Tapping into non-English-language science for the conservation of global biodiversity

T Amano, V Berdejo-Espinola, AP Christie, K Willott… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
The widely held assumption that any important scientific information would be available in
English underlies the underuse of non-English-language science across disciplines …

Towards evidence‐based conservation of subterranean ecosystems

S Mammola, MB Meierhofer, PAV Borges… - Biological …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Subterranean ecosystems are among the most widespread environments on Earth, yet we
still have poor knowledge of their biodiversity. To raise awareness of subterranean …

[HTML][HTML] Priorities for research and action to prevent a New World vulture crisis

A Santangeli, ER Buechley, S Mammola… - Biological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Proactive approaches are typically more cost-effective than reactive ones, and this is clearly
the case for biodiversity conservation. Research and conservation actions for Old World …

Quantifying and addressing the prevalence and bias of study designs in the environmental and social sciences

AP Christie, D Abecasis, M Adjeroud, JC Alonso… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Building trust in science and evidence-based decision-making depends heavily on the
credibility of studies and their findings. Researchers employ many different study designs …

The challenge of biased evidence in conservation

AP Christie, T Amano, PA Martin… - Conservation …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Efforts to tackle the current biodiversity crisis need to be as efficient and effective as possible
given chronic underfunding. To inform decision‐makers of the most effective conservation …

A severe lack of evidence limits effective conservation of the world's primates

J Junker, SO Petrovan, V Arroyo-RodrÍguez… - …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Threats to biodiversity are well documented. However, to effectively conserve species and
their habitats, we need to know which conservation interventions do (or do not) work …

Avoiding wasted research resources in conservation science

RT Buxton, EA Nyboer, KE Pigeon… - … Science and Practice, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Scientific evidence is fundamental for guiding effective conservation action to curb
biodiversity loss. Yet, research resources in conservation are often wasted due to biased …

Decomposing trends in bird populations: Climate, life histories and habitat affect different aspects of population change

D Storch, J Koleček, P Keil, Z Vermouzek… - Diversity and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Despite the complexity of population dynamics, most studies concerning current
changes in bird populations reduce the trajectory of population change to a linear trend. This …

Closing the research-implementation gap: Integrating species and human footprint data into Argentina's forest planning

S Martinuzzi, AM Olah, L Rivera, N Politi… - Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Closing the research-implementation gap is key for advancing biodiversity conservation.
One approach is to generate ecologically relevant spatial datasets that integrate easily with …

[HTML][HTML] Identifying opportunities to deliver effective and efficient outcomes from business-biodiversity action

TB White, N Mukherjee, SO Petrovan… - Environmental Science & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Business-biodiversity action is increasingly seen as critical for delivering conservation goals,
but such action needs to be effective. Using detailed semi-structured interviews with leading …