Catastrophic Declines in Wilderness Areas Undermine Global Environment Targets
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- 作者：James E.M. Watson1 ; 2 ; 7 ; jwatson@wcs.org" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Danielle F. Shanahan1 ; Moreno Di Marco1 ; 3 ; James Allan1 ; William F. Laurance4 ; Eric W. Sanderson2 ; Brendan Mackey5 ; Oscar Venter6
- 关键词：wilderness ; habitat intactness ; human footprint ; conservation biology ; environmental mapping ; remote sensing ; spatial prioritization ; spatial planning ; Convention for Biological Diversity
- 刊名：Current Biology
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：7 November 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：26
- 期：21
- 页码：2929-2934
- 全文大小：1391 K
文摘
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Globally important wilderness areas are ignored in conservation policy
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We reveal that extensive losses of wilderness have occurred in the last two decades
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Efforts aimed at protecting wilderness areas are failing to keep pace with its loss
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International policy must recognize the actions needed to maintain wilderness areas