title: A horizon scan of global conservation issues for 2013.
abstract: This paper presents the findings of our fourth annual horizon-scanning exercise, which aims to identify topics that increasingly may affect conservation of biological diversity. The 15 issues were identified via an iterative, transferable process by a team of professional horizon scanners, researchers, practitioners, and a journalist. The 15 topics include the commercial use of antimicrobial peptides, thorium-fuelled nuclear power, and undersea oil production.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK. wjs32@hermes.cam.ac.uk
authors.forename: William J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Sutherland
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bardsley
authors.forename: Mick
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Clout
authors.forename: Michael H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Depledge
authors.forename: Lynn V
authors.initials: LV
authors.lastname: Dicks
authors.forename: Liz
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fellman
authors.forename: Erica
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fleishman
authors.forename: David W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Gibbons
authors.forename: Brandon
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Keim
authors.forename: Fiona
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lickorish
authors.forename: Ceri
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Margerison
authors.forename: Kathryn A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Monk
authors.forename: Kenneth
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Norris
authors.forename: Lloyd S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Peck
authors.forename: Stephanie V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Prior
authors.forename: Jörn P W
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Scharlemann
authors.forename: Mark D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Spalding
authors.forename: Andrew R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Watkinson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D023181:Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides; D017756:Aquaculture / Q000639:trends; D059001:Aquatic Organisms; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D044822:Biodiversity; D003059:Cocos; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources / Q000639:trends*; D057894:Coral Reefs; D004247:DNA / Q000032:analysis; D053476:Extinction, Biological; D019652:Extraction and Processing Industry / Q000639:trends; D016468:Forestry / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000209:etiology; D055848:Nuclear Power Plants / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009696:Nucleic Acids / Q000138:chemical synthesis; D011327:Printing / Q000639:trends; D012993:Solar Energy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013910:Thorium; D058438:Water Cycle
chemical_list: D023181:Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides; D009696:Nucleic Acids; D013910:Thorium; D004247:DNA