| Literature DB >> 29217396 |
William J Sutherland1, Stuart H M Butchart2, Ben Connor3, Caroline Culshaw4, Lynn V Dicks5, Jason Dinsdale6, Helen Doran7, Abigail C Entwistle8, Erica Fleishman9, David W Gibbons10, Zhigang Jiang11, Brandon Keim12, Xavier Le Roux13, Fiona A Lickorish14, Paul Markillie15, Kathryn A Monk16, Diana Mortimer17, James W Pearce-Higgins18, Lloyd S Peck19, Jules Pretty20, Colleen L Seymour21, Mark D Spalding22, Femke H Tonneijck23, Rosalind A Gleave24.
Abstract
This is our ninth annual horizon scan to identify emerging issues that we believe could affect global biological diversity, natural capital and ecosystem services, and conservation efforts. Our diverse and international team, with expertise in horizon scanning, science communication, as well as conservation science, practice, and policy, reviewed 117 potential issues. We identified the 15 that may have the greatest positive or negative effects but are not yet well recognised by the global conservation community. Themes among these topics include new mechanisms driving the emergence and geographic expansion of diseases, innovative biotechnologies, reassessments of global change, and the development of strategic infrastructure to facilitate global economic priorities.Keywords: biotechnology; climate change; emerging disease; environment; futures; novel issues; predictions
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Year: 2017 PMID： 29217396 DOI： 10.1016/j.tree.2017.11.006
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trends Ecol Evol ISSN： 0169-5347 Impact factor: 17.712