Biodiversity loss is a social and ecological emergency, and calls have been made for the
global expansion of protected areas (PAs) to tackle this crisis. It is unclear, however, where …

Under the Convention on Biological Diversity, the world's governments set a goal of
protecting 10% of all ecological regions by 2010. We evaluated progress toward that goal for …

There were 2,541 nature reserves accounting for c. 15% of China's land territory by 2009. As
nature reserves hold the majority of the country's wildlife they play a fundamental role in …

Mainland China has 2538 nature reserves, covering approximately 15% of its total land
area. However, little is known of their effectiveness in capturing the country's ecological …

Protected areas (PA s) are an essential tool for the conservation of biodiversity globally.
Previous studies have focussed on the effectiveness of PA s and the design of optimal PA …

Land protection has become increasingly common, and global land protection is now
greater than 12%. Prediction of future protected area expansion are uncertain, and depend …

Wetland destruction and degradation have been increasing gradually. The biodiversity of
the remaining wetlands is under unprecedented threat. Identifying the future trend of wetland …

Gaps in research exist for country-wide analyses to identify areas of particular importance for
biodiversity and ecosystem services to help reach Aichi Target 11 in developing countries …

The severely threatened Chinese flora urgently needs a new, well adapted to China and
properly formulated conservation strategy. The present review provides a detailed …

Aim Protected areas are an important tool for conserving species. In this study, we assessed
the effectiveness of protected areas to conserve amphibian biodiversity in response to future …