TY - JOUR
T1 - The Kelp Forest Challenge
T2 - A collaborative global movement to protect and restore 4 million hectares of kelp forests
AU - Eger, Aaron Matthius
AU - Aguirre, J. David
AU - Altamirano, María
AU - Arafeh-Dalmau, Nur
AU - Arroyo, Nina Larissa
AU - Bauer-Civiello, Anne M.
AU - Beas-Luna, Rodrigo
AU - Bekkby, Trine
AU - Bennett, Scott
AU - Bernal, Blanca
AU - Blain, Caitlin O.
AU - Boada, Jordi
AU - Branigan, Simon
AU - Bursic, Jasmine
AU - Cevallos, Bruno
AU - Choi, Chang Geun
AU - Connell, Sean D.
AU - Edward, Christopher
AU - Earp, Hannah Scarlett
AU - Eddy, Norah
AU - Matthius, Aaron
AU - Ennis, Lee Ann
AU - Falace, Annalisa
AU - Ferreira, Ana Margarida
AU - Filbee-Dexter, Karen
AU - Forbes, Hunter
AU - Francis, Prue
AU - Franco, Joao N.
AU - Geisler, Karen Gray
AU - Giraldo-Ospina, Anita
AU - Gonzalez, Alejandra V.
AU - Hingorani, Swati
AU - Hohman, Rietta
AU - Iveša, Ljiljana
AU - Kaleb, Sara
AU - Keane, John P.
AU - Koch, Sophie J.I.
AU - Krumhansl, Kira
AU - Ladah, Lydia
AU - Lafont, Dallas J.
AU - Layton, Cayne
AU - Le, Duong Minh
AU - Lee, Lynn Chi
AU - Ling, Scott D.
AU - Lonhart, Steve I.
AU - Malpica-Cruz, Luis
AU - Mangialajo, Luisa
AU - McConnell, Amy
AU - McHugh, Tristin Anoush
AU - Micheli, Fiorenza
AU - Miller, Kelsey Irene
AU - Monserrat, Margalida
AU - Montes-Herrera, Juan
AU - Moreno, Bernabé
AU - Neufeld, Christopher J.
AU - Orchard, Shane
AU - Peabody, Betsy
AU - Peleg, Ohad
AU - Pessarrodona, Albert
AU - Pocklington, Jacqueline B.
AU - Reeves, Simon E.
AU - Ricart, Aurora M.
AU - Ross, Finnley
AU - Schanz, Federica Romina
AU - Schreider, Maria
AU - Sedarat, Mohammad
AU - Smith, Shannen M.
AU - Starko, Samuel
AU - Strain, Elisabeth M.A.
AU - Tamburello, Laura
AU - Timmer, Brian
AU - Toft, Jodie E.
AU - Uribe, Roberto A.
AU - van den Burg, Sander W.K.
AU - Vásquez, Julio A.
AU - Veenhof, Reina J.
AU - Wernberg, Thomas
AU - Wood, Georgina
AU - Zepeda-Domínguez, José Alberto
AU - Vergès, Adriana
N1 - Funding Information:
Open Access funding enabled and organized by CAUL and its Member Institutions We would like to recognize support for developing the Kelp Forest Challenge from The Nature Conservancy, The Banner Foundation, The University of New South Wales, The Center for Marine Science and Innovation, the Institute of Marine Research in Norway, and the Van Dyson Foundation.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2023, The Author(s).
PY - 2024/4
Y1 - 2024/4
N2 - Marine kelp forests cover 1/3 of our world's coastlines, are heralded as a nature-based solution to address socio-environmental issues, connect hundreds of millions of people with the ocean, and support a rich web of biodiversity throughout our oceans. But they are increasingly threatened with some areas reporting over 90% declines in kelp forest cover in living memory. Despite their importance and the threats they face, kelp forests are entirely absent from the international conservation dialogue. No international laws, policies, or targets focus on kelp forests and very few countries consider them in their national policy. The Kelp Forest Challenge addresses that gap. Together with 252 kelp experts, professionals, and citizens from 25 countries, the Kelp Forest Challenge was developed as a grassroots vision of what the world can achieve for kelp forest conservation. It is a global call to restore 1 million and protect 3 million hectares of kelp forests by 2040. This is a monumental challenge, that will require coordination across multiple levels of society and the mobilization of immense resources. Pledges may therefore include area for protection or restoration, enabling pledges which assist in conservation (funding, equipment, professional expertise, capacity building), or awareness-based pledges which increase awareness or education about kelp forests. Correspondingly, participants may be from government, scientific institutions, private sector, NGOs, community groups, or individuals. This challenge is the beginning of a 17-year mission to save our kelp forests and anyone and any organisation is invited to participate.
AB - Marine kelp forests cover 1/3 of our world's coastlines, are heralded as a nature-based solution to address socio-environmental issues, connect hundreds of millions of people with the ocean, and support a rich web of biodiversity throughout our oceans. But they are increasingly threatened with some areas reporting over 90% declines in kelp forest cover in living memory. Despite their importance and the threats they face, kelp forests are entirely absent from the international conservation dialogue. No international laws, policies, or targets focus on kelp forests and very few countries consider them in their national policy. The Kelp Forest Challenge addresses that gap. Together with 252 kelp experts, professionals, and citizens from 25 countries, the Kelp Forest Challenge was developed as a grassroots vision of what the world can achieve for kelp forest conservation. It is a global call to restore 1 million and protect 3 million hectares of kelp forests by 2040. This is a monumental challenge, that will require coordination across multiple levels of society and the mobilization of immense resources. Pledges may therefore include area for protection or restoration, enabling pledges which assist in conservation (funding, equipment, professional expertise, capacity building), or awareness-based pledges which increase awareness or education about kelp forests. Correspondingly, participants may be from government, scientific institutions, private sector, NGOs, community groups, or individuals. This challenge is the beginning of a 17-year mission to save our kelp forests and anyone and any organisation is invited to participate.
KW - Conservation targets
KW - Kelp forest
KW - Marine conservation
KW - Marine protected areas
KW - Restoration
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85173706425&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s10811-023-03103-y
DO - 10.1007/s10811-023-03103-y
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85173706425
SN - 0921-8971
VL - 36
SP - 951
EP - 964
JO - Journal of Applied Phycology
JF - Journal of Applied Phycology
IS - 2
ER -