Extinction risk and the spatial patterning of shark, ray and chimaera richness, including hotspots of coastal and deepwater richness, for wide-ranging and endemic species.

Sharks & rays are sentinels of ocean health.

- Global abundance has been fished down by 65%,
- Now 37.5% of species are threatened,
- The current extinction rate is 25–250 times greater than the background fossil record, with greatest losses in tropical coastal seas. #BiodiversityTargets

Off the charts? Reasons to be skeptical of the growth in biodiversity finance Recent estimates point to dramatic increases in private capital flowing to biodiversity. Examining main sources of this increase — equity investments …

Scientists getting skeptical about capital pouring into #BiodiversityFinance - risks occur in overestimating private financing of targets 🌍

#GreenFinance #GreenBonds #BiodiversityAction #SustainableFinance
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More than 80% of EU marine protected areas are ineffective, study shows Activities such as mining, dredging and bottom trawling in most MPAs mean conservation targets will be missed, say researchers

👇🌏"More than 80% of EU marine protected areas are ineffective, study shows" #Environment #MarinePreservation #BiodiversityTargets