Challenges and solutions to biodiversity conservation in arid lands
Zhang, Yuanming (Chinese Academy of Sciences. Xinjiang Institute of Ecology & Geography)
Tariq, Akash (Chinese Academy of Sciences. Xinjiang Institute of Ecology & Geography)
Hughes, Alice (Chinese Academy of Sciences. Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden)
Hong, Deyuan (Chinese Academy of Sciences. Institute of Botany)
Wei, Fuwen (Chinese Academy of Sciences. Institute of Zoology)
Sun, Hang (Chinese Academy of Sciences. Kunming Institute of Botany)
Sardans i Galobart, Jordi (Centre de Recerca Ecològica i d'Aplicacions Forestals)
Peñuelas, Josep (Centre de Recerca Ecològica i d'Aplicacions Forestals)
Perry, Gad (Texas Tech University. Department of Natural Resource Management)
Qiao, Jianfang (Chinese Academy of Sciences. Xinjiang Institute of Ecology & Geography)
Kurban, Alishir (Chinese Academy of Sciences. Xinjiang Institute of Ecology & Geography)
Jia, Xiaoxia (Secretariat of the UNCCD. Science Technology Innovation Unit (Germany))
Raimondo, Domitilla (South African National Biodiversity Institute)
Pan, Borong (Chinese Academy of Sciences. Xinjiang Institute of Ecology & Geography)
Yang, Weikang (Chinese Academy of Sciences. Xinjiang Institute of Ecology & Geography)
Zhang, Daoyuan (Chinese Academy of Sciences. Xinjiang Institute of Ecology & Geography)
Li, Wenjun (Chinese Academy of Sciences. Xinjiang Institute of Ecology & Geography)
Ahmed, Zeeshan F (Chinese Academy of Sciences. Xinjiang Institute of Ecology & Geography)
Beierkuhnlein, Carl (University of Bayreuth. Department of Biogeography)
Lazkov, Georgy (National Academy of Sciences of Kyrgyzstan. Institute of Biology)
Toderich, Kristina (University of Tottori. International Platform for Dryland Research and Education)
Karryeva, Shirin (Focal Point for SBSTTA/CBD (Turkmenistan))
Dehkonov, Davron (Academy Sciences of Uzbekistan. Institute of Botany)
Hisoriev, Hikmat (Tajikistan National Academy of Sciences. Institute of Botany, Plant Physiology and Genetics)
Dimeyeva, Liliya (Institute of Botany & Phytointroduction (Kazakhstan))
Milko, Dmitry (National Academy of Sciences of Kyrgyzstan. Institute of Biology)
Soule, Ahmedou (Research Center for the Valorization of Biodiversity (Mauritania))
Suska-Malawska, Malgozhata (University of Warsaw)
Saparmuradov, Jumamurat (Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection of Turkmenistan. Department of Environmental Protection and Hydrometeorology)
Bekzod, Alilov (Academy Sciences of Uzbekistan. Institute of Botany)
Allin, Paul (Transfrontier Africa (South Africa))
Dieye, Sidy (Transfrontier Africa (South Africa))
Cissse, Birane (Cheikh Anta DIOP University of Dakar)
Whibesilassie, Wondmagegne (Texas Tech University. Department of Natural Resource Management)
Ma, Keping (Chinese Academy of Sciences. Institute of Botany)

Data:	2023
Resum:	The strategic goals of the United Nations and the Aichi Targets for biodiversity conservation have not been met. Instead, biodiversity has continued to rapidly decrease, especially in developing countries. Setting a new global biodiversity framework requires clarifying future priorities and strategies to bridge challenges and provide representative solutions. Hyper-arid, arid, and semi-arid lands (herein, arid lands) form about one third of the Earth's terrestrial surface. Arid lands contain unique biological and cultural diversity, and biodiversity loss in arid lands can have a disproportionate impact on these ecosystems due to low redundancy and a high risk of trophic cascades. They contain unique biological and cultural diversity and host many endemic species, including wild relatives of key crop plants. Yet extensive agriculture, unsustainable use, and global climate change are causing an irrecoverable damage to arid lands, with far-reaching consequences to the species, ground-water resources, ecosystem productivity, and ultimately the communities' dependant on these systems. However, adequate research and effective policies to protect arid land biodiversity and sustainability are lacking because a large proportion of arid areas are in developing countries, and the unique diversity in these systems is frequently overlooked. Developing new priorities for global arid lands and mechanisms to prevent unsustainable development must become part of public discourse and form the basis for conservation efforts. The current situation demands the combined efforts of researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and local communities to adopt a socio-ecological approach for achieving sustainable development (SDGs) in arid lands. Applying these initiatives globally is imperative to conserve arid lands biodiversity and the critical ecological services they provide for future generations. This perspective provides a framework for conserving biodiversity in arid lands for all stakeholders that will have a tangible impact on sustainable development, nature, and human well-being.
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Publicat a:	Science of the total environment, Vol. 857, part 3 (January 2023) , art. 159695, ISSN 1879-1026

DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159695

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