A group of international conservationists is urging governments across the globe to adopt a new approach to address the impact of economic development on the natural world.
A group of international conservationists is urging governments across the globe to adopt a new approach to address the impact of economic development on the natural world.
Renowned researchers, including University of Queensland scientists, aim to draw attention to what they call “net positive outcomes for nature”.
Professor James Watson, of UQ and the Wildlife Conservation Society, said the new approach rejected the idea that biodiversity loss was an inevitable consequence of economic development.
“This new net positive approach is underpinned by the concept of a conservation hierarchy, which provides a framework for structuring biodiversity conservation actions based on how they contribute to worldwide conservation,” he said.
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Image: "We're calling for more ambitious, proactive measures to ensure greater benefits to the natural environment are achieved in concert with development activities." (Credit: The University of Queensland)
