Frontiers in Conservation Science (Feb 2023)
Implications of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for the governance of biodiversity conservation
- Eduardo Gallo-Cajiao,
- Nives Dolšak,
- Aseem Prakash,
- Taej Mundkur,
- Paul G. Harris,
- Ronald B. Mitchell,
- Nick Davidson,
- Birgita Hansen,
- Bradley K. Woodworth,
- Richard A. Fuller,
- Melissa Price,
- Nicky Petkov,
- Volker Mauerhofer,
- Tiffany H. Morrison,
- James E. M. Watson,
- Sayam U. Chowdhury,
- Christoph Zöckler,
- Oscar Widerberg,
- Ding Li Yong,
- Daniel Klich,
- Vitaliy Smagol,
- John Piccolo,
- Duan Biggs
Affiliations
- Eduardo Gallo-Cajiao
- School of Marine and Environmental Affairs, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
- Nives Dolšak
- School of Marine and Environmental Affairs, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
- Aseem Prakash
- Center for Environmental Politics, Department of Political Science, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
- Taej Mundkur
- Senior Advisor, Wetlands International, Arnhem, Netherlands
- Paul G. Harris
- Department of Social Sciences, Education University of Hong Kong, Tai Po, Hong Kong SAR, China
- Ronald B. Mitchell
- Department of Political Science and Program in Environmental Studies, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, United States
- Nick Davidson
- Charles Sturt University, Albury, NSW, Australia
- Birgita Hansen
- Centre for eResearch and Digital Innovation, Federation University, Mt Helen, VIC, Australia
- Bradley K. Woodworth
- Independent Researcher, Yellowknife, NT, Canada
- Richard A. Fuller
- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- Melissa Price
- 0College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI, United States
- Nicky Petkov
- 1Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds, Sofia, Bulgaria
- Volker Mauerhofer
- 2Department for Natural Science, Design and Sustainable Development, Mid Sweden University, Östersund, Sweden
- Tiffany H. Morrison
- 3ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia
- James E. M. Watson
- 4School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- Sayam U. Chowdhury
- 5Conservation Science Group, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Christoph Zöckler
- 6Manfred Hermsen Foundation, Bremen, Germany
- Oscar Widerberg
- 7Institute for Environmental Studies, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Ding Li Yong
- 8BirdLife International (Asia), Tanglin International Centre, Singapore, Singapore
- Daniel Klich
- 9Department of Animal Genetics and Conservation, Warsaw University of Life Sciences-SGGW, Warsaw, Poland
- Vitaliy Smagol
- 0Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology, Kyiv, Ukraine
- John Piccolo
- 1Department of Environmental and Life Sciences, Karlstad University, Karlstad, Sweden
- Duan Biggs
- 2School of Earth and Sustainability, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, United States
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fcosc.2023.989019
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 4
Abstract
Maintaining peace and conserving biodiversity hinge on an international system of cooperation codified in institutions, but Russia’s invasion of Ukraine brings recent progress to a crossroads. Against this backdrop, we address some implications of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for the governance of biodiversity conservation both within and beyond Russia. The Russian invasion of Ukraine threatens the governance system for biodiversity conservation, as it pertains to Russia and beyond, due to three interacting factors: (i) isolation of Russia from the international system, (ii) halt and delay of international cooperation, and (iii) changes in international and domestic policy priorities. We recommend making the existing international system of governance for conserving biodiversity more resilient and adaptable, while aligning security agendas with biodiversity conservation goals.
Keywords
- migratory species conservation
- international conflict
- conservation policy
- transboundary conservation
- global environmental governance
- Russia's invasion of Ukraine
