Establishment of an indicator system for comprehensive assessment on terrestrial biodiversity in China

doi:10.13287/j.1001-9332.202108.004

Abstract

Abstract: The comprehensive evaluation of terrestrial biodiversity is a key basic work for biodiversity protection. Clarifying the status, trend, and driving factors of biodiversity is premise and necessary for formulating policies and measures of biodiversity protection. At present, there is no unified indicator system for the comprehensive assessment of terrestrial biodiversity in China. We constructed a comprehensive assessment indicator system of terrestrial biodiversity in China, by combining the Aichi biodiversity targets of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the sustainable development goals of the United Nations, learning from the development trend of biodiversity assessment in the world, and following the Pressure-State-Response framework. A total of 22 indicators were obtained, including eight status indicators, seven pressure indicators, and seven response indicators. The correlation and accessibility of the indicators were analyzed. These indicators could be applied to not only an independent assessment for biodiversity status, threatened and protection effectiveness, but also for the comprehensive assessment of terrestrial biodiversity to optimize and adjust priority protection areas and protection measures. Our results would provide a technical support for calculating green GDP and formulating regional ecological compensation policies.

Key words: terrestrial biodiversity, comprehensive assessment, indicator system, PSR framework

WANG Qi, SHI Na-na, HAN Yu, XIAO Neng-wen. Establishment of an indicator system for comprehensive assessment on terrestrial biodiversity in China[J]. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology, 2021, 32(8): 2773-2782.

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