Conservation planning is the process of locating, configuring, implementing and maintaining
areas that are managed to promote the persistence of biodiversity and other natural values …

Policy and practice around protected areas are poorly aligned with the basic purpose of
protection, which is to make a difference. The difference made by protected areas is their …

Land-use/land-cover change is the most important factor in causing biodiversity loss. The
Mediterranean region has been affected by antropic disturbance for thousands of years, and …

The task of measuring the decline of global biodiversity and instituting changes to halt and
reverse this downturn has been taken up in response to the Convention on Biological …

Summary 1 The spread and intensification of agriculture are recognized as two of the most
important global threats to wildlife. There are clear links between agricultural change and …

Protected areas (PAs) are our principal conservation strategy and are evolving rapidly, but
we know little about the real-world management and governance of new forms. We review …

Conservation planning is the process of locating and designing conservation areas to
promote the persistence of biodiversity in situ. To do this, conservation areas must be able to …

Conservation networks, such as the European Natura 2000, are sets of designated reserves,
the persistence of which requires the contribution of the non-protected territory in terms of …

Abstract “How much is enough?” is a question that conservationists, scientists, and
policymakers have struggled with for years in conservation planning. To answer this …

Human activities deprive wild animals of their life requisites by destroying or impoverishing
their surroundings, causing suffering of individuals. Yet, the notion that animal welfare …