A Global Deal for Nature: Guiding principles, milestones, and targets

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  • E. Dinerstein
  • C. Vynne
  • E. Sala
  • A. R. Joshi
  • S. Fernando
  • T. E. Lovejoy
  • J. Mayorga
  • D. Olson
  • G. P. Asner
  • J. E.M. Baillie
  • Burgess, Neil David
  • K. Burkart
  • R. F. Noss
  • Y. P. Zhang
  • A. Baccini
  • T. Birch
  • N. Hahn
  • L. N. Joppa
  • E. Wikramanayake

The Global Deal for Nature (GDN) is a time-bound, science-driven plan to save the diversity and abundance of life on Earth. Pairing the GDN and the Paris Climate Agreement would avoid catastrophic climate change, conserve species, and secure essential ecosystem services. New findings give urgency to this union: Less than half of the terrestrial realm is intact, yet conserving all native ecosystems-coupled with energy transition measures-will be required to remain below a 1.5°C rise in average global temperature. The GDN targets 30% of Earth to be formally protected and an additional 20% designated as climate stabilization areas, by 2030, to stay below 1.5°C. We highlight the 67% of terrestrial ecoregions that can meet 30% protection, thereby reducing extinction threats and carbon emissions from natural reservoirs. Freshwater and marine targets included here extend the GDN to all realms and provide a pathway to ensuring a more livable biosphere.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbereaaw2869
JournalScience Advances
Volume5
Issue number4
Number of pages18
ISSN0019-5596
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2019

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