An opportunity represents an advantageous combination of circumstances that allows goals
to be achieved. We reviewed the nature of opportunity and how it manifests in different …

In the realities of the modern world, when the natural habitat is rapidly disappearing and the
number of imperiled plants is constantly growing, ex situ conservation is gaining importance …

Protected areas are a central strategy for achieving global conservation goals, but their
continued existence depends heavily on maintaining sufficient social and political support to …

Canada's Pacific coast is one region where there is a renewed commitment to pursue
marine spatial planning (MSP). The British Columbia Marine Conservation Analysis …

In this paper, we present an alternative governance system for managing biodiversity in
agricultural landscapes. Focusing primarily on the European Union (EU), we start with the …

Conservation science is a mission-driven discipline, yet there are few assessments on
whether conservation practices follow scientific recommendations, and thus missed …

Systematic conservation planning is intended to inform spatially explicit decision making.
Doing so requires that it be integrated into complex regulatory and governance processes …

Abstract The US National Ocean Policy calls for ecosystem-based management (EBM) of
the ocean to help realize the vision advanced in the 2010 Executive Order on the …

Marine protected areas (MPAs) are among the most widely used strategy to protect marine
ecosystems and are typically designed to protect specific habitats rather than a single and/or …

Marine protected areas (MPAs) are a powerful tool for conserving marine biodiversity when
designed using ecological information and conservation goals and targets. Dugongs …