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Antarctica and the strategic plan for biodiversity
PLoS Biology2017
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Peter Stoett,
Peter Stoett,
Steven L. Chown
Steven L. Chown
Peter Stoett,
Peter Convey,
Peter Convey,
Peter Stoett,
Céline Le Bohec,
Cassandra M. Brooks,
Cassandra M. Brooks,
Mahlon C. Kennicutt,
Mahlon C. Kennicutt,
Neil Gilbert,
Neil Gilbert,
Aleks Terauds,
Céline Le Bohec,
Cassandra M. Brooks,
Céline van Klaveren-Impagliazzo,
Peter Stoett,
Céline van Klaveren-Impagliazzo,
Peter Convey,
Peter Convey,
Cassandra M. Brooks,
Peter Convey,
Maria Lourdes D. Palomares,
Jason D. Whittington,
Stuart H. M. Butchart,
Bernard W. T. Coetzee,
Ben Collen,
Peter Convey,
Kevin J. Gaston,
Neil Gilbert,
Heather J. Lynch,
Peter Convey,
Mike Gill,
Mike Gill,
Robert Höft,
Robert Höft,
Sam Johnston,
Sam Johnston,
Mahlon C. Kennicutt,
Mahlon C. Kennicutt,
Hannah Joy Kriesell,
Yvon Le Maho,
Heather J. Lynch,
Maria Lourdes D. Palomares,
Roser Puig-Marcó,
Peter Stoett,
Mélodie A. McGeoch,
Steven L. Chown
Summary
This study highlights the exclusion of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean from global assessments of progress under the Convention on Biological Diversity's Strategic Plan for Biodiversity, arguing that these regions — covering 10% of Earth's surface — must be integrated into international biodiversity targets.
Study Type
Environmental
The Strategic Plan for Biodiversity, adopted under the auspices of the Convention on Biological Diversity, provides the basis for taking effective action to curb biodiversity loss across the planet by 2020-an urgent imperative. Yet, Antarctica and the Southern Ocean, which encompass 10% of the planet's surface, are excluded from assessments of progress against the Strategic Plan. The situation is a lost opportunity for biodiversity conservation globally. We provide such an assessment. Our evidence suggests, surprisingly, that for a region so remote and apparently pristine as the Antarctic, the biodiversity outlook is similar to that for the rest of the planet. Promisingly, however, much scope for remedial action exists.