Humanity will soon define a new era for nature—one that seeks to transform decades of
underwhelming responses to the global biodiversity crisis. Area-based conservation efforts …

We are part of Nature, not separate from it. We rely on Nature to provide us with food, water
and shelter; regulate our climate and disease; maintain nutrient cycles and oxygen …

Protected areas (PAs) are a cornerstone of global conservation and central to international
plans to minimize global extinctions. During the coming century, global ecosystem …

Protected areas are recognized as an essential tool to safeguard habitat integrity and
biodiversity in the Anthropocene. Substantial efforts have been made to clarify the conditions …

Political dynamics across scales are often overlooked in the design, implementation and
evaluation of environmental governance. We provide new evidence to explain how …

Summary The draft Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework commits to achievement of
equity and justice outcomes and represents a" relational turn" in how we understand …

Ensuring the protection of natural vegetation is a complex challenge that demands a mix of
policies. In Brazil, conservation on private land relies on large-scale command-and-control …

In 2013, the protection status of the Nevado de Toluca Volcano was changed from National
Park to a less restrictive category. Much controversy has arisen surrounding this decision as …

Central America hosts many key biodiversity areas (KBAs), areas which represent unique
and irreplaceable ecosystems of global importance for species conservation. However …

Mining is a multi‐billion‐dollar industry spanning major to artisanal and small‐scale mines,
with diverse local to regional socio‐economic and environmental impacts. Sub Saharan …