Systematic conservation planning (SCP) is a field of conservation biology concerned with
delivering on‐the‐ground actions that achieve conservation goals. It describes a set of …

Policy and practice around protected areas are poorly aligned with the basic purpose of
protection, which is to make a difference. The difference made by protected areas is their …

As systems of marine protected areas (MPAs) expand globally, there is a risk that new MPAs
will be biased toward places that are remote or unpromising for extractive activities, and …

The vast scope of conservation problems has forced biologists and managers to rely on"
surrogate" species to serve as shortcuts to guide their decision making. These species …

With the signing of the Convention on Biological Diversity, and the establishment of a 2010
target for conserving biodiversity, feverish attempts are underway to develop mechanisms …

We analyze the problem of choosing sites through time to include in a network of biological
reserves for species conservation. When sites cannot all be protected immediately, and …

Given the importance placed on protected areas, determining their effectiveness in
representing and maintaining biodiversity is a core issue in conservation biology …

This paper highlights a disjunction between the basic motivation of conservation planners,
policy-makers, and managers, which is to make a positive difference for biodiversity, and …

Scheduling conservation action is necessary when the available resources for conservation
are insufficient to adequately protect all of the natural features (eg species, vegetation types …

International treaties call for the protection of biodiversity in all its manifestations, including
ecosystem and species diversities. The selection of most priority area networks focuses …