msquebanh, 24 days ago To achieve global #biodiversity targets, #conservationists & #governments must prioritize the establishment & effective management of large, interconnected #ProtectedAreas with high #ecological integrity - in an essay published May 21 in #OpenAccess journal #PLOSBiology. The authors argue that protected & #conservation areas that meet all 4 criteria—which they name #Nature's #Strongholds"—will be disproportionately important for biodiversity conservation. https://phys.org/news/2024-05-nature-strongholds-halt-biodiversity-loss.amp
To achieve global #biodiversity targets, #conservationists & #governments must prioritize the establishment & effective management of large, interconnected #ProtectedAreas with high #ecological integrity - in an essay published May 21 in #OpenAccess journal #PLOSBiology.
The authors argue that protected & #conservation areas that meet all 4 criteria—which they name #Nature's #Strongholds"—will be disproportionately important for biodiversity conservation.
https://phys.org/news/2024-05-nature-strongholds-halt-biodiversity-loss.amp