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Bold nature retention targets are essential for the global environment agenda

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Ambitious targets for the retention — not just formal protection — of nature are urgently needed to conserve biodiversity and to maintain crucial ecosystem services for humanity.

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Fig. 1: A headline global retention target emerges from an example set of specific sub-targets.

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We thank S. Butchart, N. Dudley, T. Evans, P. Langhammer and M. Mulligan for feedback on a draft manuscript.

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    Martine Maron, Jeremy S. Simmonds & James E. M. Watson

  2. Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

    Martine Maron, Jeremy S. Simmonds & James E. M. Watson

  3. Wildlife Conservation Society, Global Conservation Program, Bronx, NY, USA

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Maron, M., Simmonds, J.S. & Watson, J.E.M. Bold nature retention targets are essential for the global environment agenda. Nat Ecol Evol 2, 1194–1195 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-018-0595-2

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