| An ecoregion-based approach to protecting half the terrestrial realm E Dinerstein, D Olson, A Joshi, C Vynne, ND Burgess, E Wikramanayake, ... BioScience 67 (6), 534-545, 2017 | 2087 | 2017 |
| People have shaped most of terrestrial nature for at least 12,000 years EC Ellis, N Gauthier, K Klein Goldewijk, R Bliege Bird, N Boivin, S Díaz, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 118 (17), e2023483118, 2021 | 719 | 2021 |
| Rethinking protected area categories and the new paradigm H Locke, P Dearden Environmental conservation 32 (1), 1-10, 2005 | 478 | 2005 |
| Guidelines for conserving connectivity through ecological networks and corridors. J Hilty, GL Worboys, A Keeley, S Woodley, BJ Lausche, H Locke, M Carr, ... | 357 | 2020 |
| Bolder thinking for conservation RF Noss, AP Dobson, R Baldwin, P Beier, CR Davis, DA Dellasala, ... Conservation Biology 26 (1), 1-4, 2012 | 352 | 2012 |
| Land use-induced spillover: a call to action to safeguard environmental, animal, and human health RK Plowright, JK Reaser, H Locke, SJ Woodley, JA Patz, DJ Becker, ... The Lancet Planetary Health 5 (4), e237-e245, 2021 | 285 | 2021 |
| Working landscapes need at least 20% native habitat LA Garibaldi, FJ Oddi, FE Miguez, I Bartomeus, MC Orr, EG Jobbágy, ... Conservation Letters 14 (2), e12773, 2021 | 236 | 2021 |
| Gravel-bed river floodplains are the ecological nexus of glaciated mountain landscapes FR Hauer, H Locke, VJ Dreitz, M Hebblewhite, WH Lowe, CC Muhlfeld, ... Science Advances 2 (6), e1600026, 2016 | 213 | 2016 |
| Protecting 30% of the planet for nature: costs, benefits and economic implications A Waldron, V Adams, J Allan, A Arnell, G Asner, S Atkinson, A Baccini, ... Campaign for Nature, 2020 | 182 | 2020 |
| Three global conditions for biodiversity conservation and sustainable use: An implementation framework H Locke, EC Ellis, O Venter, R Schuster, K Ma, X Shen, S Woodley, ... National Science Review 6 (6), 1080-1082, 2019 | 150 | 2019 |
| A review of evidence for area-based conservation targets for the post-2020 global biodiversity framework S Woodley, H Locke, D Laffoley, K MacKinnon, T Sandwith, J Smart Parks 25 (2), 31-46, 2019 | 116 | 2019 |
| Nature needs half: a necessary and hopeful new agenda for protected areas H Locke Parks 19 (2), 13-22, 2013 | 94 | 2013 |
| A nature-positive world: The global goal for nature H Locke, J Rockström, P Bakker, M Bapna, M Gough, J Hilty, M Lambertini, ... Global Goal for Nature Group, 2021 | 80 | 2021 |
| Guidelines for conserving connectivity through ecological networks and corridors. Best Practice Protected Area Guidelines Series No. 30 J Hilty, GL Worboys, A Keeley, S Woodley, B Lausche, H Locke, M Carr, ... IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Gland, Switzerland. doi 10, 2020 | 70 | 2020 |
| Ecological civilization: China's effort to build a shared future for all life on earth F Wei, S Cui, N Liu, J Chang, X Ping, T Ma, J Xu, RR Swaisgood, H Locke National Science Review 8 (7), nwaa279, 2021 | 54 | 2021 |
| Wilderness protected areas: management guidelines for IUCN Category 1b protected areas. SA Casson, VG Martin, A Watson, A Stringer, CF Kormos, H Locke, ... | 54 | 2016 |
| A wilderness approach under the World Heritage Convention CF Kormos, B Bertzky, T Jaeger, Y Shi, T Badman, JA Hilty, BG Mackey, ... Conservation Letters 9 (3), 228-235, 2016 | 51 | 2016 |
| Nature needs half: a necessary and hopeful new agenda for protected areas in North America and around the world H Locke The George Wright Forum 31 (3), 359-371, 2014 | 50 | 2014 |
| Nature needs (at least) half: A necessary new agenda for protected areas H Locke Protecting the wild: Parks and wilderness, the foundation for conservation, 3-15, 2015 | 43 | 2015 |
| Integrating climate, biodiversity, and sustainable land-use strategies: innovations from China G Schmidt-Traub, H Locke, J Gao, Z Ouyang, J Adams, L Li, E Sala, ... National Science Review 8 (7), nwaa139, 2021 | 42 | 2021 |