Sixty years of tracking conservation progress using the World Database on Protected Areas
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The world's protected area network is constantly changing, and the dynamics of this network
are tracked using the World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA). This database evolved …
are tracked using the World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA). This database evolved …
The rise of novelty in ecosystems
Rapid and ongoing change creates novelty in ecosystems everywhere, both when
comparing contemporary systems to their historical baselines, and predicted future systems …
comparing contemporary systems to their historical baselines, and predicted future systems …
Forest loss in protected areas and intact forest landscapes: a global analysis
In spite of the high importance of forests, global forest loss has remained alarmingly high
during the last decades. Forest loss at a global scale has been unveiled with increasingly …
during the last decades. Forest loss at a global scale has been unveiled with increasingly …
Conservation and conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo: The impacts of warfare, mining, and protected areas on deforestation
Tropical forests provide critical ecosystem services worldwide. Nonetheless, ongoing
agricultural expansion, timber extraction, and mining continue to jeopardize important forest …
agricultural expansion, timber extraction, and mining continue to jeopardize important forest …
Weighing the benefits of expanding protected areas versus managing existing ones
Protected areas are a fundamental mechanism for conserving global biodiversity. Given
limited conservation funds and shortfalls in funding for existing protected area management …
limited conservation funds and shortfalls in funding for existing protected area management …
Global trends in geospatial conservation planning: a review of priorities and missing dimensions
Introduction Biodiversity underpins resilient ecosystems that sustain life. Despite
international conservation efforts, biodiversity is still declining due to ongoing anthropogenic …
international conservation efforts, biodiversity is still declining due to ongoing anthropogenic …
When conservation goes viral: The diffusion of innovative biodiversity conservation policies and practices
Despite billions of dollars invested,“getting to scale” remains a fundamental challenge for
conservation donors and practitioners. Occasionally, however, a conservation intervention …
conservation donors and practitioners. Occasionally, however, a conservation intervention …
Multiple-use protected areas are critical to equitable and effective conservation
Protected areas are widely used to stem biodiversity loss, with global conservation policy
mandating their use in meeting area-based conservation targets, such as the recent target to …
mandating their use in meeting area-based conservation targets, such as the recent target to …
Winners and losers of national and global efforts to reconcile agricultural intensification and biodiversity conservation
Closing yield gaps within existing croplands, and thereby avoiding further habitat
conversions, is a prominently and controversially discussed strategy to meet the rising …
conversions, is a prominently and controversially discussed strategy to meet the rising …
A robust, systematic approach for developing the biodiversity sector's input for multi-sector Marine Spatial Planning
As countries commit to developing their ocean-based economies sustainably, it is critical to
secure the underlying marine biodiversity and ecological processes. Ecosystem-based …
secure the underlying marine biodiversity and ecological processes. Ecosystem-based …