A 2017 Horizon Scan of Emerging Issues for Global Conservation and Biological Diversity

William J. Sutherland; Phoebe Barnard; Steven Broad; Mick Clout; Ben Connor; Isabelle M. Côté; Lynn V Dicks; Helen Doran; Abigail C. Entwistle; Erica Fleishman; Marie Fox; Kevin J. Gaston; David W Gibbons; Zhigang Jiang; Brandon Keim; Fiona A. Lickorish; Paul Markillie; Kathryn A. Monk; James W. Pearce-Higgins; Lloyd Samuel Peck; Jules Pretty; Mark D. Spalding; Femke H. Tonneijck; Bonnie Claire Wintle; Nancy Ockendon

doi:10.1016/j.tree.2016.11.005

A 2017 Horizon Scan of Emerging Issues for Global Conservation and Biological Diversity

William J. Sutherland, Phoebe Barnard, Steven Broad, Mick Clout, Ben Connor, Isabelle M. Côté, Lynn V Dicks, Helen Doran, Abigail C. Entwistle, Erica Fleishman, Marie Fox, Kevin J. Gaston, David W Gibbons, Zhigang Jiang, Brandon Keim, Fiona A. Lickorish, Paul Markillie, Kathryn A. Monk, James W. Pearce-Higgins, Lloyd Samuel PeckJules Pretty, Mark D. Spalding, Femke H. Tonneijck, Bonnie Claire Wintle, Nancy Ockendon

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We present the results of our eighth annual horizon scan of emerging issues likely to affect global biological diversity, the environment, and conservation efforts in the future. The potential effects of these novel issues might not yet be fully recognized or understood by the global conservation community, and the issues can be regarded as both opportunities and risks. A diverse international team with collective expertise in horizon scanning, science communication, and conservation research, practice, and policy reviewed 100 potential issues and identified 15 that qualified as emerging, with potential substantial global effects. These issues include new developments in energy storage and fuel production, sand extraction, potential solutions to combat coral bleaching and invasive marine species, and blockchain technology.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	31-40
Number of pages	10
Journal	Trends in Ecology & Evolution
Volume	32
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2016.11.005
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2017
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

climate change
energy security
environment
futures
invasive species
management
novel issues
predictions

UN SDGs

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Sutherland, W. J., Barnard, P., Broad, S., Clout, M., Connor, B., Côté, I. M., Dicks, L. V., Doran, H., Entwistle, A. C., Fleishman, E., Fox, M., Gaston, K. J., Gibbons, D. W., Jiang, Z., Keim, B., Lickorish, F. A., Markillie, P., Monk, K. A., Pearce-Higgins, J. W., ... Ockendon, N. (2017). A 2017 Horizon Scan of Emerging Issues for Global Conservation and Biological Diversity. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 32(1), 31-40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2016.11.005

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A 2017 Horizon Scan of Emerging Issues for Global Conservation and Biological Diversity

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