Towards a multidimensional biodiversity index for national application

C. A. Soto-Navarro (), M. Harfoot, S. L. L. Hill, J. Campbell, F. Mora, C. Campos, C. Pretorius, U. Pascual, V. Kapos, H. Allison and N. D. Burgess
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C. A. Soto-Navarro: UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC)
M. Harfoot: UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC)
S. L. L. Hill: UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC)
J. Campbell: Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
F. Mora: Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad (CONABIO)
C. Campos: UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC)
C. Pretorius: UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC)
U. Pascual: Basque Centre for Climate Change (BC3)
V. Kapos: UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC)
H. Allison: UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC)
N. D. Burgess: UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC)

Nature Sustainability, 2021, vol. 4, issue 11, 933-942

Abstract: Abstract The lack of urgent action to reverse biodiversity loss is partly due to the complex nature of biodiversity as a feature of our planet. Subsequently, policymakers receive an often-confusing variety of narratives on why biodiversity matters, which makes it difficult to link biodiversity loss and risks to the attainment of sustainable development. Making this link clearer calls for a multidimensional perspective on biodiversity to reassess what we value, facilitate mainstreaming and support national decision-making. We propose a co-produced Multidimensional Biodiversity Index to connect biodiversity science to the political agenda that accounts for the diversity of values underpinning nature–human relationships.

Date: 2021
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