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. 2018 Nov;33(11):809-812.
doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2018.08.014. Epub 2018 Sep 19.

Expanding the Role of Targets in Conservation Policy

Tim S Doherty  1 , Lucie M Bland  2 , Brett A Bryan  2 , Timothy Neale  3 , Emily Nicholson  2 , Euan G Ritchie  2 , Don A Driscoll  2
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Expanding the Role of Targets in Conservation Policy

Tim S Doherty et al. Trends Ecol Evol. 2018 Nov.

Abstract

Conservation targets perform beneficial auxiliary functions that are rarely acknowledged, including raising awareness, building partnerships, promoting investment, and developing new knowledge. Building on these auxiliary functions could enable more rapid progress towards current targets and inform the design of future targets.

Keywords: Aichi Targets; Convention on Biological Diversity; IPBES; Sustainable Development Goals; indicators; sociopolitical.

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