Genetic diversity is overlooked in international conservation policy implementation
Genetic diversity is overlooked in international conservation policy implementation
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DOI：
10.1007/s10592-009-0037-4
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发表时间：
2010-04-01
影响因子：
2.2
通讯作者：
Laikre, Linda
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作者：
Laikre, Linda
几十年来，研究人员已经认识到遗传变异对于维持生物多样性和进化过程的重要性。这一认识促使世界各国领导人同意保护遗传多样性，这是《生物多样性公约》（CBD）的明确目标。然而，在全球范围内为保护遗传多样性采取的行动非常有限。阻止生物多样性丧失的国际保护工作主要集中在栖息地和物种上，而很少或根本没有关注基因水平的变异。到今年，即2010年，世界各国领导人一致认为，生物多样性丧失的速度应该已经大幅降低。然而，基因一级的多样性仍然没有得到监测，没有有助于确定遗传变异威胁的指标，也没有关于如何将遗传方面纳入2010年以后生物多样性目标的战略。几十年的保护遗传学研究的重要发现和结论并没有在国际政策制定的竞技场转化为具体的保护行动。世界各地的保护遗传学家迫切需要参与大学和研究机构以外的政策和实际保护工作。
The importance of genetic variation for maintaining biological diversity and evolutionary processes has been recognized by researchers for decades. This realization has prompted agreements by world leaders to conserve genetic diversity, and this is an explicit goal of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). Nevertheless, very limited action has been taken to protect genetic diversity on a global scale. International conservation efforts to halt biodiversity loss focus on habitats and species, whereas little or no attention is paid to gene level variation. By this year, 2010, world leaders have agreed that a significant reduction of the rate of biodiversity loss should have been achieved. However, gene level diversity is still not monitored, indicators that can help identify threats to genetic variation are missing, and there is no strategy for how genetic aspects can be included in biodiversity targets beyond 2010. Important findings and conclusions from decades of conservation genetic research are not translated into concrete conservation action in the arena of international policy development. There is an urgent need for conservation geneticists worldwide to become involved in policy and practical conservation work beyond the universities and research institutions.