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Integrating regional conservation priorities for multiple objectives into national policy
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posted on 2015-09-14, 00:00 authored by M Beger, J McGowan, Eric Treml, A L Green, A T White, N H Wolff, C J Klein, P J Mumby, H P PossinghamMultinational conservation initiatives that prioritize investment across a region invariably navigate trade-offs among multiple objectives. It seems logical to focus where several objectives can be achieved efficiently, but such multi-objective hotspots may be ecologically inappropriate, or politically inequitable. Here we devise a framework to facilitate a regionally cohesive set of marine-protected areas driven by national preferences and supported by quantitative conservation prioritization analyses, and illustrate it using the Coral Triangle Initiative. We identify areas important for achieving six objectives to address ecosystem representation, threatened fauna, connectivity and climate change. We expose trade-offs between areas that contribute substantially to several objectives and those meeting one or two objectives extremely well. Hence there are two strategies to guide countries choosing to implement regional goals nationally: multi-objective hotspots and complementary sets of single-objective priorities. This novel framework is applicable to any multilateral or global initiative seeking to apply quantitative information in decision making.
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Nature communicationsVolume
6Article number
8208Pagination
1 - 8Publisher
Nature Publishing GroupLocation
London, Eng.Publisher DOI
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2041-1723Language
engPublication classification
C Journal article; C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
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AnimalsClimate ChangeConservation of Natural ResourcesCoral ReefsDecision MakingEcosystemEndangered SpeciesEnvironmental PolicyHumansPolicy Makingconservation biologyScience & TechnologyMultidisciplinary SciencesScience & Technology - Other TopicsCORAL-REEFSBIODIVERSITY CONSERVATIONCLIMATE-CHANGECONNECTIVITYMANAGEMENTEcology
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