The practice of conservation occurs within complex socioecological systems fraught with
challenges that require transparent, defensible, and often socially engaged project planning …

Reintroduction biology is a field of scientific research that aims to inform translocations of
endangered species. We review two decades of published literature to evaluate whether …

There is growing interest in evidence‐based conservation, yet there are no widely accepted
standard definitions of evidence, let alone guidance on how to use it in the context of …

Climate change presents challenges for the management of geoheritage at all scales from
individual geosites to whole landscapes, and affecting all areas of the planet. Direct impacts …

Introduction Natural resource management uses expert judgement to estimate facts that
inform important decisions. Unfortunately, expert judgement is often derived by informal and …

Achieving nature conservation goals require grappling with 'wicked'problems. These
intractable problems arise from the complexity and dynamism of the social–ecological …

Monitoring is essential for effective conservation and management of threatened species
and ecological communities. However, more often than not, threatened species monitoring …

While there are well established early warning systems for a number of natural phenomena
(eg earthquakes, catastrophic fires, tsunamis), we do not have an early warning system for …

Indicators are effective tools for summarizing and communicating key aspects of ecosystem
state and have a long record of use in marine pollution and fisheries management. The …

There is increasing recognition among conservation scientists that long‐term conservation
outcomes could be improved through better integration of evolutionary theory into …