Abstract
There is an urgent need to protect key areas for biodiversity and nature's contributions to people (NCP). However, different values of nature are rarely considered together in conservation planning. Here, we explore potential priority areas in Europe for biodiversity (all terrestrial vertebrates) and a set of cultural and regulating NCP while considering demand for these NCP. We quantify the spatial overlap between these priorities and their performance in representing different values of nature. We show that different priorities rarely coincide, except in certain irreplaceable ecosystems. Notably, priorities for biodiversity better represent NCP than the reverse. Theoretically, protecting an extra 5% of land has the potential to double conservation gains for biodiversity while also maintaining some essential NCP, leading to co-benefits for both nature and people.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 856-860 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Science |
| Volume | 372 |
| Issue number | 6544 |
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| Publication status | Published - 21 May 2021 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This research was funded through the 2017-2018 Belmont Forum and BiodivERsA joint call for research proposals, under the BiodivScen ERA-Net COFUND program, and with the funding organizations Agence Nationale pour la Recherche (FutureWeb, ANR-18-EBI4-0009) and the Dutch Research Council (FutureWeb, grant E10005).
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Funding
This research was funded through the 2017-2018 Belmont Forum and BiodivERsA joint call for research proposals, under the BiodivScen ERA-Net COFUND program, and with the funding organizations Agence Nationale pour la Recherche (FutureWeb, ANR-18-EBI4-0009) and the Dutch Research Council (FutureWeb, grant E10005).
