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Abstract
We present the results of our eighth annual horizon scan of emerging issues likely to affect global biological diversity, the environment, and conservation efforts in the future. The potential effects of these novel issues might not yet be fully recognized or understood by the global conservation community, and the issues can be regarded as both opportunities and risks. A diverse international team with collective expertise in horizon scanning, science communication, and conservation research, practice, and policy reviewed 100 potential issues and identified 15 that qualified as emerging, with potential substantial global effects. These issues include new developments in energy storage and fuel production, sand extraction, potential solutions to combat coral bleaching and invasive marine species, and blockchain technology.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 31-40 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Trends in Ecology & Evolution |
Volume | 32 |
Issue number | 1 |
Early online date | 10 Dec 2016 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jan 2017 |
Keywords
- futures
- novel issues
- predictions
- environment
- climate change
- invasive species
- management
- energy security
Profiles
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Lynn Dicks
- School of Biological Sciences - Honorary Reader
- ClimateUEA - Member
Person: Honorary, Member
Projects
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A horizon scan of emerging global biological conservation issues for 2020
Sutherland, W. J., Dias, M. P., Dicks, L. V., Doran, H., Entwistle, A. C., Fleishman, E., Gibbons, D. W., Hails, R., Hughes, A. C., Hughes, J., Kelman, R., Le Roux, X., LeAnstey, B., Lickorish, F. A., Maggs, L., Pearce-Higgins, J. W., Peck, L. S., Pettorelli, N., Pretty, J., Spalding, M. D., & 3 others , 1 Jan 2020, In: Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 35, 1, p. 81-90 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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A horizon scan of emerging issues for global conservation in 2019
Sutherland, W. J., Broad, S., Butchart, S. H. M., Clarke, S. J., Collins, A. M., Dicks, L. V., Doran, H., Esmail, N., Fleishman, E., Frost, N., Gaston, K. J., Gibbons, D. W., Hughes, A. C., Jiang, Z., Kelman, R., LeAnstey, B., le Roux, X., Lickorish, F. A., Monk, K. A., Mortimer, D., & 8 others , Jan 2019, In: Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 34, 1, p. 83-94 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A 2018 horizon scan of emerging issues for global conservation and biological diversity
Sutherland, W. J., Butchart, S. H. M., Connor, B., Culshaw, C., Dicks, L. V., Dinsdale, J., Doran, H., Entwistle, A. C., Fleishman, E., Gibbons, D. W., Jiang, Z., Keim, B., Le Roux, X., Lickorish, F. A., Markillie, P., Monk, K. A., Mortimer, D., Pearce-Higgins, J. W., Peck, L. S., Pretty, J., & 4 others , Jan 2018, In: Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 33, 1, p. 47-58 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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