The convention on biological diversity's ecologically or biologically significant areas: origins, development, and current status

DC Dunn, J Ardron, N Bax, P Bernal, J Cleary… - Marine Policy, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract In 2008, the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) adopted seven criteria to
identify Ecologically or Biologically Significant Areas (EBSAs)“… in need of protection, in …

Botanic gardens science for conservation and global change

JS Donaldson - Trends in plant science, 2009 - cell.com
The contributions of botanic gardens to conservation biology and global-change research
need to be understood within the context of the traditional strengths of such gardens in …

Reinventing residual reserves in the sea: are we favouring ease of establishment over need for protection?

R Devillers, RL Pressey, A Grech… - Aquatic conservation …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
As systems of marine protected areas (MPAs) expand globally, there is a risk that new MPAs
will be biased toward places that are remote or unpromising for extractive activities, and …

Global marine protected areas to prevent extinctions

LNK Davidson, NK Dulvy - Nature ecology & evolution, 2017 - nature.com
One goal of global marine protected areas (MPAs) is to ensure they represent a breadth of
taxonomic biodiversity. Ensuring representation of species in MPAs, however, would require …

[HTML][HTML] Global priorities for marine biodiversity conservation

ER Selig, WR Turner, S Troëng, BP Wallace… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
In recent decades, many marine populations have experienced major declines in
abundance, but we still know little about where management interventions may help protect …

A fast‐moving target: achieving marine conservation goals under shifting climate and policies

G Rilov, S Fraschetti, E Gissi, C Pipitone… - Ecological …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
In the Anthropocene, marine ecosystems are rapidly shifting to new ecological states.
Achieving effective conservation of marine biodiversity has become a fast‐moving target …

Protecting Earth's last conservation frontier: scientific, management and legal priorities for MPAs beyond national boundaries

K Gjerde, L Reeve, H Harden-Davies, J Ardron… - 2016 - ro.uow.edu.au
Marine areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ) comprise most of Earth's interconnected
ocean, hosting complex ecosystems that play key roles in sustaining life and providing …

[HTML][HTML] Analysing biodiversity and conservation knowledge products to support regional environmental assessments

TM Brooks, HR Akçakaya, ND Burgess, SHM Butchart… - Scientific data, 2016 - nature.com
Two processes for regional environmental assessment are currently underway: the Global
Environment Outlook (GEO) and Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem …

Reef life survey: establishing the ecological basis for conservation of shallow marine life

GJ Edgar, AT Cooper, SC Baker, W Barker, NS Barrett… - 2020 - digital.csic.es
Reef Life Survey (RLS) provides a new model for ecological monitoring through training
experienced recreational divers in underwater visual census methods to the level of skilled …

Key biodiversity areas in the Philippines: priorities for conservation

RGR Ambal, MV Duya, MA Cruz… - … of Threatened Taxa, 2012 - threatenedtaxa.org
A process for identifying Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) for the Philippines was undertaken in
two phases. The 128 terrestrial and freshwater KBAs were identified in 2006 and the 123 …