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A global plan for nature conservation

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  • James E. M. Watson

    (the Wildlife Conservation Society and School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Queensland)

  • Oscar Venter

    (the Natural Resources and Environmental Studies Institute, University of Northern British Columbia)

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An international movement is calling for at least half of the Earth to be allocated for conservation. A global study now reveals that, in many ecoregions, enough habitat exists to reach this goal, and ideas are proposed for the next steps needed.

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  • James E. M. Watson & Oscar Venter, 2017. "A global plan for nature conservation," Nature, Nature, vol. 550(7674), pages 48-49, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:550:y:2017:i:7674:d:10.1038_nature24144
    DOI: 10.1038/nature24144
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    1. Joshua Fisher & Poonam Arora & Sophia Rhee, 2018. "Conserving Tropical Forests: Can Sustainable Livelihoods Outperform Artisanal or Informal Mining?," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(8), pages 1-12, July.
    2. Shengbin Chen & Xingwei Deng & Lilei Wu & Kunming Zhao & Zengjing Huang & Qi Chen & Xuan Zhang, 2024. "Delineating Priority Areas for Preservation and Restoration across Production–Living–Ecological Spaces in Ganzi, China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 16(11), pages 1-20, May.

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