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 …

Conservation planning is the process of locating, configuring, implementing and maintaining
areas that are managed to promote the persistence of biodiversity and other natural values …

This paper distills core lessons about how researchers (scientists, engineers, planners, etc.)
interested in promoting sustainable development can increase the likelihood of producing …

Conservation assessment is a rapidly evolving discipline whose stated goal is the design of
networks of protected areas that represent and ensure the persistence of nature (ie, species …

Recent studies that incorporate the spatial distributions of biological benefits and economic
costs in conservation planning have shown that limited budgets can achieve substantially …

Research on ecosystem services has grown markedly in recent years. However, few studies
are embedded in a social process designed to ensure effective management of ecosystem …

Globally, priority areas for biodiversity are relatively well known, yet few detailed plans exist
to direct conservation action within them, despite urgent need. Madagascar, like other …

Citizen science is a useful approach for conducting scientific research; however, an
understanding of the motivations, satisfactions, and other aspects of volunteers' psychology …

Research in applied ecology provides scientific evidence to guide conservation policy and
management. Applied ecology is becoming increasingly quantitative and model selection …

A call has been made for conservation planners to include ecosystem services into their
assessments of conservation priority areas. The need to develop an integrated approach to …