Recognizing that protected areas (PAs) are essential for effective biodiversity conservation
action, the Convention on Biological Diversity established ambitious PA targets as part of the …

Quantifying the contribution of protected areas (PAs) to conservation is important,
challenging, and a key focus of various indicators within national and global frameworks for …

The substitution of natural ecosystems with agriculture has led to the establishment of
human-modified landscapes globally. In some tropical regions, this process is decades-old …

Authors: Laxmi Dutt Bhatta1, Sunita Ranabhat1, Ram Prasad Chaudhary2, Jah P Sah3,
Tanya Marree Doody4, Nakul Chettri1, Khadga Basnet5, Ugan Madandhar6, Hem Baral7 …

Land-use sprawl in the Himalayas has caused the conversion of natural habitat into human-
modified habitats, thus degrading ecosystem health. Adaptation of birds to changing …

Understanding factors determining the distribution of species is a key requirement for
protecting diversity in a specific area. The aim of this study was to explore the factors …

There exists limited information on biodiversity including avifaunal diversity and habitat
condition in community forests (CF) of Nepal; thus we aimed to fulfill such gaps in Tibrekot …

Complementarity is crucial when prioritizing sites for biodiversity conservation. Networks of
conservation corridors (CCs) can contribute to regional representativeness by …

Given the reality of climate-driven migration, the net effectiveness of existing spatially fixed
protected areas (PAs) to biodiversity conservation is expected to decline, while the potential …

Avifaunal diversity can act as a proxy to prioritize areas for conservation, such as Important
Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBAs). Within such priority areas, different forest structures can …