Data from: Prioritizing global land protection for population persistence can double the efficiency of habitat protection for reducing mammal extinction risk

Wolff, N., Visconti, P., Kujala, H., Santini, L., Hilbers, J., Possingham, H., Oakleaf, J., Kennedy, C., Kiesecker, J., Fargione, J., & Game, E. (2023). Data from: Prioritizing global land protection for population persistence can double the efficiency of habitat protection for reducing mammal extinction risk. 10.5281/zenodo.8290611.

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Abstract

Halting the alarming rate of species extinction, driven primarily by habitat destruction, motivated the international community to adopt (2022) the Global Biodiversity Framework and it’s 23 targets aimed at reversing habitat and species loss. Due to urgency and resource constraints, a key challenge is meeting targets effectively and efficiently. Here we conduct a global prioritization linking 70,492 unique population maps and life history characteristics for 861 threatened terrestrial mammal species. Incorporating individual population data boosted viability for 84% more populations compared to using a more typical approach that uses species distributions alone, nearly doubling the security of long-term species persistence. We map and rank global mammal persistence priority areas and assess how well the current protected areas (PA) system captures these important regions. Our results will provide conservation actors a more direct and quantifiable linkage between conservation action and extinction risk than has previously been possible at a global scale.

Item Type:	Data
Additional Information:	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
Research Programs:	Biodiversity and Natural Resources (BNR) Biodiversity and Natural Resources (BNR) > Biodiversity, Ecology, and Conservation (BEC)
Depositing User:	Luke Kirwan
Date Deposited:	18 Dec 2023 16:54
Last Modified:	18 Dec 2023 16:54
URI:	https://pure.iiasa.ac.at/19300

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