We are approaching a reckoning point in 2020 for global targets that better articulate the
interconnections between biodiversity, ecosystem services and sustainable development …

This literature review identifies the impacts of different renewable energy pathways on
ecosystems and biodiversity, and the implications of these impacts for transitioning to a …

Many global environmental agendas, including halting biodiversity loss, reversing land
degradation, and limiting climate change, depend upon retaining forests with high …

Animal movement is fundamental for ecosystem functioning and species survival, yet the
effects of the anthropogenic footprint on animal movements have not been estimated across …

Georeferenced information on road infrastructure is essential for spatial planning, socio-
economic assessments and environmental impact analyses. Yet current global road maps …

Beginning in the 21st century, the world entered a stage of the rapid development of land
urbanization. In general, land urbanization sacrifices ecosystem service value for economic …

Human activities, especially conversion and degradation of habitats, are causing global
biodiversity declines. How local ecological assemblages are responding is less clear—a …

Hunting is a major driver of biodiversity loss, but a systematic large-scale estimate of hunting-
induced defaunation is lacking. We synthesized 176 studies to quantify hunting-induced …

Roads fragment landscapes and trigger human colonization and degradation of
ecosystems, to the detriment of biodiversity and ecosystem functions. The planet's remaining …

The intensity of human activity, habitat loss and habitat degradation have significant impacts
on biodiversity. Habitat quality plays an important role in spatial dynamics when evaluating …