Humans have hunted wildlife in Central Africa for millennia. Today, however, many species
are being rapidly extirpated and sanctuaries for wildlife are dwindling. Almost all Central …

Rapid biodiversity loss has prompted global action to prevent further declines, yet
coordinated conservation action among nations remains elusive. As a result, species with …

Protected areas (PAs) are a foundational and essential strategy for reducing biodiversity
loss. However, many PAs around the world exist on paper only; thus, while logging and …

Understanding the evolutionary consequences of wildlife exploitation is increasingly
important as harvesting becomes more efficient. We examined the impacts of ivory poaching …

Large-mammal populations are ecological linchpins, and their worldwide decline and
extinction disrupts many ecosystem functions and services. Reversal of this trend will require …

Tropical forests provide critical ecosystem services worldwide. Nonetheless, ongoing
agricultural expansion, timber extraction, and mining continue to jeopardize important forest …

Reliable evidence of trends in the illegal ivory trade is important for informing decision
making for elephants but it is difficult to obtain due to the covert nature of the trade. The …

This research refers to an object‐based automatic method combined with a national expert
validation to produce regional and national forest cover change statistics over C ongo B …

Recent surveys suggest tens of thousands of elephants are being poached annually across
Africa, putting the two species at risk across much of their range. Although the financial …

The activities involved in preparing for, executing, and recovering from armed conflict are
globally pervasive and consequential, with significant impacts on natural systems. Effects on …