Targeting site conservation to increase the effectiveness of new global biodiversity targets
One Earth
Global protected area extent has increased recently but often outside areas of biodiversity importance. Governments recently committed to conserving 30% of land and seas, especially “areas of particular importance for biodiversity.” Reviewing site-based conservation approaches, we propose harnessing key biodiversity area criteria to target such locations.
Citation
Plumptre, A. J., Baisero, D., Brooks, T. M., Buchanan, G., Butchart, S. H. M., Bowser, A., ... & Upgren, A. (2024). Targeting site conservation to increase the effectiveness of new global biodiversity targets. *One Earth, 7*(1), 11–17.