of Turkmenistan, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Transfrontier Africa, Hoedspruit, South Africa
Cheikh Anta DIOP University of Dakar, Dakar, Senegal
Xinjiang Institute of Ecology & Geography
Cele National Station of Observation and Research for Desert−Grassland Ecosystems
Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden
Institute of Botany
Institute of Zoology
Kunming Institute of Botany
CSIC
CREAF
Department of Natural Resource Management
Sino-Belgian Joint Laboratory for Geo-Information
Science Technology Innovation Unit
South African National Biodiversity Institute
Department of Biogeography
Institute of Biology
International Platform for Dryland Research and Education
Focal Point for SBSTTA/CBD
Institute of Botany
Flora and Systematic Botany Department Institute of Botany
Laboratory of Geobotany
Research Center for the Valorization of Biodiversity
Faculty of Biology
Department of Environmental Protection and Hydrometeorology
Transfrontier Africa
Cheikh Anta DIOP University of Dakar
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