Humanity will soon define a new era for nature—one that seeks to transform decades of
underwhelming responses to the global biodiversity crisis. Area-based conservation efforts …

Privately protected areas (PPAs) are increasing in number and extent. Yet, we know little
about their contribution to conservation and how this compares to other forms of protected …

Private land conservation areas (PLCAs) are increasingly looked to for meeting the deficit
left by state-owned protected areas in reaching global conservation targets. However …

Private land conservation (PLC) is an increasingly recognized strategy to help address the
global biodiversity crisis. Understanding landowners' context-dependent preferences for …

Social-ecological systems (SES) research has emerged as an important area of
sustainability science, informing and supporting pressing issues of transformation towards …

Anti-poaching is an important component of the tourism management system for
destinations that rely on wildlife as their key attraction. The present paper, broadly grounded …

Privately protected areas (PPAs) are a potentially innovative conservation tool. Legal
recognition is necessary for their success, especially where there are institutional …

Populations of carnivore species outside protected areas may be of considerable
importance for conservation, as many protected areas do not provide sufficient space for …

Reversing biodiversity loss is a global imperative that requires setting aside sufficient space
for species. In South Africa, an estimated area of 20 million ha is under wildlife ranching, a …

The relationship between diversity and resilience is relatively well‐established for ecological
systems, but remains much less explored for socio‐economic systems. Institutional diversity …