World's 500+ alliance for zero extinction sites provide wealth of tangible benefits to the human species, too
Tuesday, June 5, 2012 - 07:31
in Biology & Nature
A new study published in the journal PLoS ONE assessed, for the first time, more than 500 Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE) sites around the world to review the potential and realized benefits which conserving these places would provide not just for species, but for human well being. The researchers determined that protecting habitats in these priority areas to halt the loss of biodiversity will yield multiple benefits to people in terms of ecosystem services such as - climate change mitigation, freshwater, the future option value of biodiversity and cultural services.