Global human influence maps reveal clear opportunities in conserving Earth’s remaining intact terrestrial ecosystems ...
Leading up to the Convention on Biological Diversity Conference of the Parties 15, there is momentum around setting bold conservation targets. Yet, it remains unclear how much of Earth's land area remains without significant human influence and where this land is located. We compare four recent...
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ftdatacite:10.13016/m26kdy-xnlx 2023-08-27T04:12:24+02:00 Global human influence maps reveal clear opportunities in conserving Earth’s remaining intact terrestrial ecosystems ... Riggio, Jason Baillie, Jonathan E. M. Brumby, Steven Ellis, Erle Kennedy, Christina M. Oakleaf, James R. Tait, Alex Tepe, Therese Theobald, David M. Venter, Oscar Watson, James E. M. Jacobson, Andrew P. 2020 https://dx.doi.org/10.13016/m26kdy-xnlx http://mdsoar.org/handle/11603/19057 unknown Wiley Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) This item is likely protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. Unless on a Creative Commons license, for uses protected by Copyright Law, contact the copyright holder or the author. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode CC-BY-4.0 CreativeWork article 2020 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.13016/m26kdy-xnlx 2023-08-07T14:24:23Z Leading up to the Convention on Biological Diversity Conference of the Parties 15, there is momentum around setting bold conservation targets. Yet, it remains unclear how much of Earth's land area remains without significant human influence and where this land is located. We compare four recent global maps of human influences across Earth's land, Anthromes, Global Human Modification, Human Footprint and Low Impact Areas, to answer these questions. Despite using various methodologies and data, these different spatial assessments independently estimate similar percentages of the Earth's terrestrial surface as having very low (20%–34%) and low (48%–56%) human influence. Three out of four spatial assessments agree on 46% of the non‐permanent ice‐ or snow‐covered land as having low human influence. However, much of the very low and low influence portions of the planet are comprised of cold (e.g., boreal forests, montane grasslands and tundra) or arid (e.g., deserts) landscapes. Only four biomes (boreal forests, ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Tundra DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) |
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Leading up to the Convention on Biological Diversity Conference of the Parties 15, there is momentum around setting bold conservation targets. Yet, it remains unclear how much of Earth's land area remains without significant human influence and where this land is located. We compare four recent global maps of human influences across Earth's land, Anthromes, Global Human Modification, Human Footprint and Low Impact Areas, to answer these questions. Despite using various methodologies and data, these different spatial assessments independently estimate similar percentages of the Earth's terrestrial surface as having very low (20%–34%) and low (48%–56%) human influence. Three out of four spatial assessments agree on 46% of the non‐permanent ice‐ or snow‐covered land as having low human influence. However, much of the very low and low influence portions of the planet are comprised of cold (e.g., boreal forests, montane grasslands and tundra) or arid (e.g., deserts) landscapes. Only four biomes (boreal forests, ... |
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Riggio, Jason Baillie, Jonathan E. M. Brumby, Steven Ellis, Erle Kennedy, Christina M. Oakleaf, James R. Tait, Alex Tepe, Therese Theobald, David M. Venter, Oscar Watson, James E. M. Jacobson, Andrew P. |
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Riggio, Jason Baillie, Jonathan E. M. Brumby, Steven Ellis, Erle Kennedy, Christina M. Oakleaf, James R. Tait, Alex Tepe, Therese Theobald, David M. Venter, Oscar Watson, James E. M. Jacobson, Andrew P. Global human influence maps reveal clear opportunities in conserving Earth’s remaining intact terrestrial ecosystems ... |
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Riggio, Jason Baillie, Jonathan E. M. Brumby, Steven Ellis, Erle Kennedy, Christina M. Oakleaf, James R. Tait, Alex Tepe, Therese Theobald, David M. Venter, Oscar Watson, James E. M. Jacobson, Andrew P. |
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Global human influence maps reveal clear opportunities in conserving Earth’s remaining intact terrestrial ecosystems ... |
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Global human influence maps reveal clear opportunities in conserving Earth’s remaining intact terrestrial ecosystems ... |
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Global human influence maps reveal clear opportunities in conserving Earth’s remaining intact terrestrial ecosystems ... |
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global human influence maps reveal clear opportunities in conserving earth’s remaining intact terrestrial ecosystems ... |
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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) This item is likely protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. Unless on a Creative Commons license, for uses protected by Copyright Law, contact the copyright holder or the author. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode CC-BY-4.0 |
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