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Conservation opportunities on uncontested lands

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  • Zunyi Xie

    (Henan University
    The University of Queensland
    The University of Queensland)

  • Edward T. Game

    (The Nature Conservancy)

  • Richard J. Hobbs

    (The University of Western Australia)

  • David J. Pannell

    (The University of Western Australia)

  • Stuart R. Phinn

    (The University of Queensland)

  • Eve McDonald-Madden

    (The University of Queensland)

Abstract

Competition for land resources is intense, with growing demand for food and resources to support humanity. Despite this, global agricultural area has significantly declined over the past two decades due to socio–political trends, market changes and environmental degradation. Although expensive, restoring degraded lands that are no longer contested for agricultural use due to low productivity may present a major conservation opportunity with minimal social or political opposition. Here we present a new perspective for conservation that highlights the potential conservation value of uncontested lands. We highlight key factors that make lands uncontested, define an approach for evaluating costs and benefits on uncontested land parcels and propose methods for identifying these lands.

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  • Zunyi Xie & Edward T. Game & Richard J. Hobbs & David J. Pannell & Stuart R. Phinn & Eve McDonald-Madden, 2020. "Conservation opportunities on uncontested lands," Nature Sustainability, Nature, vol. 3(1), pages 9-15, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natsus:v:3:y:2020:i:1:d:10.1038_s41893-019-0433-9
    DOI: 10.1038/s41893-019-0433-9
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    1. Stephen M. Bell & Samuel J. Raymond & He Yin & Wenzhe Jiao & Daniel S. Goll & Philippe Ciais & Elsa Olivetti & Victor O. Leshyk & César Terrer, 2023. "Quantifying the recarbonization of post-agricultural landscapes," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-4, December.
    2. Oliver Schöttker & Frank Wätzold, 2022. "Climate Change and the Cost-Effective Governance Mode for Biodiversity Conservation," Environmental & Resource Economics, Springer;European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, vol. 82(2), pages 409-436, June.
    3. Adam C. Castonguay & Stephen Polasky & Matthew H. Holden & Mario Herrero & Daniel Mason-D’Croz & Cecile Godde & Jinfeng Chang & James Gerber & G. Bradd Witt & Edward T. Game & Brett A. Bryan & Brendan, 2023. "Navigating sustainability trade-offs in global beef production," Nature Sustainability, Nature, vol. 6(3), pages 284-294, March.

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