TY  - JOUR
A1  - van Rees, Charles B.
A1  - Waylen, Kerry A.
A1  - Schmidt-Kloiber, Astrid
A1  - Thackeray, Stephen J.
A1  - Kalinkat, Gregor
A1  - Martens, Koen
A1  - Domisch, Sami
A1  - Lillebo, Ana
A1  - Hermoso, Virgilio
A1  - Grossart, Hans-Peter
A1  - Schinegger, Rafaela
A1  - Decleer, Kris
A1  - Adriaens, Tim
A1  - Denys, Luc
A1  - Jaric, Ivan
A1  - Janse, Jan H.
A1  - Monaghan, Michael T.
A1  - De Wever, Aaike
A1  - Geijzendorffer, Ilse
A1  - Adamescu, Mihai C.
A1  - Jähnig, Sonja C.
T1  - Safeguarding freshwater life beyond 2020
BT  - recommendations for the new global biodiversity framework from the European experience
JF  - Conservation letters
N2  - Plans are currently being drafted for the next decade of action on biodiversity-both the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and Biodiversity Strategy of the European Union (EU). Freshwater biodiversity is disproportionately threatened and underprioritized relative to the marine and terrestrial biota, despite supporting a richness of species and ecosystems with their own intrinsic value and providing multiple essential ecosystem services. Future policies and strategies must have a greater focus on the unique ecology of freshwater life and its multiple threats, and now is a critical time to reflect on how this may be achieved. We identify priority topics including environmental flows, water quality, invasive species, integrated water resources management, strategic conservation planning, and emerging technologies for freshwater ecosystem monitoring. We synthesize these topics with decades of first-hand experience and recent literature into 14 special recommendations for global freshwater biodiversity conservation based on the successes and setbacks of European policy, management, and research. Applying and following these recommendations will inform and enhance the ability of global and European post-2020 biodiversity agreements to halt and reverse the rapid global decline of freshwater biodiversity.
KW  - climate change
KW  - conservation
KW  - ecosystem services
KW  - rivers
KW  - sustainable
KW  - development goals
KW  - water resources
KW  - wetlands
Y1  - 2020
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12771
SN  - 1755-263X
VL  - 14
IS  - 1
PB  - Wiley
CY  - Hoboken
ER  -