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Abstract

Biodiversity is essential to human well-being, but people have been reducing biodiversity throughout human history. Loss of species and degradation of ecosystems are likely to further accelerate in the coming years. Our understanding of this crisis is now clear, and world leaders have pledged to avert it. Nonetheless, global goals to reduce the rate of biodiversity loss have mostly not been achieved. However, many examples of conservation success show that losses can be halted and even reversed. Building on these lessons to turn the tide of biodiversity loss will require bold and innovative action to transform historical relationships between human populations and nature.

Item Type:	Article
Authors/Creators:	Johnson, CN and Balmford, A and Brook, BW and Buettel, JC and Galetti, M and Guangchun, L and Wilmshurst, JM
Keywords:	conservation, extinction, global targets, biological diversity
Journal or Publication Title:	Science
Publisher:	Amer Assoc Advancement Science
ISSN:	0036-8075
DOI / ID Number:	10.1126/science.aam9317
Copyright Information:	Copyright 2017 American Association for the Advancement of Science
Related URLs:	Google Scholar: Johnson, CN UTAS Profile: Johnson, CN Google Scholar: Brook, BW UTAS Profile: Brook, BW Google Scholar: Buettel, JC
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