Safeguarding freshwater life beyond 2020: Recommendations for the new global biodiversity framework from the European experience

• Published in: Conservation letters Vol. 14; no. 1
• Main Authors: van Rees, Charles B., Waylen, Kerry A., Schmidt‐Kloiber, Astrid, Thackeray, Stephen J., Kalinkat, Gregor, Martens, Koen, Domisch, Sami, Lillebø, Ana I., Hermoso, Virgilio, Grossart, Hans‐Peter, Schinegger, Rafaela, Decleer, Kris, Adriaens, Tim, Denys, Luc, Jarić, Ivan, Janse, Jan H., Monaghan, Michael T., De Wever, Aaike, Geijzendorffer, Ilse, Adamescu, Mihai C., Jähnig, Sonja C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.01.2021; Wiley
• Subjects: Aquatic ecosystems; Biodiversity; biodiversity conservation; Biota; climate change; Conservation; Convention on Biological Diversity; Ecological monitoring; Ecosystem services; Ecosystems; Endangered & extinct species; Environmental policy; European Union; Fresh water; freshwater; Freshwater ecology; Freshwater ecosystems; International agreements; Introduced species; Invasive species; issues and policy; Marine ecosystems; New technology; River networks; rivers; Sustainable development; sustainable development goals; Water conservation; Water quality; Water resources; Water resources management; Wetlands; Wildlife conservation; Europe

Plans are currently being drafted for the next decade of action on biodiversity—both the post‐2020 Global Biodiversity Framework of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and Biodiversity Strategy of the European Union (EU). Freshwater biodiversity is disproportionately threatened and underpri...