O Que São Áreas Especiais Para a Biodiversidade

This video, produced by Dr. Alexandre F. Souza, Professor of the Department of Ecology at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, explains what special areas for biodiversity conservation are. In this video, Professor Alexandre explores how science identifies and classifies the most important places on the planet for the persistence of life, from Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) and Important Bird Areas (IBAs) to Zero Extinction Areas (EZAs), Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Sites), and Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas (EBSAs). The content demonstrates that identifying and protecting these sites is essential to guarantee the survival of the most threatened species, the integrity of ecosystems, and the services that nature provides to humanity. Concrete examples are analyzed—from the Pantanal to the Atlantic Forest, from the Abrolhos reefs to the Amazon—where the designation of these areas is vital for the ecological, food, and climate security of Brazil and the world. This video is a production of the project "PJ006-2026 - Scientific Dissemination Videos on Ecology and Environment - 2025" of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN). Coordination: Prof. Dr. Alexandre F. Souza LITERATURE CITED IN THE VIDEO OR RECOMMENDED MAP AND OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF KBAs: https://maps.birdlife.org/portal/apps... MAP AND OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF IBAs: https://datazone.birdlife.org/about-o... AZE: https://brasil.mongabay.com/2019/02/m... ARTICLES ABOUT IPAs: https://link.springer.com/article/10.... https://www.sciencedirect.com/science... EBSAs: https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html... REFERENCES Alliance for Zero Extinction. 2024. AZE NBSAP Fact Sheet 2024. Available at: http://zeroextinction.org/wp-content/... BirdLife International. 2023. State of the World's Birds 2023: Insights and solutions for the biodiversity crisis. Cambridge, UK: BirdLife International. Brooks, T. M., Mittermeier, R. A., da Fonseca, G. A. B., Gerlach, J., Hoffmann, M., Lamoreux, J. F., Mittermeier, C. G., Pilgrim, J. D. & Rodrigues, A. S. L. 2006. Global biodiversity conservation priorities. Science, 313(5783), 58–61. Ceballos, G., Ehrlich, P. R., Barnosky, A. D., García, A., Pringle, R. M. & Palmer, T. M. 2017. Biological annihilation via the ongoing sixth mass extinction signaled by vertebrate population losses and declines. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 114(30), E6089–E6096. Convention on Biological Diversity. 2008. Decision IX/20: Marine and coastal biodiversity. Montreal: Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity. Available at: https://www.cbd.int/decision/cop/?id=... Convention on Biological Diversity. 2016. CBD Technical Series No. 84: Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas (EBSAs). Montreal: Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity. Eken, G., Bennun, L., Brooks, T. M., Darwall, W., Fishpool, L. D. C., Foster, M., Knox, D., Langhammer, P., Matiku, P., Radford, E., Salaman, P., Sechrest, W., Smith, M. L., Spector, S. & Tordoff, A. 2004. Key biodiversity areas as site conservation targets. BioScience, 54(12), 1110–1118. IUCN. 2016. A Global Standard for the Identification of Key Biodiversity Areas. Version 1.0. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN. Available at: https://portals.iucn.org/library/site... Ministry of the Environment. 2018. 2nd Update of Priority Areas and Actions for Conservation. Brasília: MMA. Available at: https://www.gov.br/mma/pt-br/assuntos... Ministry of the Environment. 2018. MMA Ordinance No. 463, of December 18, 2018. Official Gazette of the Union, Brasília. Mittermeier, R. A., Mittermeier, C. G., Brooks, T. M., Pilgrim, J. D., Konstant, W. R., da Fonseca, G. A. B. & Kormos, C. 2003. Wilderness and biodiversity conservation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 100(18), 10309–10313. Plantlife International. 2004. Identifying and protecting the world's most important plant areas: A guide to implementing the new World Conservation Union (IUCN) guidelines. Salisbury: Plantlife International. Ramsar Convention Secretariat. 2022. The Ramsar Convention and its Mission. Gland, Switzerland: Ramsar Convention Secretariat. Available at: https://www.ramsar.org SANBI. 2024. How are KBAs identified? Factsheet. Pretoria: South African National Biodiversity Institute.