TitleOvercoming the coupled climate and biodiversity crises and their societal impacts.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2023
AuthorsPörtner H-O, Scholes RJ, Arneth A, Barnes DKA, Burrows MT, Diamond SE, Duarte CM, Kiessling W, Leadley P, Managi S, McElwee P, Midgley G, Ngo HT, Obura D, Pascual U, Sankaran M, Shin YJ, Val AL
JournalScience
Volume380
Issue6642
Paginationeabl4881
Date Published2023 Apr 21
ISSN1095-9203
KeywordsBiodiversity, Climate Change, Conservation of Natural Resources, Ecosystem, Fresh Water, Humans, Urbanization
Abstract

Earth's biodiversity and human societies face pollution, overconsumption of natural resources, urbanization, demographic shifts, social and economic inequalities, and habitat loss, many of which are exacerbated by climate change. Here, we review links among climate, biodiversity, and society and develop a roadmap toward sustainability. These include limiting warming to 1.5°C and effectively conserving and restoring functional ecosystems on 30 to 50% of land, freshwater, and ocean "scapes." We envision a mosaic of interconnected protected and shared spaces, including intensively used spaces, to strengthen self-sustaining biodiversity, the capacity of people and nature to adapt to and mitigate climate change, and nature's contributions to people. Fostering interlinked human, ecosystem, and planetary health for a livable future urgently requires bold implementation of transformative policy interventions through interconnected institutions, governance, and social systems from local to global levels.

DOI10.1126/science.abl4881
Alternate JournalScience
PubMed ID37079687