Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management

Indigenous communities' perceptions of ecosystem services of a montane forest ecosystem in Nigeria: Implications for restoration planning

A global assessment reveals widespread co-benefits for forest protection

This study assesses the global impacts of avoided forest conversion on well-being, biodiversity, and ecosystem services, finding widespread co-benefits across 29,038 studies.

The conservation effectiveness of Indigenous and local community governance

This study compares ecological outcomes of Indigenous and local community governance with conventional approaches, finding community-governed areas perform as well as fully protected areas and better than others.

Where conservation and restoration matter most: sensitivity-based prioritization of connected forest

The paper develops a sensitivity-based framework to prioritize conservation and restoration efforts by identifying areas where local habitat changes have the largest landscape-scale ecological impacts.

LAND USE AND COVER CHANGE IN HALMAHERA, INDONESIA:What are the main vectors of deforestation that affect the HonganaManyawa?

The paper quantifies land use and cover change in Halmahera, Indonesia, identifying deforestation drivers and projecting future forest loss under current policies.

Human development and inequality shape global threat patterns for terrestrial biodiversity

The paper assesses global threat patterns for terrestrial biodiversity, finding that human development and income inequality are the strongest predictors of threat probabilities across different taxa and regions.

JAGUAR CONSERVATION UNITS AS EFFECTIVE TOOL IN A PAYMENT FOR ECOSYSTEM SERVICES SCHEME FOR APEX PREDATOR

The paper proposes a Payment for Environmental Services (PES) scheme in Brazil to support jaguar conservation by analyzing environmental and economic parameters and demonstrating its feasibility.

A prioritization strategy for protecting Conservation Imperatives Sites

This paper prioritizes 1,667 Conservation Imperatives Sites to protect threatened species, focusing on areas with high irreplaceability and conversion pressure.

Impact of Amazonian protected areas in preventing deforestation and carbon loss over four decades

This study evaluates the impact of Amazonian protected areas on reducing deforestation and carbon loss over 40 years, finding they prevented 290,436 km2 of deforestation and 7,300 Mt of CO2 emissions.

Systemic bio-inequity links poverty to biodiversity and induces a conservation paradox

This paper identifies a conservation paradox where biodiversity-rich countries experience higher poverty rates due to historical colonial exploitation, challenging the assumption that biodiversity directly reduces poverty.

An effective model for community-based conservation around authorized fishing settlements inside a devolved Wildlife Management Area in southern Tanzania

This study examines how community-defined land use plans and their adherence affect wildlife abundance and distribution in a Tanzanian Wildlife Management Area, finding that strict compliance with these plans can enhance conservation outcomes.

Coordinated governance redirects agricultural expansion away from native vegetation in Brazil

The paper evaluates how different governance regimes affect agricultural expansion and native vegetation loss in Brazil, finding that constrained governance reduces native vegetation conversion while redirecting soybean expansion to already converted lands.

Global vertebrate hotspots

The paper identifies global vertebrate conservation hotspots using data from 33,604 terrestrial vertebrate species, finding 13% of Earth's surface qualifies as priority areas.

A data-driven redefinition of global biodiversity hotspots

This paper redefines global biodiversity hotspots using a data-driven approach, identifying 47 hotspots that cover 26.63% of land area and contain most threatened terrestrial species.

ZonationR: An R interface to the Zonation software for reproducible spatial conservation prioritisation workflows

Applying a metaweb approach to reserve design: large, well protected areas are crucial to maintain food webs

This study evaluates reserve configurations to support species diversity and trophic levels, finding that larger, fewer protected areas enhance conservation metrics, while smaller reserves improve species abundance outside through spillover effects.

Assessing Habitat Dynamics and Land-Use Patterns in the Amazon Forest Using Satellite Imagery

This study uses satellite imagery to analyze habitat changes in the Amazon, finding increased pasture and oil palm areas and predicting forest cover decline.

Large-scale recovery in Costa Rica's Payment for Ecosystem Service Program

This paper evaluates the ecological impact of Costa Rica's PES program using soundscapes, finding significant acoustic recovery in natural regeneration sites but slower recovery in plantations.

Combined interventions are required to reverse biodiversity and carbon losses in tropical forest frontiers

The paper compares the biodiversity and carbon benefits and costs of three interventions in tropical forests, finding that avoiding disturbances is most cost-effective, but combined interventions yield the greatest gains.

The Role of Resident Custodian Communities in Devolved Forest Conservation Lessons from a retrospective, mixed-method observational study of the Ifakara-Lupiro-Mang'ula Wildlife Management Area in Southern Tanzania

The paper examines how resident custodian communities in a Tanzanian wildlife management area affect forest conservation, finding that their displacement led to increased illegal activities.

Opportunities and challenges for applying Key BiodiversityAreas Criterion E at large spatial scales

The paper applies KBA Criterion E across Europe to assess its effectiveness in identifying irreplaceable sites for insects and tetrapods, highlighting sensitivity to analytical choices and proposing adjustments for broader applicability.

Leveraging roadless areas to close strict protection gaps in the EU

The paper identifies roadless areas in the EU and assesses their potential to enhance strict protection coverage and environmental representativeness.

Stakeholder perspectives on the effectiveness of the Ifakara-Lupiro-Mang'ula Wildlife Management Area in Southern Tanzania

This study assesses the effectiveness of the Ifakara-Lupiro-Mang'ula Wildlife Management Area in Tanzania, finding it only modestly successful due to encroachment and management challenges.

Are protected areas tracking threats to terrestrial biodiversity?

The paper assesses whether protected areas effectively track biodiversity threats by analyzing PA coverage against threat probabilities for multiple species groups.

Southeast and Northeast facing slopes have the Least Tree Cover in Northern and Southern Tropics, respectively

The paper shows that southeast and northeast-facing slopes have the least tree cover in the Northern and Southern tropics, respectively, and suggests reforestation strategies should consider slope direction.

Understudied and underprotected: biodiversity and conservation challenges in the Konkan region of Maharashtra

This study identifies knowledge gaps and conservation challenges in the Konkan region of Maharashtra through literature review and focus group discussions, highlighting threats like land-use change and climate change impacts.

Identifying conservation priority areas for the most under-protected globally threatened birds in Latin America

This study identifies conservation priority areas for under-protected globally threatened birds in Latin America using habitat and protected area data.

Impact of Population Pressure on Forest Resources Depletion in Yayo coffee forest Biosphere Reserve, Ilubabor Zone, Oromia Regional State, Southwest Ethiopia

The study examines how population pressure affects forest resource depletion in the Yayo Coffee Forest Biosphere Reserve, finding a significant negative correlation between population growth and forest cover.

Using artificial intelligence to optimize ecological restoration for climate and biodiversity

This paper uses AI to optimize ecological restoration by balancing biodiversity and carbon sequestration goals, showing that prioritizing biodiversity can enhance conservation while slightly reducing carbon gains.

Predicting near-future deforestation in West African Key Biodiversity Areas to inform conservation urgency

The paper predicts near-future deforestation risk in Key Biodiversity Areas in West Africa and identifies factors driving forest loss, highlighting urgent conservation priorities.