Expanding China's protected areas network to enhance resilience of climate connectivity

D Xu, J Peng, J Dong, H Jiang, M Liu, Y Luo, Z Xu - Science Bulletin, 2024 - Elsevier
Expanding the network of connected and resilient protected areas (PAs) for climate change
adaptation can help species track suitable climate conditions and safeguard biodiversity …

Principles for area‐based biodiversity conservation

F Riva, N Haddad, L Fahrig, C Banks‐Leite - Ecology Letters, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Recent international agreements have strengthened and expanded commitments to protect
and restore native habitats for biodiversity protection (“area‐based biodiversity …

Assessing ecological conservation redline from element, structure, and function dimensions: A case of Zhejiang Province, China

W Yue, H Xia, Y Liu, J Xu, J Xiong - Environmental Impact Assessment …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Ecological Conservation Redline (ECR) is a national strategy of ecological
conservation required by Territorial Spatial Planning in China. Previous studies mainly …

Occupancy trends of overwintering coastal waterbird communities reveal guild‐specific patterns of redistribution and shifting reliance on existing protected areas

DR de Zwaan, A Huang, CH Fox… - Global Change …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Climate change and anthropogenic stressors are redistributing species and altering
community composition globally. Protected areas (PAs) may not sufficiently protect …

Assessing habitat suitability and conservation priorities for flagship crane species across critical wetlands in northeast China

L Xu, Q Sun, I Storch, Z Yao, J Ma, K Cheng… - Biological Conservation, 2024 - Elsevier
Protected areas are considered to be essential shelters for wildlife species and their
habitats. At present, approximately 17% of the world's land areas are under protection, but …

Climate change and its ecological risks are spatially heterogeneous in high-altitude region: The case of Qinghai-Tibet plateau

Y Wang, Y Lü, D Lü, L Yin, X Wang - CATENA, 2024 - Elsevier
Fragile high-altitude regions are highly sensitive to climate change. In the past decades, the
annual warming rate of these regions has been twice that of the world average. Combined …

30 by 30 for plant diversity: How can we protect more of nature?

T Harris, G Ottaviani, M Mulligan… - Plants, People …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Societal Impact Statement Proposals to increase protected area networks to 30% of land
area globally will, given habitat conversion, require ecosystem restoration. Trait‐based …

Global spatial potential for implementing land-based climate mitigation

EM Beaury, J Smith, J Levine - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Land-based mitigation strategies (LBMS) are critical to reducing climate change and will
require large areas for their implementation. Yet few studies have considered how and …

[HTML][HTML] The multi-period reserve design problem under climate change

C Gerling, O Schöttker, J Hearne - Sustainability Analytics and Modeling, 2023 - Elsevier
Climate change causes range shifts of species and habitats, thus making existing reserve
networks less suitable in the future. Existing optimisation procedures hence need to be …

Shared principles for area-based biodiversity conservation

F Riva, N Haddad, L Fahrig… - Authorea …, 2024 - advance.sagepub.com
Recent international agreements have strengthened and expanded commitments to protect
and restore native habitats. Nevertheless, biodiversity conservation is hindered because …