A global mitigation hierarchy for nature conservation
Efforts to conserve biodiversity comprise a patchwork of international goals, national-level plans, and local interventions that,...
Predicting the impact of logging activities on soil erosion and water quality in steep, forested tro
Increasing development in tropical regions provides new economic opportunities that can improve livelihoods, but it threatens the...
Leopards provide public health benefits in Mumbai, India
Populations of large carnivores are often suppressed in human‐dominated landscapes because they can kill or injure people and domestic...
The exceptional value of intact forest ecosystems
As the terrestrial human footprint continues to expand, the amount of native forest that is free from significant damaging human...
The extent and predictability of the biodiversity–carbon correlation
Protecting biomass carbon stocks to mitigate climate change has direct implications for biodiversity conservation. Yet, evidence that a...
The contribution of predators and scavengers to human well-being
Predators and scavengers are frequently persecuted for their negative effects on property, livestock and human life. Research has shown...
Gaps and opportunities for the World Heritage Convention to contribute to global wilderness conserva
Wilderness areas are ecologically intact landscapes predominantly free of human uses, especially industrial‐scale activities that result...
Bias in protected‐area location and its effects on long‐term aspirations of biodiversity conventions
To contribute to the aspirations of recent international biodiversity conventions, protected areas (PAs) must be strategically located...
The risks and opportunities of translating terrestrial biodiversity offsets to the marine realm
Biodiversity compensation policy programs such as offsetting are increasingly being expanded to the marine realm. We reviewed the...
The Last of the Ocean Wilderness.
This chapter discusses a radical solution to the problem that many protected areas are not in the right places to achieve maximum...