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- A horizon scan of emerging global biological conservation issues for 2020Publication . Sutherland, William; Dias, Maria P.; Dicks, Lynn V.; Doran, Helen; Entwistle, Abigail C.; Fleishman, Erica; Gibbons, David W.; Hails, Rosie; Hughes, Alice C.; Hughes, Jonathan; Kelman, Ruth; Le Roux, Xavier; LeAnstey, Becky; Lickorish, Fiona A.; Maggs, Luke; Pearce-Higgins, James W.; Peck, Lloyd S.; Pettorelli, Nathalie; Pretty, Jules; Spalding, Mark D.; Tonneijck, Femke H.; Wentworth, Jonathan; Thornton, AnnIn this horizon scan, we highlight 15 emerging issues of potential relevance to global conservation in 2020. Seven relate to potentially extensive changes in vegetation or ecological systems. These changes are either relatively new, for example, conversion of kelp forests to simpler macroalgal systems, or may occur in the future, for example, as a result of the derivation of nanocelluose from wood or the rapid expansion of small hydropower schemes. Other topics highlight potential changes in national legislation that may have global effect on international agreements. Our panel of 23 scientists and practitioners selected these issues using a modified version of the Delphi technique from a long-list of 89 potential topics.
- A 2021 Horizon Scan of Emerging Global Biological Conservation IssuesPublication . Sutherland, William; Atkinson, Helen; Broad, Steven; Brown, Sam; Clout, Mick; Dias, Maria P.; Dicks, Lynn V.; Doran, Helen; Fleishman, Erica; Garratt, Elizabeth L.; Gaston, Kevin J.; Hughes, Alice C.; Le Roux, Xavier; Lickorish, Fiona; Maggs, Luke; Palardy, James E.; Peck, Dawn S; Pettorelli, Nathalie; Pretty, Jules; Spalding, Mark D.; Tonneijck, Femke H.; Walpole, Matt; Watson, James; Wentworth, Jonathan; Thornton, AnnWe present the results from our 12th annual horizon scan of issues likely to impact biological conservation in the future. From a list of 97 topics, our global panel of 25 scientists and practitioners identified the top 15 issues that we believe society may urgently need to address. These issues are either novel in the biological conservation sector or represent a substantial positive or negative step-change in impact at global or regional level. Six issues, such as coral reef deoxygenation and changes in polar coastal productivity, affect marine or coastal ecosystems and seven relate to human and ecosystem-level responses to climate change. Identification of potential forthcoming issues for biological conservation may enable increased preparedness by researchers, practitioners, and decision-makers.