Title
Reconciling global mammal prioritization schemes into a strategy
Author(s)
Rondinini, C.;Boitani, L.;Rodrigues, A.S.L.;Brooks, T.M.;Pressey, R.L.;Visconti, P.;Baillie, J.E.M.;Baisero, D.;Cabeza, M.;Crooks, K.R.;Di Marco, M.;Redford, K.H.;Andelman, S.A.;Hoffmann, M.;Maiorano, L.;Stuart, S.N.;Wilson, K.A.
Published
2011
Publisher
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Abstract
The huge conservation interest that mammals attract and the large datasets that have been collected on them have propelled a diversity of global mammal prioritization schemes, but no comprehensive global mammal conservation strategy. We highlight some of the potential discrepancies between the schemes presented in this theme issue, including: conservation of species or areas, reactive and proactive conservation approaches, conservation knowledge and action, levels of aggregation of indicators of trend and scale issues. We propose that recently collected global mammal data and many of the mammal prioritization schemes now available could be incorporated into a comprehensive global strategy for the conservation of mammals. The task of developing such a strategy should be coordinated by a super-partes, authoritative institution (e.g. the International Union for Conservation of Nature, IUCN). The strategy would facilitate funding agencies, conservation organizations and national institutions to rapidly identify a number of short-term and long-term global conservation priorities, and act complementarily to achieve them.
Access Full Text
A full-text copy of this article may be available. Please email the WCS Library to request.
![]()
Back
PUB14630