Abstract Protected Areas (PAs) are the cornerstone of biodiversity conservation. Here, we
collated distributional data for> 14,000 (~ 70% of) species of amphibians and reptiles …

Conservation efforts should target the few remaining areas of the world that represent
outstanding examples of ecological integrity and aim to restore ecological integrity to a much …

Agricultural expansion into subtropical and tropical forests causes major environmental
damage, but its wider social impacts often remain hidden. Forest-dependent smallholders …

Models are useful tools for understanding and predicting ecological patterns and processes.
Under ongoing climate and biodiversity change, they can greatly facilitate decision‐making …

Forest loss in the tropics affects large areas, but whereas full forest conversions are routinely
assessed, forest degradation patters remain often unclear. This is particularly so for the …

Abstract Context The Dry Chaco spans more than 87 million hectares across Argentina,
Bolivia, and Paraguay. This unique forest system has experienced extensive loss and …

Land-use change is a root cause of the extinction crisis, but links between habitat change
and biodiversity loss are not fully understood. While there is evidence that habitat loss is an …

Understanding local-scale patterns of vertebrate species persistence or extirpation in the
Anthropocene is a central challenge in conservation ecology. Based on real-world …

Understanding how biodiversity responds to intensifying agriculture is critical to mitigating
the trade‐offs between them. These trade‐offs are particularly strong in tropical and …

Tropical dry forests harbor major carbon stocks but are disappearing rapidly across the
globe as agriculture expands into them. Unfortunately, carbon emissions from deforestation …