Abstract The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species underpins much decision-making in
conservation and plays a key role in monitoring the status and trends of biodiversity …

Tropical deforestation continues despite global efforts to curb forest loss. Corporate zero-
deforestation supply chain commitments (ZDCs) have the potential to address this …

Expert range maps (ExpRMs) are frequently used to inform species distributions, but often
incomplete or missing for many species, particularly among plants and invertebrates. Many …

Understanding and map** anthropogenic threats on species distributions is a crucial task
in conservation science to identify priority areas and propose appropriate conservation …

Many citizen scientists are highly motivated to help address the current extinction crisis.
Their work is making valuable contributions to protecting species by raising awareness …

Range maps are used to estimate the geographic extent of taxa, providing valuable
information for biodiversity and conservation research and management. Freshwater …

India hosts multiple global biodiversity hotspots while being one of the most populous
countries in the world. Here, we examine how well India has protected its avifauna, based …

Aim Global species distribution maps tend to be limited to a reduced number of species or
are too coarse to inform ecological research and conservation actions at local scales. We …

Aim Answering many fundamental and applied scientific questions relies on accurate
geographic range maps for species, such as those compiled by experts working with the …

Local studies show upslope shifts in the distribution of tropical birds in response to warming
temperatures. Unanswered is whether these upward shifts occur regionally across many …