One Hundred Questions of Importance to the Conservation of Global Biological Diversity

Sutherland, William J.; Adams, William M.; Aronson, Richard B.; Aveling, Ros; Blackburn, Tim M.; Broad, Steven; Ceballos, Germán; Côté, Isabelle M.; Cowling, Richard M.; Fonseca, Gustavo; Dinerstein, Eric; Ferraro, Paul J.; Fleishman, Erica; Gascon, Claude; Hunter, Malcolm L.; Hutton, Jon; Kareiva, Peter; Kuria, Anne; Macdonald, David W.; MacKinnon, Kathy; Madgwick, F. Jane; Mascia, Michael B.; McNeely, Jeffrey A.; Milner‐Gulland, E. J.; Moon, Seonghye; Morley, Craig; Nelson, S. Kim; Osborn, Daniel; M, Pai; Parsons, E. C. M.; Peck, Lloyd S.; Possingham, Hugh P.; Prior, Stephanie; Pullin, Andrew S.; Rands, M. R. W.; Ranganathan, Janet; Redford, Kent H.; Rodrı́guez, Jon Paul; Seymour, Frances; Sobel, Jack; Sodhi, Navjot S.; Stott, Andrew; Vance-Borland, Ken; Watkinson, Andrew R.

doi:10.1111/j.1523-1739.2009.01212.x

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“…Because of absence of priority ranking for the Sutherland et al (2009) 100 questions, we were unable to effectively contrast the five topics against their 'most important' topics. Three of our topics [selected without prior inspection of Sutherland et al (2009)] are also clearly present in their list.…”

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“…Three of our topics [selected without prior inspection of Sutherland et al (2009)] are also clearly present in their list. Individual variation is absent, and invasiveness is not explicitly identified.…”

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“…A compilation of 100 scientific questions that, if answered, would benefit conservation practice and policy (Sutherland et al 2009) provided an extensive list of research topics grouped in 12 sections, a design that resulted in a seemingly daunting set of tasks with less-than-clear overarching research needs. Three horizon scans (Sutherland et al 2010(Sutherland et al , 2011(Sutherland et al , 2012 identified potentially pressing issues but did not expand on the relevance of each issue to conservation, provided little factual information on 'current knowledge' and did not give direction on prospective research pathways.…”

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“…Maintaining and, if necessary, increasing biodiversity is the prime aim of conservation research (Leon-Quinto et al 2009;Sutherland et al 2009). Three conservation measures (in situ, ex situ conservation, and captive breeding) have been adopted to maintain and restore porpoise populations since the early 1990s by a Research Team of Conservation Biology of Aquatic Animals at the Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (Wang 2009).…”

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The Yangtze finless porpoise (Neophocaena phocaenoides asiaeorientalis), as the sole freshwater subspecies of N. phocaenoides, is endemic to the Yangtze River and its adjacent lakes. Its population has declined significantly over recent decades. In this study, we established a skin-derived finite fibroblast cell line of the Yangtze finless porpoise, named YFP-SF1, using primary cell culture methods, and an immortalized cell line, T-YFP-SF1, through co-transfection (GFP and SV40 T antigens) techniques. YFP-SF1 proliferated continuously with a minimum population doubling time of 31 h and exhibited age-dependent changes in growth rate. T-YFP-SF1 cells exhibited fibroblast morphology and were characterized by a shorter doubling time, higher attachment efficiencies, colony formation at a low seeding density, and growth in low serum concentrations. Anchorage independence and foci formation in the cell monolayer were observed from passage 36. The chromosome number of YFP-SF1 and T-YFP-SF1 remained stable at 2n=44 in the early passages, and the viability of thawed cells remained above 90% after cryopreservation in liquid nitrogen. Taken together, we have established fibroblast cell lines of Yangtze finless porpoise for the first time, which might assist as an in vitro model for this endangered mammal.

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“…Criticisms have raised regarding the effectiveness and the legitimacy of mobilizing the private sector (MacDonald, 2010;Robinson, 2012;Rose and Colchester, 2004). Understanding what are (or could be) the effective conservation impacts of biodiversity-oriented CSR has thus become critical for conservationists and policy makers (Sutherland et al, 2009): What kind of concrete practices do companies put in place as part of their CSR? Who is involved in their implementation?…”

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SummaryCorporate social responsibility (CSR) is receiving an increased attention in biodiversity policy. This exploratory study analyses biodiversity-oriented corporate practices and stakeholders' involvement in their implementation based on a content analysis of 34 business commitment plans endorsed as contributions to the French National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP). A trans-sectoral typology of practices emerged from this analysis. This typology categorizes, on one hand, CSR practices that directly mitigate biodiversity loss, and on the other hand, procedural activities supporting a better integration of biodiversity issues. External stakeholders were found to be involved in more than two thirds of the CSR actions and played different roles depending if they belonged to the territorial system, the value chain or the institutional system the company. The article concludes with a number of implications for policy-makers as well as business managers and opens research avenues.

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One Hundred Questions of Importance to the Conservation of Global Biological Diversity

Cited by 516 publications

References 24 publications

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Focusing Ecological Research for Conservation

Establishment and characterization of fibroblast cell lines from the skin of the Yangtze finless porpoise

Integrating corporate social responsibility into conservation policy. The example of business commitments to contribute to the French National Biodiversity Strategy

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