Editorial: Transboundary conservation
Date
2024-01-24
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Publisher
Frontiers in Conservation Science
Abstract
Transboundary areas often contain critical ecosystems that support rich biodiversity and play important roles in maintaining ecological connectivity. More than half of terrestrial vertebrate species have ranges spanning international borders. Many species may shift their distributions by crossing international borders in response to climate change or human disturbances. Yet species in transboundary regions are in increasing peril due to uncoordinated management among neighboring countries and artificial barriers, such as walls and fences along borders and cross-border roads that result in habitat fragmentation and the loss of ecological connectivity. Transboundary conservation can significantly contribute to ongoing efforts to reduce the risk of future extinctions by expanding protected areas and promoting collaborative management. Therefore, more attention to this topic is urgently needed. The Research Topic of Transboundary Conservation aims to enhance understanding of the potential, patterns, and effects of transboundary conservation by collecting studies that analyze transboundary conservation across different terrestrial and marine landscapes. Simultaneously, it aspires towards broader goals of international environmental governance and security.
Description
This article was originally published in Frontiers in Conservation Science. The version of record is available at: https://doi.org/10.3389/fcosc.2024.1363427. © 2024 Wang, Ali, Thornton and Farhadinia. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
Keywords
coordinated management, species distribution, ecological integrity, connectivity, cooperative conservation, international border area
Citation
Wang L, Ali SH, Thornton DH and Farhadinia MS (2024) Editorial: Transboundary conservation. Front. Conserv. Sci. 5:1363427. doi: 10.3389/fcosc.2024.1363427