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Conclusions: Challenges and Opportunities in Implementing Biodiversity Islands

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Biodiversity Islands: Strategies for Conservation in Human-Dominated Environments

Part of the book series: Topics in Biodiversity and Conservation ((TOBC,volume 20))

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This concluding chapter presents the lessons learned from the chapters in the four previous parts of this book: (I) Introduction; (II) Biodiversity Islands Establishment and Management: Challenges and Alternatives; (III) Biodiversity Islands Across the Globe: Case Studies; and (IV) Safeguarding the Environmental, Social, and Economic Benefits of Biodiversity Islands. Constraints limiting the adoption of Biodiversity Islands (BI), include conceptual, biophysical, economic, political, social, and cultural factors. Opportunities for increasing the implementation of BI are presented, particularly chances for working with groups from private conservation initiatives, such as those representing local communities, indigenous peoples, and conservation organizations. Examples of policies promoting agroecology are discussed, as well as current trends in conservation which support the BI concept. Despite the challenges posed to BI, local motivation, political will, and the right educational campaigns, can allow economically prosperous human communities and biodiversity to thrive harmoniously within shared landscapes. Many international efforts are currently underway, creating sustainable and dynamic BI within human-dominated environments. BI are a critical strategy for conservation in the twenty-first century while having the added benefit of contributing to climate adaptation and resiliency solutions. This book serves as a tool for policy makers, practitioners, and researchers interested in increasing the implementation of Biodiversity Islands.

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    Interview, CNN en Español, from CNN studio in Atlanta, GA, U.S.A., aired March 27–28, 2021, “Pandemia, Biodiversidad y Futuro” (“Pandemic, Biodiversity and the Future”) in GloboEconomía, a CNN program with José Antonio Montenegro, a Warner Media production, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f68tzy65zq4, or search YouTube:“Cómo afectó el ser humano a la biodiversidad”

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Montagnini, F., Smith, R.T., Everett-Lane, B., del Fierro, S., Albrecht, D. (2022). Conclusions: Challenges and Opportunities in Implementing Biodiversity Islands. In: Montagnini, F. (eds) Biodiversity Islands: Strategies for Conservation in Human-Dominated Environments. Topics in Biodiversity and Conservation, vol 20. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-92234-4_27

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