Systematic conservation planning (SCP) is a field of conservation biology concerned with
delivering on‐the‐ground actions that achieve conservation goals. It describes a set of …

The preoccupation of many conservation planners with the refinement of systematic
assessment techniques has manifested an “implementation crisis” in conservation planning …

Site selection, reserve selection, and spatial conservation prioritization are terms that have
been used for various algorithms and methods for the spatial allocation of conservation …

Over the last decades, massive efforts have been made to both assess and increase the
amount of land dedicated to biodiversity conservation. Less is known, however, about the …

Habitat loss and deterioration, climate change, and economic pressures for resource
extraction have all led to a global loss of biodiversity. The limited resources available for …

Systematic conservation planning provides a structured, target‐driven approach to ensuring
the long‐term maintenance of biodiversity. However, reviews of how well the steps of such a …

Background Systematic conservation planning is a discipline concerned with the
prioritisation of resources for biodiversity conservation and is often used in the design or …

Systematic conservation planning (SCP) is a rapidly advancing discipline aimed at providing
decision support for choices between alternate conservation actions. SCP is often used to …

In general, the best farming land is the first to be cleared. In long-settled regions of the world,
this has meant that by the time biodiversity conservation became a social priority, a very …

This paper provides an introduction and overview for the special issue on systematic
conservation planning in the species-rich and highly vulnerable Cape Floristic Region …