An operational model for mainstreaming ecosystem services for implementation
Research on ecosystem services has grown markedly in recent years. However, few studies
are embedded in a social process designed to ensure effective management of ecosystem …
are embedded in a social process designed to ensure effective management of ecosystem …
Integrating species distribution modelling into decision-making to inform conservation actions
Species distribution models (SDMs) have been widely tagged as valuable tools in a variety
of conservation assessments to address pressing conservation problems. However, these …
of conservation assessments to address pressing conservation problems. However, these …
Mapping ecosystem services for planning and management
This study mapped the production of five ecosystem services in South Africa: surface water
supply, water flow regulation, soil accumulation, soil retention, and carbon storage. The …
supply, water flow regulation, soil accumulation, soil retention, and carbon storage. The …
Spatial congruence between biodiversity and ecosystem services in South Africa
Ecosystems services sustain humans all over the world. The unsustainable use of
ecosystem services around the world has led to widespread degradation which now …
ecosystem services around the world has led to widespread degradation which now …
Identifying priority areas for ecosystem service management in South African grasslands
Grasslands provide many ecosystem services required to support human well-being and are
home to a diverse fauna and flora. Degradation of grasslands due to agriculture and other …
home to a diverse fauna and flora. Degradation of grasslands due to agriculture and other …
Establishing IUCN red list criteria for threatened ecosystems
JP Rodríguez, KM RODRÍGUEZ‐CLARK… - Conservation …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The potential for conservation of individual species has been greatly advanced by the
International Union for Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) development of objective …
International Union for Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) development of objective …
Conservation planning as a transdisciplinary process
Despite substantial growth in the field of conservation planning, the speed and success with
which conservation plans are converted into conservation action remains limited. This gap …
which conservation plans are converted into conservation action remains limited. This gap …
Delaying conservation actions for improved knowledge: how long should we wait?
Decisions about where conservation actions are implemented are based on incomplete
knowledge about biodiversity. The Protea Atlas is a comprehensive database, containing …
knowledge about biodiversity. The Protea Atlas is a comprehensive database, containing …
Opportunism, threats, and the evolution of systematic conservation planning
RL Pressey, MC Bottrill - Conservation Biology, 2008 - JSTOR
Systematic conservation planning (Margules & Pressey 2000) is approaching its 25th
birthday (Pressey 2002). The field has produced many hundreds of scientific pub lications …
birthday (Pressey 2002). The field has produced many hundreds of scientific pub lications …
The role of private conservation areas in biodiversity representation and target achievement within the Little Karoo region, South Africa
It is becoming increasingly difficult to manage and expand statutory conservation areas (ie,
parks and formally protected areas). Therefore, alternative opportunities for land …
parks and formally protected areas). Therefore, alternative opportunities for land …