Implications of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for the governance of biodiversity conservation

Eduardo Gallo-Cajiao; Nives Dolšak; Aseem Prakash; Taej Mundkur; Paul G. Harris; Ronald B. Mitchell; Nick Davidson; Birgita Hansen; Bradley K. Woodworth; Richard A. Fuller; Melissa Price; Nicky Petkov; Volker Mauerhofer; Tiffany H. Morrison; James E.M. Watson; Sayam U. Chowdhury; Christoph Zöckler; Oscar Widerberg; Ding Li Yong; Daniel Klich; Vitaliy Smagol; John Piccolo; Duan Biggs

doi:10.3389/fcosc.2023.989019

Implications of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for the governance of biodiversity conservation

Eduardo Gallo-Cajiao^*, Nives Dolšak, Aseem Prakash, Taej Mundkur, Paul G. Harris, Ronald B. Mitchell, Nick Davidson, Birgita Hansen, Bradley K. Woodworth, Richard A. Fuller, Melissa Price, Nicky Petkov, Volker Mauerhofer, Tiffany H. Morrison, James E.M. Watson, Sayam U. Chowdhury, Christoph Zöckler, Oscar Widerberg, Ding Li Yong, Daniel KlichVitaliy Smagol, John Piccolo, Duan Biggs

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Maintaining peace and conserving biodiversity hinge on an international system of cooperation codified in institutions, but Russia’s invasion of Ukraine brings recent progress to a crossroads. Against this backdrop, we address some implications of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for the governance of biodiversity conservation both within and beyond Russia. The Russian invasion of Ukraine threatens the governance system for biodiversity conservation, as it pertains to Russia and beyond, due to three interacting factors: (i) isolation of Russia from the international system, (ii) halt and delay of international cooperation, and (iii) changes in international and domestic policy priorities. We recommend making the existing international system of governance for conserving biodiversity more resilient and adaptable, while aligning security agendas with biodiversity conservation goals.

Original language	English
Article number	989019
Pages (from-to)	1-8
Number of pages	8
Journal	Frontiers in Conservation Science
Volume	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3389/fcosc.2023.989019
Publication status	Published - 15 Feb 2023

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Funding Information:
EG-C is financially supported by the Cedar Tree Foundation and the Society for Conservation Biology through the David H. Smith Conservation Research Fellowship Program. Nives Dolšak acknowledges funding from the Slovenian Research Agency, ARRS J7-1824.

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Copyright © 2023 Gallo-Cajiao, Dolšak, Prakash, Mundkur, Harris, Mitchell, Davidson, Hansen, Woodworth, Fuller, Price, Petkov, Mauerhofer, Morrison, Watson, Chowdhury, Zöckler, Widerberg, Yong, Klich, Smagol, Piccolo and Biggs.

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EG-C is financially supported by the Cedar Tree Foundation and the Society for Conservation Biology through the David H. Smith Conservation Research Fellowship Program. Nives Dolšak acknowledges funding from the Slovenian Research Agency, ARRS J7-1824.

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American Roentgen Ray Society	J7-1824
American Roentgen Ray Society
Cedar Tree Foundation
Society for Conservation Biology
Javna Agencija za Raziskovalno Dejavnost RS

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conservation policy
global environmental governance
international conflict
migratory species conservation
Russia's invasion of Ukraine
transboundary conservation

UN SDGs

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Gallo-Cajiao, E., Dolšak, N., Prakash, A., Mundkur, T., Harris, P. G., Mitchell, R. B., Davidson, N., Hansen, B., Woodworth, B. K., Fuller, R. A., Price, M., Petkov, N., Mauerhofer, V., Morrison, T. H., Watson, J. E. M., Chowdhury, S. U., Zöckler, C., Widerberg, O., Yong, D. L., ... Biggs, D. (2023). Implications of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for the governance of biodiversity conservation. Frontiers in Conservation Science, 4, 1-8. Article 989019. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcosc.2023.989019

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Implications of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for the governance of biodiversity conservation

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