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The prevalence, characteristics and effectiveness of Aichi Target 11′s “other effective area‐based conservation measures” (OECMs) in Key Biodiversity Areas

P. Donald,G. Buchanan,A. Balmford,H. Bingham,A. Couturier,Gregorio E. la Rosa,Paul Gacheru,S. Herzog,G. Jathar,N. Kingston,D. Marnewick,G. Maurer,L. Reaney,Tatyana Shmygaleva,Sergey Sklyarenko,C. Stevens,S. Butchart

Published 2019 in Conservation Letters

ABSTRACT

Aichi Target 11 of the CBD Strategic Plan for Biodiversity commits countries to the effective conservation of areas of importance for biodiversity, through protected areas and “other effective area‐based conservation measures” (OECMs). However, the prevalence and characteristics of OECMs are poorly known, particularly in sites of importance for biodiversity. We assess the prevalence of potential OECMs in 740 terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) outside known or mapped protected areas across ten countries. A majority of unprotected KBAs (76.5%) were at least partly covered by one or more potential OECMs. The conservation of ecosystem services or biodiversity was a stated management aim in 73% of these OECMs. Local or central government bodies managed the highest number of potential OECMs, followed by local and indigenous communities and private landowners. There was no difference between unprotected KBAs with or without OECMs in forest loss or in a number of state‐pressure‐response metrics.

PUBLICATION RECORD

  • Publication year

    2019

  • Venue

    Conservation Letters

  • Publication date

    2019-06-20

  • Fields of study

    Geography, Environmental Science

  • Identifiers
    DOI 10.1111/conl.12659
  • External record

    Open on Semantic Scholar

  • Source metadata

    Semantic Scholar

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