Global importance of Indigenous Peoples, their lands, and knowledge systems for saving the world's primates from extinction

A Estrada, PA Garber, S Gouveia… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Primates, represented by 521 species, are distributed across 91 countries primarily in the
Neotropic, Afrotropic, and Indo-Malayan realms. Primates inhabit a wide range of habitats …

The global significance of biodiversity science in China: an overview

X Mi, G Feng, Y Hu, J Zhang, L Chen… - National Science …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Biodiversity science in China has seen rapid growth over recent decades, ranging from
baseline biodiversity studies to understanding the processes behind evolution across …

Progress towards sustainable development goals in the belt and road initiative countries

K Fang, A Xu, S Wang, X Jia, Z Liao, RR Tan… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Studies have shown that monitoring the progress towards Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs) provides a basis for evaluation of efforts in sustainable development and formulation …

Geolocated dataset of Chinese overseas development finance

R Ray, KP Gallagher, W Kring, J Pitts, BA Simmons - Scientific Data, 2021 - nature.com
China is now the world's largest source of bilateral development finance and will likely
continue to play a prominent role in sovereign lending through its multi-billion-dollar Belt …

Ecological redlines provide a mechanism to maximize conservation gains in Mainland Southeast Asia

Y Bai, Z Fang, AC Hughes - One Earth, 2021 - cell.com
Develo** effective targets for conservation remains a topic of global debate. Ambitious
targets for 50% or more of the Earth's land surface have been proposed, yet balancing …

Genomic analyses reveal poaching hotspots and illegal trade in pangolins from Africa to Asia

JC Tinsman, C Gruppi, CM Bossu, TL Prigge… - Science, 2023 - science.org
The white-bellied pangolin (Phataginus tricuspis) is the world's most trafficked mammal and
is at risk of extinction. Reducing the illegal wildlife trade requires an understanding of its …

The scale of biodiversity impacts of the Belt and Road Initiative in Southeast Asia

LS Ng, A Campos-Arceiz, S Sloan, AC Hughes… - Biological …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is the largest infrastructure development in
human history. Given its scale of influence and infrastructure undertakings, it is set to bring …

Risks to global biodiversity and Indigenous lands from China's overseas development finance

H Yang, BA Simmons, R Ray, C Nolte… - Nature Ecology & …, 2021 - nature.com
China has become one of the world's largest lenders in overseas development finance.
Development projects, such as roads, railways and power plants, often drive biodiversity …