Three global conditions for biodiversity conservation and sustainable use: An implementation framework

H Locke, EC Ellis, O Venter, R Schuster… - National Science …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
'Nature and its vital contributions to people, which together embody biodiversity and
ecosystem functions and services, are deteriorating worldwide'[1]. The United Nations …

Global determinants and conservation of evolutionary and geographic rarity in land vertebrates

G Murali, R Gumbs, S Meiri, U Roll - Science advances, 2021 - science.org
Deciphering global trends in phylogenetic endemism is crucial for understanding broad-
scale evolutionary patterns and the conservation of key elements of biodiversity. However …

Global camera trap synthesis highlights the importance of protected areas in maintaining mammal diversity

C Chen, JF Brodie, R Kays, TJ Davies, R Liu… - Conservation …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The establishment of protected areas (PAs) is a central strategy for global biodiversity
conservation. While the role of PAs in protecting habitat has been highlighted, their …

The trouble with trees: afforestation plans for Africa

WJ Bond, N Stevens, GF Midgley… - Trends in ecology & …, 2019 - cell.com
Extensive tree planting is widely promoted for reducing atmospheric CO 2. In Africa, 1 million
km 2, mostly of grassy biomes, have been targeted for 'restoration'by 2030. The target is …

Agricultural development and land use change in India: A scenario analysis of trade‐offs between UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

R Hinz, TB Sulser, R Hüfner, D Mason‐D'Croz… - Earth's …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
India has the second largest population in the world and is characterized by a broad
diversity in climate, topography, flora, fauna, land use, and socioeconomic conditions. To …

Identifying species threat hotspots from global supply chains

D Moran, K Kanemoto - Nature Ecology & Evolution, 2017 - nature.com
Identifying hotspots of species threat has been a successful approach for setting
conservation priorities. One important challenge in conservation is that, in many hotspots …

Large‐scale DNA‐based survey of frogs in Amazonia suggests a vast underestimation of species richness and endemism

JP Vacher, J Chave, FG Ficetola… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Aim Mapping Amazonian biodiversity accurately is a major challenge for integrated
conservation strategies and to study its origins. However, species boundaries and their …

[HTML][HTML] Re-thinking complex orebodies: Consequences for the future world supply of copper

RK Valenta, D Kemp, JR Owen, GD Corder… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2019 - Elsevier
The supply of copper underpins global economic growth and human development.
Forecasts predict a market deficit of 600 kilotones of copper metal by 2021. Accessing new …

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 …

State of the world's amphibians

A Catenazzi - Annual review of environment and resources, 2015 - annualreviews.org
The Anthropocene is characterized by a widespread biodiversity crisis that is rivaling
prehistoric mass extinctions. Amphibians are the most threatened class of vertebrates. In …