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Sarukhán J, Urquiza-Haas T, Koleff P, et al. Strategic Actions to Value, Conserve, and Restore the Natural Capital of Megadiversity Countries: The Case of Mexico. Bioscience. 2014;65(2):164-173doi: 10.1093/biosci/biu195.
Sarukhán, J., Urquiza-Haas, T., Koleff, P., Carabias, J., Dirzo, R., Ezcurra, E., Cerdeira-Estrada, S., & Soberón, J. (2015). Strategic Actions to Value, Conserve, and Restore the Natural Capital of Megadiversity Countries: The Case of Mexico. Bioscience, 65(2), 164-173. https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biu195
Sarukhán, José, et al. "Strategic Actions to Value, Conserve, and Restore the Natural Capital of Megadiversity Countries: The Case of Mexico." Bioscience vol. 65,2 (2015): 164-173. doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biu195
Sarukhán J, Urquiza-Haas T, Koleff P, Carabias J, Dirzo R, Ezcurra E, Cerdeira-Estrada S, Soberón J. Strategic Actions to Value, Conserve, and Restore the Natural Capital of Megadiversity Countries: The Case of Mexico. Bioscience. 2015 Feb 01;65(2):164-173. doi: 10.1093/biosci/biu195. Epub 2014 Dec 12. PMID: 26955077; PMCID: PMC4778169.
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Bioscience. 2015 Feb 01;65(2):164-173. doi: 10.1093/biosci/biu195. Epub 2014 Dec 12.

Strategic Actions to Value, Conserve, and Restore the Natural Capital of Megadiversity Countries: The Case of Mexico.

Bioscience

José Sarukhán, Tania Urquiza-Haas, Patricia Koleff, Julia Carabias, Rodolfo Dirzo, Exequiel Ezcurra, Sergio Cerdeira-Estrada, Jorge Soberón

Affiliations

  1. José Sarukhán is the national coordinator of the National Commission for Knowledge and Use of Biodiversity (CONABIO), in Mexico City, Mexico. Tania Urquiza-Haas ( [email protected] ) is the coordinator of ecosystem assessments at CONABIO. Patricia Koleff is the director of analysis and priorities at CONABIO. Julia Carabias is a professor in the School of Sciences at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, in Mexico City. Rodolfo Dirzo is a professor in the Department of Biology at Stanford University, in Stanford, California. Exequiel Ezcurra is a professor at the University of California and director of the Institute for Mexico and the United States, in Riverside. Sergio Cerdeira-Estrada is the coordinator of marine monitoring at CONABIO. Jorge Soberón is a professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and a senior scientist at the Biodiversity Institute at Kansas University, in Lawrence.

PMID: 26955077 PMCID: PMC4778169 DOI: 10.1093/biosci/biu195

Abstract

Decisionmakers need updated, scientifically sound and relevant information to implement appropriate policy measures and make innovative commitments to halt biodiversity loss and improve human well-being. Here, we present a recent science-based synthesis on the biodiversity and ecosystem services of Mexico, intended to be a tool for policymakers. We describe the methodological approach used to undertake such an assessment and highlight the major findings. Organized into five volumes and originally written in Spanish (Capital Natural de México), it summarizes the available knowledge on the components, structure, and functioning of the biodiversity of Mexico; the threats and trajectories of anthropogenic impact, together with its conservation status; and the policies, institutions, and instruments available for its sustainable management. We stress the lessons learned that can be useful for similar exercises in other megadiverse developing countries and identify major gaps and strategic actions to conserve the natural capital in light of the challenges of the Anthropocene.

Keywords: conservation instruments; ecosystem assessment; environmental stewardship; science–policy gaps; sustainable resource use

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