A global deal for nature: Guiding principles, milestones, and targets

E Dinerstein, C Vynne, E Sala, AR Joshi… - Science …, 2019 - science.org
The Global Deal for Nature (GDN) is a time-bound, science-driven plan to save the diversity
and abundance of life on Earth. Pairing the GDN and the Paris Climate Agreement would …

Human–wildlife conflict and coexistence

PJ Nyhus - Annual review of environment and resources, 2016 - annualreviews.org
Human interactions with wildlife are a defining experience of human existence. These
interactions can be positive or negative. People compete with wildlife for food and …

Marine defaunation: animal loss in the global ocean

DJ McCauley, ML Pinsky, SR Palumbi, JA Estes… - Science, 2015 - science.org
BACKGROUND Comparing patterns of terrestrial and marine defaunation helps to place
human impacts on marine fauna in context and to navigate toward recovery. Defaunation …

Agricultural expansion and its impacts on tropical nature

WF Laurance, J Sayer, KG Cassman - Trends in ecology & evolution, 2014 - cell.com
The human population is projected to reach 11 billion this century, with the greatest
increases in tropical develo** nations. This growth, in concert with rising per-capita …

Range contractions of the world's large carnivores

C Wolf, WJ Ripple - Royal Society open science, 2017 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The majority of the world's terrestrial large carnivores have undergone substantial range
contractions and many of these species are currently threatened with extinction. However …

Illegal killing for ivory drives global decline in African elephants

G Wittemyer, JM Northrup, J Blanc… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - pnas.org
Illegal wildlife trade has reached alarming levels globally, extirpating populations of
commercially valuable species. As a driver of biodiversity loss, quantifying illegal harvest is …

[BOK][B] Human impact on the natural environment: Past, present and future

AS Goudie - 2018 - books.google.com
A brand new edition of the definitive textbook on humankind's impact on the Earth's
environment—now in full color This classic text explores the multitude of impacts that …

The paradoxical extinction of the most charismatic animals

F Courchamp, I Jaric, C Albert, Y Meinard… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
A widespread opinion is that conservation efforts disproportionately benefit charismatic
species. However, this doesn't mean that they are not threatened, and which species are …

Assessing tiger–prey interactions in Sumatran rainforests

M Linkie, MS Ridout - Journal of Zoology, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Little is known about interactions between the critically endangered Sumatran tiger Panthera
tigris sumatrae and its prey because of the difficulties associated with detecting these …

An overview of international wildlife trade from Southeast Asia

V Nijman - Biodiversity and conservation, 2010 - Springer
Wildlife trade is the very heart of biodiversity conservation and sustainable development
providing an income for some of the least economically affluent people and it generates …