Preserving earth’s flora in the 21st century: climate, biodiversity, and global change factors since the mid-1940s
Climate change and biodiversity conservation are two of the most urgent challenges of the twenty-first century. Current global climate models indicate that climate-related events will continue to increase in frequency and intensity, leading to severe impacts on ecosystems, particularly plant diversi...
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| author | Dexter Achu Mosoh Dexter Achu Mosoh Om Prakash Ashok Kumar Khandel Wagner A. Vendrame |
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| description | Climate change and biodiversity conservation are two of the most urgent challenges of the twenty-first century. Current global climate models indicate that climate-related events will continue to increase in frequency and intensity, leading to severe impacts on ecosystems, particularly plant diversity. Despite the 2015 Paris Agreement, efforts to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius and secure adequate climate financing remain unsatisfactory. In addition, the National Biodiversity Strategic Action Plans (NBSAPs), a core mechanism of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), have faced issues in implementation at the national level. Many NBSAPs lack clear and measurable biodiversity targets, which limits their effectiveness. This review presents a comprehensive analysis of these urgent issues, highlighting the significant challenges and deficiencies in current climate and biodiversity conservation policies. It evaluates the effectiveness of the Kew conservation strategy as a model for protecting and conserving plant diversity. Furthermore, this review underscores the pivotal role of plant tissue culture (PTC) technology in achieving plant conservation targets within the post-2020 global biodiversity framework. This review strongly supports the post-2020 global biodiversity framework and the integration of PTC into global plant conservation strategies to meet the ambitious 30-by-30 targets. This review also advocates for the establishment of the Kew-Wide Mechanism (KWM) to bolster climate resilience, reduce anthropogenic impacts on plant diversity, revitalize global conservation efforts, and accelerate ecosystem restoration in the face of ongoing climate change. Proposed as a comprehensive approach to plant conservation, the KWM offers a strategic, innovative, and scalable solution as the global economy transitions toward decarbonization. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-633db12a1cf74baeb7b493c918d1b32d2025-08-20T01:56:14ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Conservation Science2673-611X2024-09-01510.3389/fcosc.2024.13833701383370Preserving earth’s flora in the 21st century: climate, biodiversity, and global change factors since the mid-1940sDexter Achu Mosoh0Dexter Achu Mosoh1Om Prakash2Ashok Kumar Khandel3Wagner A. Vendrame4Centre for Biodiversity Exploration and Conservation (CBEC), Jabalpur, MP, IndiaSchool of Sciences, Sanjeev Agrawal Global Educational (SAGE) University, Bhopal, MP, IndiaSymbiosis Centre for Climate Change and Sustainability, Symbiosis International (Deemed University), Lavale, Pune, IndiaBhoomi Institute of Research in Advance Biotechnology (BIRAB), Bhopal, MP, IndiaEnvironmental Horticulture Department, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United StatesClimate change and biodiversity conservation are two of the most urgent challenges of the twenty-first century. Current global climate models indicate that climate-related events will continue to increase in frequency and intensity, leading to severe impacts on ecosystems, particularly plant diversity. Despite the 2015 Paris Agreement, efforts to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius and secure adequate climate financing remain unsatisfactory. In addition, the National Biodiversity Strategic Action Plans (NBSAPs), a core mechanism of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), have faced issues in implementation at the national level. Many NBSAPs lack clear and measurable biodiversity targets, which limits their effectiveness. This review presents a comprehensive analysis of these urgent issues, highlighting the significant challenges and deficiencies in current climate and biodiversity conservation policies. It evaluates the effectiveness of the Kew conservation strategy as a model for protecting and conserving plant diversity. Furthermore, this review underscores the pivotal role of plant tissue culture (PTC) technology in achieving plant conservation targets within the post-2020 global biodiversity framework. This review strongly supports the post-2020 global biodiversity framework and the integration of PTC into global plant conservation strategies to meet the ambitious 30-by-30 targets. This review also advocates for the establishment of the Kew-Wide Mechanism (KWM) to bolster climate resilience, reduce anthropogenic impacts on plant diversity, revitalize global conservation efforts, and accelerate ecosystem restoration in the face of ongoing climate change. Proposed as a comprehensive approach to plant conservation, the KWM offers a strategic, innovative, and scalable solution as the global economy transitions toward decarbonization.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcosc.2024.1383370/full30-by-30 targets – terrestrial biomesclimate changeKew-Wide Mechanism (KWM)global climate and plant conservation policiesbiodiversity loss & plant diversity declineplant tissue culture technology |
| spellingShingle | Dexter Achu Mosoh Dexter Achu Mosoh Om Prakash Ashok Kumar Khandel Wagner A. Vendrame Preserving earth’s flora in the 21st century: climate, biodiversity, and global change factors since the mid-1940s Frontiers in Conservation Science 30-by-30 targets – terrestrial biomes climate change Kew-Wide Mechanism (KWM) global climate and plant conservation policies biodiversity loss & plant diversity decline plant tissue culture technology |
| title | Preserving earth’s flora in the 21st century: climate, biodiversity, and global change factors since the mid-1940s |
| title_full | Preserving earth’s flora in the 21st century: climate, biodiversity, and global change factors since the mid-1940s |
| title_fullStr | Preserving earth’s flora in the 21st century: climate, biodiversity, and global change factors since the mid-1940s |
| title_full_unstemmed | Preserving earth’s flora in the 21st century: climate, biodiversity, and global change factors since the mid-1940s |
| title_short | Preserving earth’s flora in the 21st century: climate, biodiversity, and global change factors since the mid-1940s |
| title_sort | preserving earth s flora in the 21st century climate biodiversity and global change factors since the mid 1940s |
| topic | 30-by-30 targets – terrestrial biomes climate change Kew-Wide Mechanism (KWM) global climate and plant conservation policies biodiversity loss & plant diversity decline plant tissue culture technology |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcosc.2024.1383370/full |
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