An evaluation of important plant areas around the world.

IF 5.2 1区 环境科学与生态学 Q1 BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION
Laura Kor, Fiona Perez, Karen Inwood, Iain Darbyshire, Mauricio Diazgranados
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Abstract

Area-based approaches have long dominated biodiversity conservation and have been reinforced by the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. The important plant area (IPA) approach is a leading framework for the spatial conservation prioritization of plants and fungi, but over 20 years since its launch, its application and conservation outcomes remained unevaluated. Through systematic mapping and semistructured interviews of key informants, we evaluated IPAs globally. We investigated where and how the framework has been applied, to what extent identification has led to plant conservation, how IPAs are perceived by plant conservationists and researchers globally, and key opportunities and challenges for IPAs. We reviewed over 140 relevant sources, spanning scientific publications, reports, websites, and databases, and interviewed 47 key informants. Most publications focused on developing guidance or identifying IPAs. Sixty-four percent of informants were aware of IPAs that had been incorporated into conservation processes, with broader benefits of IPAs also highlighted, such as generating botanical data. Overall perception of IPAs was positive; they were seen to provide a unifying focus for plant conservation and as maintaining a flexible and inclusive approach. Opinions were split on the effectiveness of IPA programs in engaging broader stakeholders or incorporating local ecological knowledge. Key themes affecting participant perceptions and lessons learned for bridging the research-implementation gap were found. Informants recommended that IPA programs globally seek more ambitious and targeted funding; tailor stakeholder communications; invest time in cross-sectoral stakeholder engagement; clarify relationships with key biodiversity areas; and create a single central hub for IPA information. With plants underpinning all terrestrial ecosystems, improved outcomes will have broad benefits for biodiversity protection, particularly as new IPA programs are launched in some of the most biodiverse countries in the world.

以区域为基础的方法长期以来一直主导着生物多样性保护工作,昆明-蒙特利尔全球生物多样性框架加强了这种方法。重要植物区(IPA)方法是确定植物和真菌空间保护优先次序的主要框架,但自推出 20 多年来,其应用和保护成果仍未得到评估。通过系统地绘制地图和对关键信息提供者进行半结构式访谈,我们在全球范围内对 IPA 进行了评估。我们调查了该框架的应用地点和方式、鉴定在多大程度上促进了植物保护、全球植物保护工作者和研究人员如何看待 IPAs 以及 IPAs 面临的主要机遇和挑战。我们查阅了 140 多份相关资料,包括科学出版物、报告、网站和数据库,并采访了 47 位关键信息提供者。大多数出版物都侧重于制定指导意见或确定投资促进机构。64%的信息提供者了解已被纳入保护过程的综合观测战略,同时也强调了综合观测战略的更广泛益处,如生成植物学数据。对综合行动计划的总体看法是积极的;他们认为综合行动计划为植物保护提供了一个统一的重点,并保持了一种灵活和包容的方法。对于投资促进机构计划在吸引更广泛的利益相关者参与或吸收当地生态知识方面的有效性,与会者意见不一。在缩小研究与实施之间的差距方面,发现了影响参与者看法和经验教训的关键主题。知情者建议,IPA 计划应在全球范围内寻求更雄心勃勃、更有针对性的资金;调整利益相关者的沟通方式;投入时间让跨部门利益相关者参与进来;明确与关键生物多样性领域的关系;以及建立一个单一的 IPA 信息中心。由于植物是所有陆地生态系统的基础,改善成果将为生物多样性保护带来广泛的益处,尤其是在世界上生物多样性最丰富的一些国家启动新的《近期行动计划》项目时。
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Conservation Biology
Conservation Biology 环境科学-环境科学
CiteScore
12.70
自引率
3.20%
发文量
175
审稿时长
2 months
期刊介绍: Conservation Biology welcomes submissions that address the science and practice of conserving Earth's biological diversity. We encourage submissions that emphasize issues germane to any of Earth''s ecosystems or geographic regions and that apply diverse approaches to analyses and problem solving. Nevertheless, manuscripts with relevance to conservation that transcend the particular ecosystem, species, or situation described will be prioritized for publication.
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