2019/04/05 by Eric Dinerstein, Carly Vynne, Enric Sala +16 · 795 citations
Engineering · Environmental Science · Psychology · #Climate Change and Geoengineering #Coastal and Marine Management #Cognitive science #Computer science #Data science #Engineering #Engineering ethics #Management science #Psychology #Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
paper · pdf · doi:10.1126/sciadv.aaw2869
published in Science Advances 5(4), eaaw2869 (American Association for the Advancement of Science)
openalex publication_date 2019/04/05 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
The Global Deal for Nature (GDN) is a time-bound, science-driven plan to save the diversity and abundance of life on Earth. Pairing the GDN and the Paris Climate Agreement would avoid catastrophic climate change, conserve species, and secure essential ecosystem services. New findings give urgency to this union: Less than half of the terrestrial realm is intact, yet conserving all native ecosystems-coupled with energy transition measures-will be required to remain below a 1.5°C rise in average global temperature. The GDN targets 30% of Earth to be formally protected and an additional 20% designated as climate stabilization areas, by 2030, to stay below 1.5°C. We highlight the 67% of terrestrial ecoregions that can meet 30% protection, thereby reducing extinction threats and carbon emissions from natural reservoirs. Freshwater and marine targets included here extend the GDN to all realms and provide a pathway to ensuring a more livable biosphere.