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Change in terrestrial human footprint drives continued loss of intact ecosystems

Change in terrestrial human footprint drives continued loss of intact ecosystems

Minimising the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services in an intact landscape under risk of.....

Minimising the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services in an intact landscape under risk of.....

Bending the curve of terrestrial biodiversity needs an integrated strategy

Bending the curve of terrestrial biodiversity needs an integrated strategy

Living Planet Report 2020

Living Planet Report 2020

Impact of 2019–2020 mega-fires on Australian fauna habitat

Impact of 2019–2020 mega-fires on Australian fauna habitat

Recent Australian wildfires made worse by
logging and associated forest management

Recent Australian wildfires made worse by logging and associated forest management

Renewable energy production will exacerbate mining threats to biodiversity

Renewable energy production will exacerbate mining threats to biodiversity

Best-practice biodiversity safeguards for Belt and Road Initiative’s financiers

Best-practice biodiversity safeguards for Belt and Road Initiative’s financiers

Use of surrogate species to cost‐effectively prioritize conservation actions

Use of surrogate species to cost‐effectively prioritize conservation actions

Lots of loss with little scrutiny: The attrition of habitat critical for threatened species in Austr

Lots of loss with little scrutiny: The attrition of habitat critical for threatened species in Austr

A manifesto for predictive conservation

A manifesto for predictive conservation

Widespread shortfalls in protected area resourcing undermine efforts to conserve biodiversity

Widespread shortfalls in protected area resourcing undermine efforts to conserve biodiversity

Quantifying biases in marine‐protected‐area placement relative to abatable threats

Quantifying biases in marine‐protected‐area placement relative to abatable threats

The mesoscavenger release hypothesis and implications for ecosystem and human well‐being

The mesoscavenger release hypothesis and implications for ecosystem and human well‐being

Last chance for Madagascar’s biodiversity

Last chance for Madagascar’s biodiversity

Protected area targets post-2020

Protected area targets post-2020

A composite measure of habitat loss for entire assemblages of species

A composite measure of habitat loss for entire assemblages of species

Restoration priorities to achieve the global protected area target

Restoration priorities to achieve the global protected area target

What are the barriers to successful community-based climate change adaptation? A review of grey lite

What are the barriers to successful community-based climate change adaptation? A review of grey lite

Retention and restoration priorities for climate adaptation in a multi-use landscape

Retention and restoration priorities for climate adaptation in a multi-use landscape

Identifying global centers of unsustainable commercial harvesting of species

Identifying global centers of unsustainable commercial harvesting of species

How to send a finch extinct

How to send a finch extinct

Conservation implications of ecological responses to extreme weather and climate events

Conservation implications of ecological responses to extreme weather and climate events

Hotspots of human impact on threatened terrestrial vertebrates

Hotspots of human impact on threatened terrestrial vertebrates

Brokering trust in citizen science

Brokering trust in citizen science

Manage forests as protection against warming.

Manage forests as protection against warming.

Madagascar: Crime threatens biodiversity.

Madagascar: Crime threatens biodiversity.

Improved management is more important than sparing-sharing strategies for tropical forests

Improved management is more important than sparing-sharing strategies for tropical forests

Descriptions of known vocalisations of the Night Parrot Pezoporus occidentalis

Descriptions of known vocalisations of the Night Parrot Pezoporus occidentalis

Open access solutions for biodiversity journals: Do not replace one problem with another

Open access solutions for biodiversity journals: Do not replace one problem with another

Larger gains from improved management over sparing–sharing for tropical forests

Larger gains from improved management over sparing–sharing for tropical forests

Synergies between the key biodiversity area and systematic conservation planning approaches

Synergies between the key biodiversity area and systematic conservation planning approaches

Widespread shortfalls in protected area resourcing undermine efforts to conserve biodiversity

Widespread shortfalls in protected area resourcing undermine efforts to conserve biodiversity

Diverse contributions benefit people and nature

Diverse contributions benefit people and nature

A manifesto for predictive conservation

A manifesto for predictive conservation

Fast-tracking extinction

Fast-tracking extinction

Climate velocity can inform conservation in a warming world

Climate velocity can inform conservation in a warming world

One-third of global protected land is under intense human pressure

One-third of global protected land is under intense human pressure

Estimating the benefit of well-managed protected areas for threatened species conservation

Estimating the benefit of well-managed protected areas for threatened species conservation

Climate change vulnerability assessment of species

Climate change vulnerability assessment of species

Need to address gaps in global fisheries observation

Need to address gaps in global fisheries observation

Mining and biodiversity: key issues and research needs in conservation science

Mining and biodiversity: key issues and research needs in conservation science

Scenarios and models to support global conservation targets

Scenarios and models to support global conservation targets

Changes in human footprint drive changes in species extinction risk

Changes in human footprint drive changes in species extinction risk

Protect the last of the wild

Protect the last of the wild

The effect of urban density and vegetation cover on the heat island of a subtropical city

The effect of urban density and vegetation cover on the heat island of a subtropical city

Poor ecological representation by an expensive reserve system: Evaluating 35 years of marine protect

Poor ecological representation by an expensive reserve system: Evaluating 35 years of marine protect

Large-scale environmental degradation results in inequitable impacts to already impoverished communi

Large-scale environmental degradation results in inequitable impacts to already impoverished communi

The location and protection status of Earth’s diminishing marine wilderness

The location and protection status of Earth’s diminishing marine wilderness

A decision tree for assessing the risks and benefits of publishing biodiversity data

A decision tree for assessing the risks and benefits of publishing biodiversity data

Aerial View of a Field

Green Fire Science

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