Illegal wildlife trade (IWT) has increased in profile in recent years as a global policy issue,
largely because of its association with declines in prominent internationally trafficked …

Corruption significantly affects the large majority of countries, and it has negative social and
economic impacts. Its impacts on environmental and resource management (ERM) sectors …

Abstract The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species is essential for practical and theoretical
efforts to protect biodiversity. However, species classified as “Data Deficient”(DD) regularly …

What does it mean for the future of the planet when one of the world's most durable
authoritarian governance systems pursues “ecological civilization”? Despite its staggering …

Over the last decade, South Africa and its iconic Kruger National Park have experienced a
steep increase in the killing of rhinoceros for its horn, which is reaching staggering prices …

Illegal hunting is a persistent problem in many protected areas, but an overview of the extent
of this problem and its impact on wildlife is lacking. We reviewed 40 years (1980–2020) of …

Forest and vegetation fires, used as tools for agriculture and deforestation, are a major
source of air pollutants and can cause serious air quality issues in many parts of Asia …

Filling the global biodiversity financing gap will require significant investments from financial
markets, which demand credible valuations of ecosystem services and natural capital …

Sub-Saharan Africa's (SSA's) iconic biodiversity is of immense potential global value but is
jeopardized by increasing anthropogenic pressures. Elevated consumption in wealthier …

The conversion of natural habitats to farmland is a major cause of biodiversity loss and
poses the greatest extinction risk to birds worldwide. Tropical raptors are of particular …