What Will Count?—Evidence for the Global Recognition of Other Effective area–based Conservation Measures

IF 7.7 1区环境科学与生态学 Q1 BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION

Conservation Letters Pub Date : 2025-09-30 DOI:10.1111/conl.13150

Carly N Cook, Chris Lemieux, Hedley S. Grantham, Madhu Rao, Peter J. Clyne, Vanessa Rathbone, Roshan Sharma

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Other effective area–based conservation measures (OECMs) are anticipated to play an important role in progress towards global protection targets, with progress being judged on the basis of the areas reported to the World Database on Other Effective area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM). Given concerns that OECMs may be designated inappropriately, in this study we asked what evidence has been provided to show that sites have been assessed against the criteria to be OECMs. We found <5% of the 6,482 sites in the dataset provide supporting information of any kind, and 2.2% of sites have features that conflict with the definition of an OECM. Although our results cannot determine if sites genuinely meet the criteria to be recognized as OECMs, they reveal a significant issue with the ability to verify whether sites should be in the WD-OECM. To increase the credibility of OECMs, we recommend sites be classed as unconfirmed until they can demonstrate they meet the relevant criteria.

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什么才是重要的？-全球认可其他有效的区域保护措施的证据

预计其他有效的基于区域的保护措施（OECM）将在实现全球保护目标的进程中发挥重要作用，并根据向世界其他基于区域的有效保护措施数据库（WD - OECM）报告的地区来判断进展。考虑到oecm可能被不恰当地指定，在本研究中，我们询问提供了什么证据来证明这些地点已经根据oecm的标准进行了评估。我们发现数据集中的6,482个站点中有5%提供了任何类型的支持信息，2.2%的站点具有与OECM定义相冲突的特征。虽然我们的研究结果不能确定地点是否真正符合被认可为OECM的标准，但它们揭示了一个重要的问题，即验证地点是否应该在WD - OECM中。为了提高oecm的可信度，我们建议将网站归类为未经确认，直到它们能够证明它们符合相关标准。

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Conservation Letters BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION-

CiteScore

13.50

自引率

2.40%

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审稿时长

>12 weeks

期刊介绍： Conservation Letters is a reputable scientific journal that is devoted to the publication of both empirical and theoretical research that has important implications for the conservation of biological diversity. The journal warmly invites submissions from various disciplines within the biological and social sciences, with a particular interest in interdisciplinary work. The primary aim is to advance both pragmatic conservation objectives and scientific knowledge. Manuscripts are subject to a rapid communication schedule, therefore they should address current and relevant topics. Research articles should effectively communicate the significance of their findings in relation to conservation policy and practice.