Overcoming the coupled climate and biodiversity crises and their societal impacts
Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung · University of Bremen · +28 more institutions
Abstract
Earth's biodiversity and human societies face pollution, overconsumption of natural resources, urbanization, demographic shifts, social and economic inequalities, and habitat loss, many of which are exacerbated by climate change. Here, we review links among climate, biodiversity, and society and develop a roadmap toward sustainability. These include limiting warming to 1.5°C and effectively conserving and restoring functional ecosystems on 30 to 50% of land, freshwater, and ocean "scapes." We envision a mosaic of interconnected protected and shared spaces, including intensively used spaces, to strengthen self-sustaining biodiversity, the capacity of people and nature to adapt to and mitigate climate change,…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 67.22
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 153
Authors
18- HPHans‐Otto PörtnerCorresponding
Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, University of Bremen
- RJRobert J. Scholes
University of the Witwatersrand
- AAAlmut Arneth
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
- DKDavid K. A. Barnes
British Antarctic Survey, Natural Environment Research Council
- MTMichael T. Burrows
Scottish Association For Marine Science
Topics & keywords
- Biodiversity
- Sustainability
- Overconsumption
- Climate change
- Environmental planning
- Environmental resource management
- Urbanization
- Corporate governance