| Literature DB >> 27955953 |
William J Sutherland1, Phoebe Barnard2, Steven Broad3, Mick Clout4, Ben Connor5, Isabelle M Côté6, Lynn V Dicks7, Helen Doran8, Abigail C Entwistle9, Erica Fleishman10, Marie Fox11, Kevin J Gaston12, David W Gibbons13, Zhigang Jiang14, Brandon Keim15, Fiona A Lickorish16, Paul Markillie17, Kathryn A Monk18, James W Pearce-Higgins19, Lloyd S Peck20, Jules Pretty21, Mark D Spalding22, Femke H Tonneijck23, Bonnie C Wintle24, Nancy Ockendon25.
Abstract
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.Keywords: climate change; energy security; environment; futures; invasive species; management; novel issues; predictions
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Year: 2016 PMID： 27955953 DOI： 10.1016/j.tree.2016.11.005
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trends Ecol Evol ISSN： 0169-5347 Impact factor: 17.712