Sutherland, William J.Broad, StevenCaine, JacquelineClout, MickDicks, Lynn V.Doran, HelenEntwistle, Abigail C.Fleishman, EricaGibbons, David W.Keim, BrandonLeAnstey, BeckyLickorish, Fiona A.Markillie, PaulMonk, Kathryn A.Mortimer, DianaOckendon, NancyPearce-Higgins, James W.Peck, Lloyd S.Pretty, JulesRockström, JohanSpalding, Mark D.Tonneijck, Femke H.Wintle, Bonnie C.Wright, Katherine E.2016-06-132016-06-132015-12-11William J. Sutherland, Steven Broad, Jacqueline Caine, Mick Clout, Lynn V. Dicks, Helen Doran, Abigail C. Entwistle, Erica Fleishman, David W. Gibbons, Brandon Keim, Becky LeAnstey, Fiona A. Lickorish, Paul Markillie, Kathryn A. Monk, Diana Mortimer, Nancy Ockendon, James W. Pearce-Higgins, Lloyd S. Peck, Jules Pretty, Johan Rockström, Mark D. Spalding, Femke H. Tonneijck, Bonnie C. Wintle, Katherine E. Wright, A Horizon Scan of Global Conservation Issues for 2016, Trends in Ecology & Evolution, Volume 31, Issue 1, January 2016, Pages 44-530169-5347http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2015.11.007http://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/9965This paper presents the results of our seventh annual horizon scan, in which we aimed to identify issues that could have substantial effects on global biological diversity in the future, but are not currently widely well known or understood within the conservation community. Fifteen issues were identified by a team that included researchers, practitioners, professional horizon scanners, and journalists. The topics include use of managed bees as transporters of biological control agents, artificial superintelligence, electric pulse trawling, testosterone in the aquatic environment, building artificial oceanic islands, and the incorporation of ecological civilization principles into government policies in China.en© 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to: Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format, Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially. The licensor cannot revoke these freedoms as long as you follow the license terms. Under the following terms: Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. Information: No additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.foresightfutureshorizon scanningenvironmental threatenvironmental opportunitybiological diversityArticle