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| Category | Text Publication |
| Reference Category | Journals |
| DOI | 10.1098/rsta.2023.0052 |
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| Title (Primary) | The status and future of essential geodiversity variables |
| Author | Schrodt, F.; Vernham, G.; Bailey, J.; Field, R.; Gordon, J.E.; Gray, M.; Hjort, J.; Hoorn, C.; Hunter Jr., M.L.; Larwood, J.; Lausch, A.; Monge-Ganuzas, M.; Miller, S.; van Ree, D.; Seijmonsbergen, A.C.; Zarnetske, P.L.; Kissling, W.D. |
| Source Titel | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A-Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences |
| Year | 2024 |
| Department | CLE |
| Volume | 382 |
| Issue | 2269 |
| Page From | art. 20230052 |
| Language | englisch |
| Topic | T5 Future Landscapes |
| Keywords | geodiversity; essential variables; natural resource management; environmental policy |
| Abstract | Rapid environmental change, natural resource overconsumption and
increasing concerns about ecological sustainability have led to the
development of ‘Essential Variables' (EVs). EVs are harmonized data
products to inform policy and to enable effective management of natural
resources by monitoring global changes. Recent years have seen the
instigation of new EVs beyond those established for climate, oceans and
biodiversity (ECVs, EOVs and EBVs), including Essential Geodiversity
Variables (EGVs). EGVs aim to consistently quantify and monitor
heterogeneity of Earth-surface and subsurface abiotic features,
including geology, geomorphology, hydrology and pedology. Here we assess
the status and future development of EGVs to better incorporate
geodiversity into policy and sustainable management of natural
resources. Getting EGVs operational requires better consensus on
defining geodiversity, investments into a governance structure and open
platform for curating the development of EGVs, advances in harmonizing in situ
measurements and linking heterogeneous databases, and development of
open and accessible computational workflows for global digital mapping
using machine-learning techniques. Cross-disciplinary collaboration and
partnerships with governmental and private organizations are needed to
ensure the successful development and uptake of EGVs across science and
policy. This article is part of the Theo Murphy meeting issue ‘Geodiversity for science and society’. |
| Persistent UFZ Identifier | https://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=20939&ufzPublicationIdentifier=28766 |
| Schrodt, F., Vernham, G., Bailey, J., Field, R., Gordon, J.E., Gray, M., Hjort, J., Hoorn, C., Hunter Jr., M.L., Larwood, J., Lausch, A., Monge-Ganuzas, M., Miller, S., van Ree, D., Seijmonsbergen, A.C., Zarnetske, P.L., Kissling, W.D. (2024): The status and future of essential geodiversity variables Philos. Trans. R. Soc. A-Math. Phys. Eng. Sci. 382 (2269), art. 20230052 10.1098/rsta.2023.0052 |
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