This review examines the substantial changes that have taken place in marine habitats and
resources of the Gulf over the past decade. The habitats are especially interesting because …

On the eve of the World Summit on Sustainable Development, it is timely to assess progress
over the 10 years since its predecessor in Rio de Janeiro. Loss and degradation of …

Coral reefs are the most biologically diverse of shallow water marine ecosystems but are
being degraded worldwide by human activities and climate warming. Analyses of the …

▪ Abstract The world's system of protected areas has grown exponentially over the past 25
years, particularly in developing countries where biodiversity is greatest. Concurrently, the …

Taxa endemic to a country are key elements for setting national conservation priorities and
for driving conservation strategies, since their persistence is entirely dependent on national …

Protected areas (PAs) dominate conservation efforts. They will probably play a role in future
climate policies too, as global payments may reward local reductions of loss of natural land …

Human pressure threatens many species and ecosystems, so conservation efforts
necessarily prioritize saving them. However, conservation should clearly be proactive …

The global pledge to deliver 'a significant reduction in the current rate of biodiversity loss by
2010'is echoed in a number of regional and national level targets. There is broad …

Conservation scientists generally agree that many types of protected areas will be needed to
protect tropical forests. But little is known of the comparative performance of inhabited and …

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