Global Biodiversity Conservation Priorities Export

@article{citeulike:759321, abstract = {The location of and threats to biodiversity are distributed unevenly, so prioritization is essential to minimize biodiversity loss. To address this need, biodiversity conservation organizations have proposed nine templates of global priorities over the past decade. Here, we review the concepts, methods, results, impacts, and challenges of these prioritizations of conservation practice within the theoretical irreplaceability/vulnerability framework of systematic conservation planning. Most of the templates prioritize highly irreplaceable regions; some are reactive (prioritizing high vulnerability), and others are proactive (prioritizing low vulnerability). We hope this synthesis improves understanding of these prioritization approaches and that it results in more efficient allocation of geographically flexible conservation funding. 10.1126/science.1127609}, author = {Brooks, T. M. and Mittermeier, R. A. and da Fonseca, G. A. B. and Gerlach, J. and Hoffmann, M. and Lamoreux, J. F. and Mittermeier, C. G. and Pilgrim, J. D. and Rodrigues, A. S. L.}, citeulike-article-id = {759321}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1127609}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/313/5783/58}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16825561}, citeulike-linkout-3 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=16825561}, day = {7}, doi = {10.1126/science.1127609}, journal = {Science}, month = {July}, number = {5783}, pages = {58--61}, posted-at = {2009-09-29 22:44:37}, priority = {2}, title = {Global Biodiversity Conservation Priorities}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1127609}, volume = {313}, year = {2006} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:759321 L3 - citeulike-article-id:759321 N2 - The location of and threats to biodiversity are distributed unevenly, so prioritization is essential to minimize biodiversity loss. To address this need, biodiversity conservation organizations have proposed nine templates of global priorities over the past decade. Here, we review the concepts, methods, results, impacts, and challenges of these prioritizations of conservation practice within the theoretical irreplaceability/vulnerability framework of systematic conservation planning. Most of the templates prioritize highly irreplaceable regions; some are reactive (prioritizing high vulnerability), and others are proactive (prioritizing low vulnerability). We hope this synthesis improves understanding of these prioritization approaches and that it results in more efficient allocation of geographically flexible conservation funding. 10.1126/science.1127609 IS - 5783 JF - Science EP - 61 TI - Global Biodiversity Conservation Priorities VL - 313 SP - 58 AU - Brooks, TM AU - Mittermeier, RA AU - da Fonseca, GAB AU - Gerlach, J AU - Hoffmann, M AU - Lamoreux, JF AU - Mittermeier, CG AU - Pilgrim, JD AU - Rodrigues, ASL PY - 2006/07/07/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1127609 ER -