Protected areas (PAs) are globally important environmental management tools against the
effects of human activities, as they support the conservation of marine biodiversity, habitats …

Abstract For many years, Protected Areas (PA) have been an important tool for conserving
nature. Recently, also societal aspects have been introduced into PA management via the …

Protected areas are crucial for biodiversity conservation and the provision of ecosystem
services (ES), but management efforts seem not to be sufficient. To increase management …

Protected areas safeguard species and habitats, but also provide ecosystem services (ES)
and quite often simultaneously protect landscape character and associated cultural values …

IUCN WCPA's BEST PRACTICE PROTECTED AREA GUIDELINES SERIES IUCN-WCPA's
Best Practice Protected Area Guidelines are the world's authoritative resource for protected …

Background The current biodiversity crisis calls for an urgent need to sustainably manage
human uses of nature. The Ecosystem Services (ES) concept defined as «the benefits …

While protected areas are a key component of the global conservation strategy, quantitative
demonstrations of their positive ecological performance, meaning the extent to which they …

Whilst a number of studies have examined the effects of biodiversity conservation on the
delivery of ecosystem services, they are often limited in the scope of the ecosystem services …

Sustainable development requires improvement of both the quantity and quality of protected
areas (PAs). This paper reviews the assessments of PAs' effectiveness and provides further …

Using a range of different methods including extensive reviews, workshops and an
electronic conference, 70 key research recommendations and 12 priority research needs to …