How can biodiversity strategy and action plans incorporate genetic diversity and align with global commitments?

2024/11/15 by Sean Hoban, Christina Hvilsom, Abdeldjalil Aissi +27 · 2 voices · 21 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Environmental Science · Medicine · #Action (physics) #Agricultural Innovations and Practices #Biodiversity #Biology #Business #Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management #Diversity (politics) #Ecology #Economics #Environmental health #Environmental planning #Environmental resource management #Genetic diversity #Geography #Medicine #Political science #Population

paper · pdf · doi:10.1093/biosci/biae106

published in BioScience 75(1), 47-60 (Oxford University Press)

openalex publication_date 2024/11/15 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

National, subnational, and supranational entities are creating biodiversity strategy and action plans (BSAPs) to develop concrete commitments and actions to curb biodiversity loss, meet international obligations, and achieve a society in harmony with nature. In light of policymakers' increasing recognition of genetic diversity in species and ecosystem adaptation and resilience, this article provides an overview of how BSAPs can incorporate species' genetic diversity. We focus on three areas: setting targets; committing to actions, policies, and programs; and monitoring and reporting. Drawing from 21 recent BSAPs, we provide examples of policies, knowledge, projects, capacity building, and more. We aim to enable and inspire specific and ambitious BSAPs and have put forward 10 key suggestions mapped to the policy cycle. Together, scientists and policymakers can translate high level commitments, such as the Convention on Biological Diversity's Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, into concrete nationally relevant targets, actions and policies, and monitoring and reporting mechanisms.

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• Landscape Genomics to Enable Conservation Actions: The California Conservation Genomics Project

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Discussions

• Biodiversity strategy and action plans need to incorporate genetic diversity - if you wonder how to do this best - check out this paper #consgen #biodiversity 🧬🧪🦤🌎 doi.org/10.1093/bios... [bsky, 25 points, 0 comments]
• 🧬 Genetic diversity is often overlooked in Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plans (BSAPs). #GINAMO (#BiodivMon) shows how to include it, from setting targets to monitoring progress. 10 key suggestion [bsky, 1 points, 0 comments]

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