Authors
Benis N Egoh, Maria L Paracchini, Grazia Zulian, Jan Philipp Schägner, Giovanni Bidoglio
Publication date
2014/8
Journal
Journal of Applied Ecology
Volume
51
Issue
4
Pages
899-908
Description
- The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the European Union have set a target of restoring 15% of degraded ecosystems by 2020 with the aim of conserving biodiversity and enhancing the supply of ecosystem services. This target must be implemented alongside other similar targets aimed at reducing the number of threatened habitat and species as assessed under the Birds and Habitats directives. However, there are several uncertainties associated with achieving these targets including the benefits of restoring biodiversity and ecosystem services, the contribution required from member states and the effect of different restoration scenarios on target achievement.
- In this study, we evaluate options that exist for meeting an EU‐wide 15% restoration target while conserving habitats and species and enhancing ecosystem services. We explored the effects of different restoration scenarios on the percentage …
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