Towards a taxonomically unbiased European Union biodiversity strategy for 2030.
Proc Biol Sci
; 287(1940): 20202166, 2020 12 09.
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ABSTRACT
Through the Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC) and the financial investments of the LIFE projects, Europe has become an experimental arena for biological conservation. With an estimated annual budget of 20 billion, the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 has set an ambitious goal of classifying 30% of its land and sea territory as Protected Areas and ensuring no deterioration in conservation trends and the status of protected species. We analysed LIFE projects focused on animals from 1992 to 2018 and found that investment in vertebrates was six times higher than that for invertebrates (970 versus 150 million), with birds and mammals alone accounting for 72% of species and 75% of the total budget. In relative terms, investment per species towards vertebrates has been 468 times higher than that for invertebrates. Using a trait-based approach, we show that conservation effort is primarily explained by species' popularity rather than extinction risk or body size. Therefore, we propose a roadmap to achieve unbiased conservation targets for 2030 and beyond.
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Conservação dos Recursos Naturais
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Biodiversidade
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União Europeia
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Política Ambiental
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Animals
País como assunto:
Europa
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En
Ano de publicação:
2020
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