Plans are currently being drafted for the next decade of action on biodiversity—both the post‐2020 Global Biodiversity Framework of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and Biodiversity Strategy of the European Union (EU). Freshwater biodiversity is disproportionately threatened and underprioritized relative to the marine and terrestrial biota, despite supporting a richness of species and ecosystems with their own intrinsic value and providing multiple essential ecosystem services. Future policies and strategies must have a greater focus on the unique ecology of freshwater life and its multiple threats, and now is a critical time to reflect on how this may be achieved. We identify priority topics including environmental flows, water quality, invasive species, integrated water resources management, strategic conservation planning, and emerging technologies for freshwater ecosystem monitoring. We synthesize these topics with decades of first‐hand experience and recent literature into 14 special recommendations for global freshwater biodiversity conservation based on the successes and setbacks of European policy, management, and research. Applying and following these recommendations will inform and enhance the ability of global and European post‐2020 biodiversity agreements to halt and reverse the rapid global decline of freshwater biodiversity.

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2020年后维护淡水生命：欧洲经验为新的全球生物多样性框架提供建议

目前正在起草关于生物多样性的下一个十年行动的计划，包括《生物多样性公约》（CBD）的《 2020年后全球生物多样性框架》和欧盟（EU）的《生物多样性战略》。相对于海洋和陆地生物区系而言，淡水生物多样性受到的威胁和优先次序偏低，尽管它们以其自身的内在价值支持丰富的物种和生态系统并提供多种基本的生态系统服务。未来的政策和战略必须更加关注淡水生命的独特生态及其多重威胁，现在是反思如何实现这一目标的关键时刻。我们确定了优先主题，包括环境流量，水质，入侵物种，水资源综合管理，战略保护规划，以及用于淡水生态系统监测的新兴技术。基于欧洲政策，管理和研究的成功与挫折，我们将这些主题与数十年的第一手经验和最新文献综合在一起，提出了14条针对全球淡水生物多样性保护的特别建议。应用并遵循这些建议将为全球和欧洲2020年后生物多样性协定制止并扭转全球淡水生物多样性迅速下降的能力，并增强其能力。