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Understanding and achieving species elements in the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.

Philip J K McGowan, Alison Hutchinson, Thomas M Brooks, Wendy Elliott, Michael Hoffmann, Louise Mair, Amy McDougall, Domitilla C Raimondo, Stuart H M Butchart

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Article in Bioscience, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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9 authors.

Philip J K McGowanNewcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8674-7444
Alison HutchinsonNewcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1535-4154
Thomas M BrooksInternational Union for the Conservation of Nature, Gland, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8159-3116
Wendy ElliottWWF International, Nairobi, Kenya.
Michael HoffmannZoological Society of London, London, England, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4785-2254
Louise MairNewcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7419-7200
Amy McDougallBirdLife International, Cambridge, England, United Kingdom.
Domitilla C RaimondoThreatened Species Programme manager, South African National Biodiversity Institute, Brummeria, Pretoria, South Africa.
Stuart H M ButchartBirdLife International, Cambridge, England, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1140-4049

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework was adopted in December 2022 by the parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity. The framework states outcomes for species to be achieved by 2050 in goal A and establishes a range of targets to reduce pressures on biodiversity and halt biodiversity loss by 2030. Target 4 calls for urgent recovery actions for species where the implementation of other targets is insufficient to eliminate extinction risk. We analyze key species elements of goal A and target 4, examine their meaning and clarify implementation needs. We emphasize that target 4 should not be seen simply as the species target, because effective implementation of all targets is essential to achieve the species ambitions in goal A, but, rather, as a target for species that require urgent focused actions and emphasize that an indicator is needed to measure the implementation of urgent management actions. We conclude by considering next steps to identify priorities, undertake further research, make use of resources, ensure cooperation and capacity development.

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