A 2017 Horizon Scan of Emerging Issues for Global Conservation and Biological Diversity

• Published in: Trends in ecology & evolution (Amsterdam) Vol. 32; no. 1; pp. 31 - 40
• Main Authors: Sutherland, William J., Barnard, Phoebe, Broad, Steven, Clout, Mick, Connor, Ben, Côté, Isabelle M., Dicks, Lynn V., Doran, Helen, Entwistle, Abigail C., Fleishman, Erica, Fox, Marie, Gaston, Kevin J., Gibbons, David W., Jiang, Zhigang, Keim, Brandon, Lickorish, Fiona A., Markillie, Paul, Monk, Kathryn A., Pearce-Higgins, James W., Peck, Lloyd S., Pretty, Jules, Spalding, Mark D., Tonneijck, Femke H., Wintle, Bonnie C., Ockendon, Nancy
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2017
• Subjects: Biodiversity; climate change; Conservation of Natural Resources; coral bleaching; energy; energy security; environment; Forecasting; fuel production; futures; Introduced Species; invasive species; issues and policy; management; novel issues; predictions; risk; sand; environment; management; novel issues; futures; energy security; predictions; invasive species; climate change

We present the results of our eighth annual horizon scan of emerging issues likely to affect global biological diversity, the environment, and conservation efforts in the future. The potential effects of these novel issues might not yet be fully recognized or understood by the global conservation co...