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Fusion or Failure? The Future of Conservation Biology

Fusion or Failure? The Future of Conservation Biology As many of the papers in this special section celebrate, the field of conservation biology has achieved a great deal in the 20 years since the journal bearing its name first appeared (and indeed over the 37 years since the first issue of Biological Conservation ). The magnitude of the crisis facing wild populations and places has been better documented, threats to individual species and habitats elucidated, priority areas systematically identified, and remedial interventions proposed and in many cases put into practice. Yet with global rates of loss of populations and biomes probably averaging between 0.5 and 1% each year and with threats from unsustainable consumption, population growth, and greenhouse gas emissions continuing to rise ( Harrison & Pearce 2000 ; UNEP 2002 ; Balmford et al. 2003 ; Mace et al. 2005 ), it is clear that although we may be winning a few battles, we are still losing the war. With perhaps only another 20 years or so left to turn the tide, it is worth asking why. Unlike some ( Whitten et al. 2001 ), we do not believe that this is the fault of conservation biology per se. We do not see the field http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Conservation Biology Wiley

Fusion or Failure? The Future of Conservation Biology

Conservation Biology , Volume 20 (3) – Jun 1, 2006

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Wiley
Copyright
Copyright © 2006 Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company
ISSN
0888-8892
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1523-1739
DOI
10.1111/j.1523-1739.2006.00434.x
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Abstract

As many of the papers in this special section celebrate, the field of conservation biology has achieved a great deal in the 20 years since the journal bearing its name first appeared (and indeed over the 37 years since the first issue of Biological Conservation ). The magnitude of the crisis facing wild populations and places has been better documented, threats to individual species and habitats elucidated, priority areas systematically identified, and remedial interventions proposed and in many cases put into practice. Yet with global rates of loss of populations and biomes probably averaging between 0.5 and 1% each year and with threats from unsustainable consumption, population growth, and greenhouse gas emissions continuing to rise ( Harrison & Pearce 2000 ; UNEP 2002 ; Balmford et al. 2003 ; Mace et al. 2005 ), it is clear that although we may be winning a few battles, we are still losing the war. With perhaps only another 20 years or so left to turn the tide, it is worth asking why. Unlike some ( Whitten et al. 2001 ), we do not believe that this is the fault of conservation biology per se. We do not see the field

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Conservation BiologyWiley

Published: Jun 1, 2006

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