Towards evidence‐based conservation of subterranean ecosystems

S Mammola, MB Meierhofer, PAV Borges… - Biological …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Subterranean ecosystems are among the most widespread environments on Earth, yet we
still have poor knowledge of their biodiversity. To raise awareness of subterranean …

Afforestation, reforestation and new challenges from COVID-19: Thirty-three recommendations to support Civil Society Organizations (CSOs)

M Mohan, HA Rue, S Bajaj, GAP Galgamuwa… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Afforestation/reforestation (A/R) programs spearheaded by Civil Society
Organizations (CSOs) play a significant role in reaching global climate policy targets and …

Plant endemism centres and biodiversity hotspots in Greece

K Kougioumoutzis, IP Kokkoris, M Panitsa, A Kallimanis… - Biology, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Aiming to cope with the provisions of Aichi Biodiversity Targets, EU
Biodiversity Strategy and EU Green Deal, we conducted the first nationwide …

Extinction risk assessment of the Greek endemic flora

K Kougioumoutzis, IP Kokkoris, M Panitsa, A Strid… - Biology, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary This study assesses for the first time all the vascular endemic plant taxa of
Greece, according to their decline and rarity. Phylogenetic analysis and its spatial overview …

Avoiding wasted research resources in conservation science

RT Buxton, EA Nyboer, KE Pigeon… - … Science and Practice, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Scientific evidence is fundamental for guiding effective conservation action to curb
biodiversity loss. Yet, research resources in conservation are often wasted due to biased …

The risks and rewards of community science for threatened species monitoring

P Soroye, BPM Edwards, RT Buxton… - … Science and Practice, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Finding ways of efficiently monitoring threatened species can be critical to effective
conservation. The global proliferation of community science (also called citizen science) …

What evidence exists for evaluating the effectiveness of conservation-oriented captive breeding and release programs for imperilled freshwater fishes and mussels?1

T Rytwinski, LA Kelly, LA Donaldson… - Canadian Journal of …, 2021 - cdnsciencepub.com
Captive breeding programs are widely applied by conservation practitioners as a means of
conserving, reintroducing, and supplementing populations of imperilled freshwater fishes …

Conservation of rare and cryptic species: Challenges of uncertainty and opportunities for progress

ME Martin, MS Delheimer, KM Moriarty… - … Science and Practice, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Effective conservation of at‐risk species presents a conundrum, often requiring rapid status
assessments and timely actions regardless of the adequacy of best available information …

Mobilizing practitioners to support the Emergency Recovery Plan for freshwater biodiversity

WM Twardek, EA Nyboer, D Tickner… - … Science and Practice, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Freshwater biodiversity loss is one of the greatest environmental threats in our changing
world. Although declines have been reported extensively in the literature, much less …

Identifying cost‐effective recovery actions for a critically endangered species

RA Pritchard, EL Kelly, JR Biggs… - … Science and Practice, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Threatened species managers are often required to make swift decisions in the face of
considerable uncertainty. We tested a structured approach for evaluating conservation …