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The importance of Indigenous Peoples’ lands for the conservation of terrestrial mammals |
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| Authors: | Christopher J O'Bryan Stephen T Garnett Julia E Fa Ian Leiper Jose A Rehbein Álvaro Fernández-Llamazares Micha V Jackson Harry D Jonas Eduardo S Brondizio Neil D Burgess Catherine J Robinson Kerstin K Zander Zsolt Molnár Oscar Venter James E M Watson |
| Institution: | 1. School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, 4072 Australia;2. Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, NT, 0909 Australia;3. Division of Biology and Conservation Ecology, School of Science and the Environment, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, M15 5RN U.K.;4. Environment, Natural Resources, & the Blue Economy Global Practice, The World Bank, Washington, DC, 20433 U.S.A.;5. Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS), University of Helsinki, Helsinki, 00014 Finland;6. Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, 4072 Australia;7. Future Law, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, 88300 Malaysia;8. Department of Anthropology, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, 46202 U.S.A.;9. Center for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, DK-2100 Denmark
United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Center (UNEP-WCMC), Cambridge, CB3 0DL U.K.;10. Commonwealth Science & Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Brisbane, QLD, 4102 Australia;11. Northern Institute, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, NT, 0909 Australia;12. Centre for Ecological Research, Institute of Ecology and Botany, Vácrátót, 2163 Hungary;13. Natural Resource and Environmental Studies Institute, University of Northern British Columbia, 3333 University Way, Prince George, BC, V2N 4Z9 Canada;14. School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, 4072 Australia Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, 4072 Australia Global Conservation Program, Wildlife Conservation Society, 2300 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, NY, 10460 U.S.A. |
| Abstract: | Indigenous Peoples’ lands cover over one-quarter of Earth's surface, a significant proportion of which is still free from industrial-level human impacts. As a result, Indigenous Peoples and their lands are crucial for the long-term persistence of Earth's biodiversity and ecosystem services. Yet, information on species composition on these lands globally remains largely unknown. We conducted the first comprehensive analysis of terrestrial mammal composition across mapped Indigenous lands based on data on area of habitat (AOH) for 4460 mammal species assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. We overlaid each species’ AOH on a current map of Indigenous lands and found that 2695 species (60% of assessed mammals) had ≥10% of their ranges on Indigenous Peoples’ lands and 1009 species (23%) had >50% of their ranges on these lands. For threatened species, 473 (47%) occurred on Indigenous lands with 26% having >50% of their habitat on these lands. We also found that 935 mammal species (131 categorized as threatened) had ≥ 10% of their range on Indigenous Peoples’ lands that had low human pressure. Our results show how important Indigenous Peoples’ lands are to the successful implementation of conservation and sustainable development agendas worldwide. |
| Keywords: | AOH area of habitat biodiversity conservation distributions endangered species landscape conservation sustainable development goals traditional owners área del hábitat ADH conservación de la biodiversidad conservación del paisaje distribuciones dueños tradicionales especies en peligro metas de desarrollo sustentable 生物多样性保护 栖息地范围 (AOH) 物种分布 濒危物种 景观保护 可持续发展目标 传统所有者 |