RT Journal Article
T1 Key conservation actions for European steppes in the context of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework
A1 Pérez Granados, Cristian
A1 Benítez López, Ana
A1 Díaz Esteban, Mario
A1 Gameiro, João
A1 Lenzner, Bernd
A1 Roura Pascual, Núria
A1 Gómez Catasús, Julia
A1 Tarjuelo, Rocío
A1 Barrero, Adrián
A1 Bolonio, Luis
A1 Bota, Gerard
A1 Brambilla, Mattia
A1 Bravo, Carolina
A1 Brotons, Lluís
A1 la Rosa, Daniel Bustillo de
A1 Cabodevilla, Xabier
A1 Búrdalo, Antonio Calvo
A1 Carricondo, Ana
A1 Casas, Fabián
A1 Concepción Cuevas, Elena Daniela
A1 Constán Nava, Soraya
A1 Crispim Mendes, Tiago
A1 Giralt, David
A1 Golivets, Marina
A1 Latombe, Guillaume
A1 Leiva, Antonio
A1 López Iborra, Germán M.
A1 López Poveda, Gabriel
A1 Mañosa, Santi
A1 Martín De La Calle, Carlos Alfonso
A1 Morales, Manuel B.
A1 Moreira, Francisco
A1 Mougeot, Francois
A1 Nikolov, Boris
A1 Olea, Pedro P.
A1 Onrubia, Alejandro
A1 Reverter, Margarita
A1 Revilla Martín, Natalia
A1 Rigal, Stanislas
A1 Jiménez, Gema Ruiz
A1 Sáez Gómez, Pedro
A1 Šálek, Martin
A1 Salgado, Iván
A1 Santangeli, Andrea
A1 Santos, Carlos
A1 Sanz Pérez, Ana
A1 Serrano, David
A1 Silva, João Paulo
A1 Torrijo, Antonio
A1 Traba, Juan
A1 Tryjanowski, Piotr
A1 Václav, Radovan
A1 Valera, Francisco
A1 Vögeli, Matthias
A1 Zurdo, Julia
A1 Marques, Ana T.
AB The Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KM–GBF) envisions a world living in harmony with nature by 2050, with 23 intermediate targets to be achieved by 2030. However, aligning international policy and national and local implementation of effective actions can be challenging. Using steppe birds, one of the most threatened vertebrate groups in Europe, as a model system, we identified 36 conservation actions for the achievement of the KM–GBF targets and we singled out—through an expert-based consensus approach—ten priority actions for immediate implementation. Three of these priority actions address at least five of the first eight KM–GBF targets, those related to the direct causes of biodiversity loss, and collectively cover all the targets when implemented concurrently. These actions include (i) effectively protecting priority areas, (ii) implementing on-the-ground habitat management actions, and (iii) improving the quality and integration of monitoring programmes. Our findings provide a blueprint for implementing effective strategies to halt biodiversity loss in steppe-like ecosystems. Our approach can be adapted to other taxonomic groups and ecosystems and has the potential to serve as a catalyst for policy-makers, prompting a transition from political commitment to tangible actions, thereby facilitating the attainment of the KM–GBF targets by 2030.
PB Springer Nature
SN 1862-4065
YR 2025
FD 2025-01-24
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/120176
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/120176
LA eng
NO Pérez-Granados, C., Benítez-López, A., Díaz, M., Gameiro, J., Lenzner, B., Roura-Pascual, N., Gómez-Catasús, J., Tarjuelo, R., Barrero, A., Bolonio, L., Bota, G., Brambilla, M., Bravo, C., Brotons, L., la Rosa, D. B.-d., Cabodevilla, X., Búrdalo, A. C., Carricondo, A., Casas, F., et al. (2025). Key conservation actions for European steppes in the context of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework. Sustainability Science, 20(2), 499-509. https://doi.org/10.1007/S11625-024-01602-6
NO Open Access funding provided thanks to the CRUE-CSIC agreement with Springer Nature.
NO Conferencia de Rectores de las Universidades Españolas
NO Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (España)
DS Docta Complutense
RD 24 dic 2025