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Challender DWS, Cremona PJ, Malsch K, Robinson JE, Pavitt AT, Scott J, Hoffmann R, Joolia A, Oldfield TEE, Jenkins RKB, Conde DA, Hilton-Taylor C, Hoffmann M. Author Correction: Identifying species likely threatened by international trade on the IUCN Red List can inform CITES trade measures. Nat Ecol Evol 2023; 7:1944. [PMID: 37783833 PMCID: PMC10627800 DOI: 10.1038/s41559-023-02228-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Daniel W S Challender
- Interdisciplinary Centre for Conservation Science (ICCS), Department of Biology and Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
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- IUCN Science & Data Centre: Biodiversity Assessment & Knowledge Team, The David Attenborough Building, Cambridge, UK
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- UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), Cambridge, UK
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- Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE), School of Anthropology and Conservation, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK
- Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC), Peterborough, UK
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- UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), Cambridge, UK
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- IUCN Science & Data Centre: Biodiversity Assessment & Knowledge Team, The David Attenborough Building, Cambridge, UK
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- Sustainable Use and Livelihoods Specialist Group, Species Survival Commission/Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Gland, Switzerland
- International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), London, UK
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- IUCN Science & Data Centre: Biodiversity Assessment & Knowledge Team, The David Attenborough Building, Cambridge, UK
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- TRAFFIC, The David Attenborough Building, Cambridge, UK
- Independent Consultant, Cambridge, UK
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- IUCN Science & Data Centre: Biodiversity Assessment & Knowledge Team, The David Attenborough Building, Cambridge, UK
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- Species360 Conservation Science Alliance, Bloomington, MN, USA
- Interdisciplinary Centre on Population Dynamics, Department of Biology, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- IUCN Science & Data Centre: Biodiversity Assessment & Knowledge Team, The David Attenborough Building, Cambridge, UK
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- Conservation and Policy, Zoological Society of London, London, UK
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Challender DWS, Cremona PJ, Malsch K, Robinson JE, Pavitt AT, Scott J, Hoffmann R, Joolia A, Oldfield TEE, Jenkins RKB, Conde DA, Hilton-Taylor C, Hoffmann M. Identifying species likely threatened by international trade on the IUCN Red List can inform CITES trade measures. Nat Ecol Evol 2023; 7:1211-1220. [PMID: 37414949 PMCID: PMC10545538 DOI: 10.1038/s41559-023-02115-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2022] [Accepted: 06/07/2023] [Indexed: 07/08/2023]
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Overexploitation is a major threat to biodiversity and international trade in many species is regulated through the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). However, there is no established method to systematically determine which species are most at risk from international trade to inform potential trade measures under CITES. Here, we develop a mechanism using the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List of Threatened Species to identify species that are likely to be threatened by international trade. Of 2,211 such species, CITES includes 59% (1,307 species), leaving two-fifths overlooked and in potential need of international trade regulation. Our results can inform deliberations on potential proposals to revise trade measures for species at CITES Conference of the Parties meetings. We also show that, for taxa with biological resource use documented as a threat, the number of species threatened by local and national use is four times greater than species likely threatened by international trade. To effectively address the overexploitation of species, interventions focused on achieving sustainability in international trade need to be complemented by commensurate measures to ensure that local and national use and trade of wildlife is well-regulated and sustainable.
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Affiliation(s)
- Daniel W S Challender
- Interdisciplinary Centre for Conservation Science (ICCS), Department of Biology and Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
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- IUCN Science & Data Centre: Biodiversity Assessment & Knowledge Team, The David Attenborough Building, Cambridge, UK
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- UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), Cambridge, UK
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- Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE), School of Anthropology and Conservation, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK
- Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC), Peterborough, UK
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- UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), Cambridge, UK
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- IUCN Science & Data Centre: Biodiversity Assessment & Knowledge Team, The David Attenborough Building, Cambridge, UK
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- Sustainable Use and Livelihoods Specialist Group, Species Survival Commission/Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Gland, Switzerland
- International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), London, UK
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- IUCN Science & Data Centre: Biodiversity Assessment & Knowledge Team, The David Attenborough Building, Cambridge, UK
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- TRAFFIC, The David Attenborough Building, Cambridge, UK
- Independent Consultant, Cambridge, UK
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- IUCN Science & Data Centre: Biodiversity Assessment & Knowledge Team, The David Attenborough Building, Cambridge, UK
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- Species360 Conservation Science Alliance, Bloomington, MN, USA
- Interdisciplinary Centre on Population Dynamics, Department of Biology, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- IUCN Science & Data Centre: Biodiversity Assessment & Knowledge Team, The David Attenborough Building, Cambridge, UK
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- Conservation and Policy, Zoological Society of London, London, UK
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Challender DW, Brockington D, Hinsley A, Hoffmann M, Kolby JE, Massé F, Natusch DJD, Oldfield TEE, ’t Sas‐Rolfes M, Milner‐Gulland EJ. Accurate characterization of wildlife trade and policy instruments: Reply to D'Cruze et al. (2022) and Frank and Wilcove (2022). Conserv Lett 2022. [DOI: 10.1111/conl.12870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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- Sheffield Institute for International Development University of Sheffield Sheffield UK
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- Department of Zoology University of Oxford Oxford UK
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- IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group Toronto Canada
- College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences James Cook University Townsville Australia
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- Department of Geography & Environmental Sciences Northumbria University Newcastle upon Tyne UK
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- Department of Biological Sciences Macquarie University Sydney New South Wales Australia
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Sutherland WJ, Atkinson PW, Butchart SHM, Capaja M, Dicks LV, Fleishman E, Gaston KJ, Hails RS, Hughes AC, Le Anstey B, Le Roux X, Lickorish FA, Maggs L, Noor N, Oldfield TEE, Palardy JE, Peck LS, Pettorelli N, Pretty J, Spalding MD, Tonneijck FH, Truelove G, Watson JEM, Wentworth J, Wilson JD, Thornton A. A horizon scan of global biological conservation issues for 2022. Trends Ecol Evol 2021; 37:95-104. [PMID: 34809998 DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2021.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2021] [Revised: 10/25/2021] [Accepted: 10/26/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
Abstract
We present the results of our 13th annual horizon scan of issues likely to impact on biodiversity conservation. Issues are either novel within the biological conservation sector or could cause a substantial step-change in impact, either globally or regionally. Our global panel of 26 scientists and practitioners identified 15 issues that we believe to represent the highest priorities for tracking and action. Many of the issues we identified, including the impact of satellite megaconstellations and the use of long-distance wireless energy transfer, have both elements of threats and emerging opportunities. A recent state-sponsored application to commence deep-sea mining represents a significant step-change in impact. We hope that this horizon scan will increase research and policy attention on the highlighted issues.
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- William J Sutherland
- Conservation Science Group, Department of Zoology, Cambridge University, The David Attenborough Building, Pembroke Street, Cambridge CB2 3QZ, UK; Biosecurity Research Initiative at St Catharine's (BioRISC), St Catharine's College, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1RL, UK.
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- Conservation Science Group, Department of Zoology, Cambridge University, The David Attenborough Building, Pembroke Street, Cambridge CB2 3QZ, UK; BirdLife International, The David Attenborough Building, Pembroke Street, Cambridge CB2 3QZ, UK
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- Natural England, Eastbrook, Shaftesbury Rd, Cambridge CB2 8DR, UK
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- Conservation Science Group, Department of Zoology, Cambridge University, The David Attenborough Building, Pembroke Street, Cambridge CB2 3QZ, UK; School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK
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- College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA
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- Environment and Sustainability Institute, University of Exeter, Penryn, Cornwall TR10 9FE, UK
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- Centre for Integrative Conservation, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan 666303, PR China
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- Environment Agency, Horizon House, Deanery Road, Bristol BS1 5AH, UK
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- Microbial Ecology Centre, UMR1418 INRAE, UMR5557 CNRS, University Lyon 1, University of Lyon, 69622 Villeurbanne, France; BiodivERsA, la Fondation pour la recherche sur la biodiversité, 195 rue Saint Jacques, 75005 Paris, France
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- UK Research and Consultancy Services (RCS) Ltd, Valletts Cottage, Westhope, Hereford HR4 8BU, UK
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- Natural Resources Wales, Cambria House, 29 Newport Road, Cardiff CF24 0TP, UK
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- UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), 219 Huntingdon Road, Cambridge CB3 0DL, UK
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- The Pew Charitable Trusts, 901 E St NW, Washington, DC 20004, USA
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- British Antarctic Survey, Natural Environment Research Council, High Cross, Cambridge CB3 0ET, UK
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- Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, Regent's Park, London NW1 4RY, UK
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- Centre for Public and Policy Engagement and School of Life Sciences, University of Essex, Colchester CO4 3SQ, UK
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- Conservation Science Group, Department of Zoology, Cambridge University, The David Attenborough Building, Pembroke Street, Cambridge CB2 3QZ, UK; The Nature Conservancy, Department of Physical, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Siena, Pian dei Mantellini, Siena 53100, Italy
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- UK Research and Innovation, Natural Environment Research Council, Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon SN2 1EU, UK
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- School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
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- Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology, 14 Tothill Street, Westminster, London SW1H 9NB, UK
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- Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) Centre for Conservation Science, 2 Lochside View, Edinburgh EH12 9DH, UK
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- Conservation Science Group, Department of Zoology, Cambridge University, The David Attenborough Building, Pembroke Street, Cambridge CB2 3QZ, UK
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Butchart SHM, Walpole M, Collen B, van Strien A, Scharlemann JPW, Almond REA, Baillie JEM, Bomhard B, Brown C, Bruno J, Carpenter KE, Carr GM, Chanson J, Chenery AM, Csirke J, Davidson NC, Dentener F, Foster M, Galli A, Galloway JN, Genovesi P, Gregory RD, Hockings M, Kapos V, Lamarque JF, Leverington F, Loh J, McGeoch MA, McRae L, Minasyan A, Hernández Morcillo M, Oldfield TEE, Pauly D, Quader S, Revenga C, Sauer JR, Skolnik B, Spear D, Stanwell-Smith D, Stuart SN, Symes A, Tierney M, Tyrrell TD, Vié JC, Watson R. Global biodiversity: indicators of recent declines. Science 2010; 328:1164-8. [PMID: 20430971 DOI: 10.1126/science.1187512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1648] [Impact Index Per Article: 117.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
Abstract
In 2002, world leaders committed, through the Convention on Biological Diversity, to achieve a significant reduction in the rate of biodiversity loss by 2010. We compiled 31 indicators to report on progress toward this target. Most indicators of the state of biodiversity (covering species' population trends, extinction risk, habitat extent and condition, and community composition) showed declines, with no significant recent reductions in rate, whereas indicators of pressures on biodiversity (including resource consumption, invasive alien species, nitrogen pollution, overexploitation, and climate change impacts) showed increases. Despite some local successes and increasing responses (including extent and biodiversity coverage of protected areas, sustainable forest management, policy responses to invasive alien species, and biodiversity-related aid), the rate of biodiversity loss does not appear to be slowing.
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- Stuart H M Butchart
- United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre, 219 Huntingdon Road, Cambridge CB3 0DL, UK.
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Oldfield TEE, Smith RJ, Harrop SR, Leader-Williams N. Field sports and conservation in the United Kingdom. Nature 2003; 423:531-3. [PMID: 12774120 DOI: 10.1038/nature01678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2003] [Accepted: 03/27/2003] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Many natural habitats exist on privately owned land outside protected areas, but few governments can afford to enforce or subsidize conservation of this biodiversity. Even in some developed countries, conservation subsidy schemes have only achieved limited success. Fortunately, some landowners may be willing to accept management costs in return for other benefits, although this remains controversial when it involves the killing of charismatic species. For example, participants in British field sports, such as fox hunting and game-bird shooting, may voluntarily conserve important habitats that are required by quarry species. Here we report results from a multidisciplinary study that addressed this issue by focusing on three sites across central England. We found that landowners participating in field sports maintained the most established woodland and planted more new woodland and hedgerows than those who did not, despite the equal availability of subsidies. Therefore, voluntary habitat management appears to be important for biodiversity conservation in Britain. Current debates on the future of field sports in Britain, and similar activities globally, may benefit from considering their utility as incentives to conserve additional habitat on private land.
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- T E E Oldfield
- Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent CT2 7NS, UK
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