Motion 017

 

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English title

For a protection of glaciers and post-glacial ecosystems

Titre en français

Pour une protection des glaciers et écosystèmes post-glaciaires 

Título en español

Por la protección de los glaciares y los ecosistemas postglaciares

Status
Electronic vote
Submission language
Français
Working language
Français

 

English files
Fichiers en français
Archivos en español
Proponent (Sponsor)
Reserves Naturelles de France ( France )
Co-sponsors
Fundación de Conservación Tierra Austral ( Chile )
Benin Environment and Education Society ( Benin )
Tajikistan Nature Foundation ( Tajikistan )
A ROCHA GHANA ( Ghana )
Fédération Française de Spéléologie ( France )
HUTAN ( France )
Société Française pour le Droit de l'Environnement ( France )
Explanatory memorandum
Publications scientifiques de référence pour la motion (notamment) :

· Bosson, J. B., Huss, M., Cauvy-Fraunié, S., Clément, J. C., Costes, G., Fischer, M., ... &
Arthaud, F. (2023). Future emergence of new ecosystems caused by glacial retreat. Nature,
620(7974), 562-569.
· Bosson, J. B., Huss, M., & Osipova, E. (2019). Disappearing world heritage glaciers as a
keystone of nature conservation in a changing climate. Earth's Future, 7(4), 469-479.
· Cauvy-Fraunié, S., & Dangles, O. (2019). A global synthesis of biodiversity responses to
glacier retreat. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 3(12), 1675-1685.
· Moore, J. W., Pitman, K. J., Whited, D., Marsden, N. T., Sexton, E. K., Sergeant, C. J., &
Connor, M. (2023). Mining stakes claim on salmon futures as glaciers retreat. Science,
382(6673), 887-889.
· Zimmer, A., Beach, T., Klein, J. A., & Recharte Bullard, J. (2022). The need for stewardship
of lands exposed by deglaciation from climate change. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews:
Climate Change, 13(2), e753.
Geographic scope
Global
Nature and biodiversity
Mountains
Polar
Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF)
Target 2: Restore 30% of all degraded ecosystems
Target 3: Conserve 30% of land, waters and seas
Target 8: Minimize the impacts of climate change on biodiversity and build resilience
Sustainable Development Goals
Goal 13 - climate action
Goal 16 - peace, justice and strong institutions
Goal 17 - partnerships for the goals
Threats and drivers
Climate change & severe weather
Human intrusions & disturbance
Natural hazards / natural disasters