Global priority areas for ecosystem restoration

Bernardo B N Strassburg; Alvaro Iribarrem; Hawthorne L Beyer; Carolos Leandro Cordeiro; Renato Crouzeilles; Catarina C Jakovac; André B Junqueira; Eduardo Lacerda; Agnieszka E Latawiec; Andrew Balmford; Thomas M Brooks; Stuart H M Butchart; Robin Chazdon; Karl-Heinz Erb; Pedro Brancalion; Graeme Buchanan; David Cooper; Sandra Diaz; David Leclère; Lera Miles; Paul F Donald; Valerie Kapos; Michael Obersteiner; Christoph Plutzar; Carlos Alberto de M. Scaramuzza; Fabio R Scarano; Piero Visconti

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Global priority areas for ecosystem restoration

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Global priority areas for ecosystem restoration

Bernardo B N Strassburg, Alvaro Iribarrem, Hawthorne L Beyer, Carolos Leandro Cordeiro, Renato Crouzeilles, Catarina C Jakovac, André B Junqueira, Eduardo Lacerda, Agnieszka E Latawiec, Andrew Balmford, …

Nature, Vol.586, pp.724-729

2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2784-9

PMID: 33057198

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biodiversity

climate-change mitigation

conservation biology

restoration ecology

Extensive ecosystem restoration is increasingly seen as being central to conserving biodiversity1 and stabilizing the climate of the Earth2. Although ambitious national and global targets have been set, global priority areas that account for spatial variation in benefits and costs have yet to be identified. Here we develop and apply a multicriteria optimization approach that identifies priority areas for restoration across all terrestrial biomes, and estimates their benefits and costs. We find that restoring 15% of converted lands in priority areas could avoid 60% of expected extinctions while sequestering 299 gigatonnes of CO2—30% of the total CO2 increase in the atmosphere, or 14% of total emissions, since the Industrial Revolution. The inclusion of several biomes is key to achieving multiple benefits. Cost effectiveness can increase up to 13-fold when spatial allocation is optimized using our multicriteria approach, which highlights the importance of spatial planning. Our results confirm the vast potential contributions of restoration to addressing global challenges, while underscoring the necessity of pursuing these goals synergistically.

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Title: Global priority areas for ecosystem restoration
Authors: Bernardo B N Strassburg (Author) - Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro
Alvaro Iribarrem (Author) - Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro
Hawthorne L Beyer (Author) - The University of Queensland
Carolos Leandro Cordeiro (Author) - Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro
Renato Crouzeilles (Author) - Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro
Catarina C Jakovac (Author) - Wageningen University & Research
André B Junqueira (Author) - Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro
Eduardo Lacerda (Author) - Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro
Agnieszka E Latawiec (Author) - Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro
Andrew Balmford (Author) - University of Cambridge
Thomas M Brooks (Author) - International Union for Conservation of Nature
Stuart H M Butchart (Author) - University of Cambridge
Robin Chazdon (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Tropical Forests and People Research Centre
Karl-Heinz Erb (Author) - BOKU University
Pedro Brancalion (Author) - University of Sao Paulo
Graeme Buchanan (Author) - Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
David Cooper (Author) - Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
Sandra Diaz (Author) - Universidad Nacional de Córdoba
David Leclère (Author) - International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
Lera Miles (Author) - UN Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre
Paul F Donald (Author) - University of Cambridge
Valerie Kapos (Author) - UN Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre
Michael Obersteiner (Author) - International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
Christoph Plutzar (Author) - BOKU University
Carlos Alberto de M. Scaramuzza (Author) - Fundação Universidade Federal do Rio Grande
Fabio R Scarano (Author) - Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Piero Visconti (Author) - International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
Publication details: Nature, Vol.586, pp.724-729
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
Date published: 2020
DOI: 10.1038/s41586-020-2784-9
ISSN: 1476-4687
PMID: 33057198
Organisation Unit: Tropical Forests and People Research Centre; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Forest Research Institute
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99482292502621
Output Type: Journal article

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