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Watershed Planning within a Quantitative Scenario Analysis Framework
Published on: July 24, 2016
Quantitative conservation geography
Enrico Di Minin1, Ricardo A Correia2, Tuuli Toivonen3
1Department of Geosciences and Geography, University of Helsinki, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland; Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science, University of Helsinki, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland; School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 4041, South Africa.
Abstract:
Ongoing biodiversity loss represents the erosion of intrinsic value of living nature, reduces the contributions nature provides to people, and undermines efforts to move towards sustainability. We propose the recognition of quantitative conservation geography as a subfield of conservation science that studies where, when, and what conservation actions could be implemented in order to mitigate threats and promote sustainable people-nature interactions. We outline relevant methods and data needed in quantitative conservation geography. We also discuss the importance of filling information gaps, for example by using emerging technologies and digital data sources, for the further advancement of this subfield. Quantitative conservation geography can help inform the implementation of national and international conservation actions and policy to help stem the global biodiversity crisis.
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