Agriculture and biodiversity: a review

N Dudley, S Alexander - Biodiversity, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Agriculture is the largest contributor to biodiversity loss with expanding impacts due to
changing consumption patterns and growing populations. Agriculture destroys biodiversity …

[HTML][HTML] Opportunities and challenges of other effective area-based conservation measures (OECMs) for biodiversity conservation

H Alves-Pinto, J Geldmann, H Jonas, V Maioli… - Perspectives in Ecology …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract In 2010, the Convention on Biological Diversity adopted the Strategic Plan for
Biodiversity 2011–2020. As international attention turns to the development of the post-2020 …

Quantification of habitat fragmentation reveals extinction risk in terrestrial mammals

KR Crooks, CL Burdett, DM Theobald… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
Although habitat fragmentation is often assumed to be a primary driver of extinction, global
patterns of fragmentation and its relationship to extinction risk have not been consistently …

[HTML][HTML] Protected area connectivity: Shortfalls in global targets and country-level priorities

S Saura, B Bertzky, L Bastin, L Battistella… - Biological …, 2018 - Elsevier
Connectivity of protected areas (PAs) is crucial for meeting their conservation goals. We
provide the first global evaluation of countries' progress towards Aichi Target 11 of the …

[HTML][HTML] Protected areas in the world's ecoregions: How well connected are they?

S Saura, L Bastin, L Battistella, A Mandrici, G Dubois - Ecological indicators, 2017 - Elsevier
Protected areas (PAs) are the main instrument for biodiversity conservation, which has
triggered the development of numerous indicators and assessments on their coverage …

Public perceptions of marine threats and protection from around the world

HK Lotze, H Guest, J O'Leary, A Tuda… - Ocean & Coastal …, 2018 - Elsevier
The ocean is increasingly facing direct and indirect threats from multiple human activities
that alter marine ecosystems worldwide. Mitigating these threats requires a global shift in the …

A global analysis of management capacity and ecological outcomes in terrestrial protected areas

J Geldmann, L Coad, MD Barnes, ID Craigie… - Conservation …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Protecting important sites is a key strategy for halting the loss of biodiversity. However, our
understanding of the relationship between management inputs and biodiversity outcomes in …

Protected areas are now the last strongholds for many imperiled mammal species

M Pacifici, M Di Marco, JEM Watson - Conservation Letters, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The global network of terrestrial protected areas (PAs) has experienced a fourfold expansion
since the 1970s. Yet, there is increasing debate around the role of the global PA estate in …

Perspectives on area‐based conservation and its meaning for future biodiversity policy

N Bhola, H Klimmek, N Kingston… - Conservation …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract During 2021, Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) are expected
to meet in Kunming, China, to agree on a new global biodiversity framework aimed at halting …

Protected areas, wildlife-based community tourism and community livelihoods dynamics: Spiraling up and down of community capitals

MT Stone, GP Nyaupane - Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Participation in wildlife-based community tourism within and around protected areas is seen
as a tool to link biodiversity conservation and community livelihoods improvement. However …