Natural ecosystems globally have been disrupted by anthropogenic activities, and the
current biodiversity extinction rate exceeds the natural extinction rate by 1,000-fold …

Tackling China's grave environmental problems increasingly turns on questions of sub-
national interjurisdictional relations. What are the conditions under which neighbouring …

Farming in protected areas frequently challenges ecological conservation goals while
supporting local livelihoods. To balance protection and agriculture, a comprehensive …

Visitor management becomes a core element of sustainable destination management in the
wake of a continuously growing tourism sector. The current study examines how effective …

The influence of protected areas on the growth of African savannah elephant populations is
inadequately known. Across southern Africa, elephant numbers grew at 0.16% annually for …

Protected areas (PAs) have been established worldwide to conserve biodiversity. However,
the conservation effectiveness of different PA functional zones remains poorly understood …

Over the past few decades, natural reserves have been affected by both climate change and
human activities, and their land cover has changed dramatically, especially in mountain …

Abstract The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands is an international framework through which
countries identify and protect important wetlands. Yet Ramsar wetlands are under …

Flagship species have been used widely as umbrella species (ie, species with large home
range whose protection often provides protection for sympatric species) in the management …

Natural reserves (NRs) play key roles in habitat integrity conservation and biodiversity loss
mitigation, and the assessment of the conservation effectiveness of NRs is needed to better …