Non-systematic literature review of challenges that hinder the implementation of specific targets of the BDS 2030

In the BioAgora project, Deliverable 1.1 focused on assessing and categorizing the challenges that can hinder the implementation of the EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030. A mixed-method research strategy was used to collect evidence on existing challenges, including a general and a targeted (non-systematic) literature review. This database summarizes the results of this non-systematic literature review as well as expert opinion shared on the initial results by project consortium members.

The general literature search was carried out between the 1st September and the 10th October 2022, and contained the fixed keywords EU, European, biodiversity, conservation, strategy, implementation, evaluation as well as the interchangeable terms barrier, challenge, and issue. This search returned approximately 16,800 results of which the abstracts of the first 70 hits were screened for relevant guidance to establish the broad challenge categories. After the broad challenge categories were established, we launched a targeted literature search from the 10th October until the 5th November 2022. Here, a series of searches with the fixed terms EU, biodiversity, implementation, [target-specific input, e.g. invasive species, soil ecosystems, freshwater ecosystems] and the interchangeable terms challenge, barrier, and issue was conducted. Per search, the abstracts of the initial 15 results were screened and detailed information from the publications with relevance to the research question were extracted. Both searches included only publications from 2010 onwards and if possible, more recent publications were prioritised over older ones.