Representation of Global and National Conservation Priorities by Colombias Protected Area Network 英文参考文献.docVIP

RepresentationofGlobalandNationalConservation PrioritiesbyColombia’sProtectedAreaNetwork GermanForero-Medina1*,LucasJoppa2 1NicholasSchooloftheEnvironment,DukeUniversity,Durham,NorthCarolina,UnitedStatesofAmerica,2MicrosoftResearch,Cambridge,UnitedKingdom Abstract Background: How do national-level actions overlap with global priorities for conservation? Answering this question is especially important in countries with high and unique biological diversity like Colombia. Global biodiversity schemes provide conservation guidance at a large scale, while national governments gazette land for protection based on a combination of criteria at regional or local scales. Information on how a protected area network represents global and nationalconservationprioritiesiscrucialforfindinggapsincoverageandforfutureexpansionofthesystem. Methodology/Principal Findings: We evaluated the agreement of Colombia’s protected area network with global conservationpriorities,andtheextenttowhichthenetworkreflectsthecountry’sbiomes,speciesrichness,andcommon environmentalandphysicalconditions.Weusedthisinformationtoidentifyprioritybiomesforconservation.Wefindthe dominantstrategy in Colombiahas beenaproactive one,allocating thehighestproportionofprotected landonintact, difficulttoaccessandspeciesrichareasliketheAmazon.Threatenedanduniqueareasaredisproportionatelyabsentfrom Colombia’sprotectedlands.WehighlightsixbiomesinColombiaasconservationprioritiesthatshouldbeconsideredinany futureexpansionofColombia’sprotectedareanetwork.Twoofthesebiomeshavelessthan3%oftheirareaprotectedand morethan70%oftheirareatransformedforhumanuse.Onehaslessthan3%protectedandhighnumbersofthreatened vertebrates.Threebiomesfallinbothcategories. Conclusions: Expansion of Colombia’s Protected Area Network should consider the current representativeness of the network. We indicate six priority biomes that can contribute to improving the representation of threatened species and biomesinColombia. Citation:Forero-MedinaG,Jopp