Untangling the threads of conservation: A closer look at restoration and preservation

Global goals and targets were recently set for biodiversity conservation in the coming decade. As action plans are now being developed, it is timely and important to carefully consider where and when various strategies for conservation-such as restoration and preservation-will be most effective.For example, there is widespread support for expanding protected areas (e.g. protecting 30% of lands and waters by 2030) and restoration (e.g. having restoration completed or underway on at least 30% of degraded lands and waters), but also concerns regarding missed opportunities, and even additional degradation of nature, resulting from the ineffective implementation of these strategies.Here, we emphasize the importance of prioritizing the preservation of relatively intact and pristine areas when identifying protected areas, and of avoiding the common misconception that, if intact nature is degraded or lost, it can simply be restored. Even the best restorations, after many decades of investments and efforts, are only a shadow of the natural systems they are meant to recreate.Synthesis and applications. Now that the Global Biodiversity Framework has just been set, there is a critical need to recognize their fundamental differences between the types of places that are priorities for preservation, restoration or both to make collective actions for achieving the targets and goals for nature and people. 後の様のための規の標とゴールがされたことをけ?な動計が現されている.稿では?態と様の戦ので?「」と「復」という異なるについて慎に議する.護の拡(たとえば?2030 までにとの30%を護に)や態復(たとえば?劣したとのなくとも30%をに)に対するが拡するで?これらの戦が効に実されないことによる機損やむしろ劣がじる懸もする.戦においては?較つかずの環のと護を優すべきとえる.環が劣したわれたした後のや復はに難で?もない費や労をする.実際に?の労と資をったきた態復でさえ?ののへの帰はできていない.そのため?「」と「復」の違いにをする.結.「規様枠組」がされたこそ?「」と「復」のな違いを認するがある.これは?と々のためのな動針を確にし?戦をよ効にするために須である. Now that the Global Biodiversity Framework has just been set, there is a critical need to recognize their fundamental differences between the types of places that are priorities for preservation, restoration or both to make collective actions for achieving the targets and goals for nature and people.image

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Global goals and targets have been set for biodiversity conservation in the coming decade. It is important to carefully consider the effectiveness of different strategies for conservation, such as restoration and preservation. Prioritizing the preservation of intact and pristine areas is crucial, as even the best restoration efforts can only partially recreate natural systems. It is necessary to recognize the fundamental differences between the types of places that are priorities for preservation, restoration, or both.