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Human activities create evolutionary challenges, including rapidly evolving diseases and pests, and species unable to adapt. Applied evolutionary biology offers tools to manage these threats to health, food, and biodiversity.

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Area of Science:

  • Evolutionary biology
  • Conservation biology
  • Applied ecology

Background:

  • Human activities are accelerating evolutionary changes, posing dual threats: rapid evolution of detrimental organisms (cancers, pathogens, pests) and slow adaptation in valuable species.
  • These evolutionary mismatches impact global health, food security, and biodiversity conservation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the progress and identify gaps in applied evolutionary biology strategies.
  • To highlight methods that manipulate evolutionary rates or reduce ecological mismatches in human-altered environments.

Main Methods:

  • Review of genetic, developmental, and environmental manipulation strategies.
  • Analysis of approaches targeting evolutionary trajectories and organism-environment interactions.

Main Results:

  • Significant progress has been made in applying evolutionary principles to address human-induced environmental challenges.
  • Gaps remain in the development and widespread application of these evolutionary tools.

Conclusions:

  • Applied evolutionary biology offers crucial strategies for mitigating human impacts on the planet.
  • Further development and implementation of these tools are essential for achieving sustainable development goals.