Conserving Africa's wildlife and wildlands through the COVID-19 crisis and beyond

P Lindsey, J Allan, P Brehony, A Dickman… - Nature ecology & …, 2020 - nature.com
The SARS-CoV-2 virus and COVID-19 illness are driving a global crisis. Governments have
responded by restricting human movement, which has reduced economic activity. These …

What's on the horizon for community-based conservation? Emerging threats and opportunities

N Esmail, JM McPherson, L Abulu, T Amend… - Trends in Ecology & …, 2023 - cell.com
Community-based conservation can support livelihoods and biodiversity, while reinforcing
local and Indigenous values, cultures, and institutions. Its delivery can help address cross …

Resolution in species distribution models shapes spatial patterns of plant multifaceted diversity

Y Chauvier, P Descombes, M Guéguen… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Species distribution models (SDMs) are statistical tools that relate species observations to
environmental conditions to retrieve ecological niches and predict species' potential …

We need biosphere stewardship that protects carbon sinks and builds resilience

J Rockström, T Beringer, D Hole, B Griscom… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - pnas.org
Earth's biosphere, its extraordinary and complex web of species and ecosystems on land
and in the oceans, drives the life-sustaining cycles of water and other materials that enable …

Advancing coral reef governance into the Anthropocene

TH Morrison, N Adger, J Barnett, K Brown… - One Earth, 2020 - cell.com
The unprecedented global heatwave of 2014–2017 was a defining event for many
ecosystems. Widespread degradation caused by coral bleaching, for example, highlighted …

Indigenous‐led conservation: Pathways to recovery for the nearly extirpated Klinse‐Za mountain caribou

CT Lamb, R Willson, C Richter… - Ecological …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Indigenous Peoples around the northern hemisphere have long relied on caribou for
subsistence and for ceremonial and community purposes. Unfortunately, despite recovery …

Five lessons for avoiding failure when scaling in conservation

T Pienkowski, A Jagadish, W Battista… - Nature Ecology & …, 2024 - nature.com
Many attempts to scale conservation actions have failed to deliver their intended benefits,
caused unintended harm or later been abandoned, hampering efforts to bend the curve on …

Diversity in marine protected area regulations: Protection approaches for locally appropriate marine management

DA Andradi-Brown, L Veverka, Amkieltiela… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Globally, marine protected area (MPA) objectives have increasingly shifted from a primary
focus on maintaining ecosystems through prohibiting extractive activities, to more equitable …

Extreme citizen science: Lessons learned from initiatives around the globe

RM Chiaravalloti, A Skarlatidou, S Hoyte… - … Science and Practice, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The participation of communities living in high conservation value areas is increasingly
valued in conservation science and practice, potentially producing multiple positive impacts …

A theory‐based framework for understanding the establishment, persistence, and diffusion of community‐based conservation

SL Mahajan, A Jagadish, L Glew… - … Science and Practice, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Over decades, biodiversity conservation researchers and practitioners have developed
theories and conceptual frameworks to inform the planning, implementation, and evaluation …