CONSERVATION AT A CROSS-ROADS

Abstract

Two visions of conservation have come from the UN‘s CBD. Kunming-Montreal recommends protection for 30% of the earths land by 2030 (imposing a top-down ‗30x30‘ approach). IPBES proposes that the dependence of close to a third of humans on wild living resources should be used to help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations. It is noted that taking these visions to extremes could result in ‗Archology Earth‘ and ‗Garden Earth‘ futures for the planet. Using automated guidance for a bottom-up approach may be more satisfactory both for conservation and governance more widely.