Identifying global centers of unsustainable commercial harvesting of species
Overexploitation is one of the main threats to biodiversity, but the intensity of this threat varies geographically. We identified global...
How to send a finch extinct
Australia’s high species extinction rate shows no sign of abating, with at least three vertebrate extinctions recorded within the last...
Conservation implications of ecological responses to extreme weather and climate events
Many conservation efforts now focus on mitigating biodiversity loss due to climate change. While a focus on impacts from mean, long‐term...
Hotspots of human impact on threatened terrestrial vertebrates
Conserving threatened species requires identifying where across their range they are being impacted by threats, yet this remains...
Brokering trust in citizen science
Citizen science (CS) information requires systematic review that incorporates a range of interests and concerns. Yet, there has been...
Manage forests as protection against warming.
We disagree with those who caution against relying on forests as a solution to global warming until the warming effects of trees...
Madagascar: Crime threatens biodiversity.
Madagascar’s new president, Andry Rajoelina, was elected on a promise to improve living standards for the millions who live in poverty...
Improved management is more important than sparing-sharing strategies for tropical forests
Tropical forests are globally significant for both biodiversity conservation and the production of economically valuable wood products....
Descriptions of known vocalisations of the Night Parrot Pezoporus occidentalis
Until recently, the only descriptions of Night Parrot Pezoporus occidentalis vocalisations were anecdotal reports from observers in the...
Open access solutions for biodiversity journals: Do not replace one problem with another
For much of the twentieth century, many or most scholarly journals in biodiversity, ecology, biogeography and conservation were owned and...