A Horizon Scan of Emerging Global Biological Conservation Issues for 2020.

Authors :: Sutherland WJ
Dias MP
Dicks LV
Doran H
Entwistle AC
Fleishman E
Gibbons DW
Hails R
Hughes AC
Hughes J
Kelman R
Le Roux X
LeAnstey B
Lickorish FA
Maggs L
Pearce-Higgins JW
Peck LS
Pettorelli N
Pretty J
Spalding MD
Tonneijck FH
Wentworth J
Thornton A
Source :: Trends in ecology & evolution [Trends Ecol Evol] 2020 Jan; Vol. 35 (1), pp. 81-90. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Dec 05.
Publication Year :: 2020
Abstract: In this horizon scan, we highlight 15 emerging issues of potential relevance to global conservation in 2020. Seven relate to potentially extensive changes in vegetation or ecological systems. These changes are either relatively new, for example, conversion of kelp forests to simpler macroalgal systems, or may occur in the future, for example, as a result of the derivation of nanocelluose from wood or the rapid expansion of small hydropower schemes. Other topics highlight potential changes in national legislation that may have global effect on international agreements. Our panel of 23 scientists and practitioners selected these issues using a modified version of the Delphi technique from a long-list of 89 potential topics.<br /> (Crown Copyright © 2019. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)