One Hundred Questions of Importance to the Conservation of Global Biological Diversity
Sutherland, W. J.; Adams, W. M.; Aronson, R. B.; Aveling, R.; Blackburn, T. M.; Broad, S.; Ceballos, G.; Coté, I. M.; Cowling, R. M.; Da Fonseca, G. A. B.; Dinerstein, E.; Ferraro, P. J.; Fleishman, E.; Gascon, C.; Hunter Jr., M.; Hutton, J.; Kareiva, P.; Kuria, A.; Macdonald, D. W.; Mackinnon, K.; Madgwick, F. J.; Mascia, M. B.; Mcneely, J.; Milner-Gulland, E. J.; Moon, S.; Morley, C. G.; Nelson, S.; Osborn, D.; Pai, M.; Parsons, E. C. M.; Peck, L. S.; Possingham, H.; Prior, S. V.; Pullin, A. S.; Rands, M. R. W.; Ranganathan, J.; Redford, K. H.; Rodriguez, J. P.; Seymour, F.; Sobel, J.; Sodhi, N. S.; Stott, A.; Vance-Borland, K.; Watkinson, A. R.
Date:
2009-01-12
Abstract:
We identified 100 scientific questions that, if answered, would have the greatest impact on conservation
practice and policy. Representatives from 21 international organizations, regional sections and
working groups of the Society for Conservation Biology, and 12 academics, from all continents except Antarctica,
compiled 2291 questions of relevance to conservation of biological diversity worldwide. The questions
were gathered from 761 individuals through workshops, email requests, and discussions. Voting by email to
short-list questions, followed by a 2-day workshop, was used to derive the final list of 100 questions. Most
of the final questions were derived through a process of modification and combination as the workshop
progressed. The questions are divided into 12 sections: ecosystem functions and services, climate change,
technological change, protected areas, ecosystem management and restoration, terrestrial ecosystems, marine
ecosystems, freshwater ecosystems, species management, organizational systems and processes, societal
context and change, and impacts of conservation interventions. We anticipate that these questions will help
identify new directions for researchers and assist funders in directing funds.
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