A manifesto for predictive conservation
If efforts to tackle biodiversity loss and its impact on human wellbeing are to be successful, conservation must learn from other fields...
Widespread shortfalls in protected area resourcing undermine efforts to conserve biodiversity
Protected areas (PAs) are a key tool in efforts to safeguard biodiversity against increasing anthropogenic threats. As signatories to the...
Quantifying biases in marine‐protected‐area placement relative to abatable threats
Marine protected areas (MPAs) are a critical defense against biodiversity loss in the world's oceans, but to realize near‐term...
The mesoscavenger release hypothesis and implications for ecosystem and human well‐being
Many apex scavenger species, including nearly all obligate scavengers, are in a state of rapid decline and there is growing evidence...
Last chance for Madagascar’s biodiversity
Madagascar’s recently elected president ran on a platform of improving the economy and raising people out of poverty. We suggest that...
Protected area targets post-2020
In 2010, Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) adopted the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011–2020, and its 20 Aichi...
A composite measure of habitat loss for entire assemblages of species
Habitat destruction is among the greatest threats facing biodiversity, and it affects common and threatened species alike. However,...
Restoration priorities to achieve the global protected area target
With much of Earth's surface already heavily impacted by humans, there is a need to understand where restoration is required to achieve...
What are the barriers to successful community-based climate change adaptation? A review of grey lite
Across the Global South, community-based adaptation (CBA) projects are increasingly being implemented in an effort to respond effectively...
Retention and restoration priorities for climate adaptation in a multi-use landscape
Retaining and restoring habitat in areas that will remain climatically suitable through time is a key strategy for helping species' adapt...