Global Biodiversity: Indicators of Recent Declines
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- 28 May 2010
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 328 (5982) , 1164-1168
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1187512
Abstract
Global Biodiversity Target Missed: In 2002, the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) committed to a significant reduction in the rate of biodiversity loss by 2010. There has been widespread conjecture that this target has not been met. Butchart et al. (p. 1164 , published online 29 April) analyzed over 30 indicators developed within the CBD's framework. These indicators include the condition or state of biodiversity (e.g., species numbers, population sizes), the pressures on biodiversity (e.g., deforestation), and the responses to maintain biodiversity (e.g., protected areas) and were assessed between about 1970 and 2005. Taken together, the results confirm that we have indeed failed to meet the 2010 targets.This publication has 22 references indexed in Scilit:
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