Global tracking of marine megafauna space use reveals how to achieve conservation targets

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Global tracking of marine megafauna space use reveals how to achieve conservation targets. Science 388 (6751) , pp. 1086-1097. 10.1126/science.adl0239

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Abstract

The recent Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) sets ambitious goals but no clear pathway for how zero loss of important biodiversity areas and halting human-induced extinction of threatened species will be achieved. We assembled a multi-taxa tracking dataset (11 million geopositions from 15,845 tracked individuals across 121 species) to provide a global assessment of space use of highly mobile marine megafauna, showing that 63% of the area that they cover is used 80% of the time as important migratory corridors or residence areas. The GBF 30% threshold (Target 3) will be insufficient for marine megafauna’s effective conservation, leaving important areas exposed to major anthropogenic threats. Coupling area protection with mitigation strategies (e.g., fishing regulation, wildlife-traffic separation) will be essential to reach international goals and conserve biodiversity.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Schools > Biosciences
Publisher:	American Association for the Advancement of Science
ISSN:	0036-8075
Date of Acceptance:	9 April 2025
Last Modified:	19 Jun 2025 13:18
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/179205

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