Opinion: to advance sustainable stewardship, we must document not only biodiversity but geodiversity

Schrodt, Franziska; Bailey, Joseph J.; Kissling, W. Daniel; Rijsdijk, Kenneth F.; Seijmonsbergen, Arie C.; van Ree, Derk; Hjort, Jan; Lawley, Russell S.; Williams, Christopher N.; Anderson, Mark G.; Beier, Paul; van Beukering, Pieter; Boyd, Doreen S.; Brilha, José; Carcavilla, Luis; Dahlin, Kyla M.; Gill, Joel C.; Gordon, John E.; Gray, Murray; Grundy, Mike; Hunter, Malcolm L.; Lawler, Joshua J.; Monge-Ganuzas, Manu; Royse, Katherine R.; Stewart, Iain; Record, Sydne; Turner, Woody; Zarnetske, Phoebe L.; Field, Richard. 2019 Opinion: to advance sustainable stewardship, we must document not only biodiversity but geodiversity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 116 (33). 16155-16158. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1911799116

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1911799116

Abstract/Summary

Rapid environmental change is driving the need for complex and comprehensive scientific information that supports policies aimed at managing natural resources through international treaties, platforms, and networks. One successful approach for delivering such information has been the development of essential variables for climate (1), oceans (2), biodiversity (3), and sustainable development goals (4) (ECVs, EOVs, EBVs, and ESDGVs, respectively). These efforts have improved consensus on terminology and identified essential sets of measurements for characterizing and monitoring changes on our planet. In doing so, they have advanced science and informed policy. As an important but largely unanticipated consequence, conceptualizing these variables has also given rise to discussions regarding data discovery, data access, and governance of research infrastructures. Such discussions are vital to ensure effective storage, distribution, and use of data among management agencies, researchers, and policymakers (5, 6).

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1911799116
ISSN:	0027-8424
Date made live:	24 Sep 2019 13:41 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/525180

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1911799116

ISSN:

0027-8424

Date made live:

24 Sep 2019 13:41 +0 (UTC)

URI:

https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/525180