A common challenge in species conservation and management is how to incorporate
species movements into management objectives. There often is a lack of knowledge of …

Conservation organizations have increasingly raised concerns about escalating rates of
illegal hunting and trade in wildlife. Previous studies have concluded that people hunt …

Abstract Payments for Environmental Services (PES) constitute an innovative economic
intervention to counteract the global loss of biodiversity and ecosystem functions. In theory …

Marine protected areas (MPAs) form the cornerstone of marine conservation. Identifying
which factors contribute to their success or failure is crucial considering the international …

Illegal wildlife trade has reached alarming levels globally, extirpating populations of
commercially valuable species. As a driver of biodiversity loss, quantifying illegal harvest is …

Tools for social research are critical for develo** an understanding of conservation
problems and assessing the feasibility of conservation actions. Social surveys are an …

The bushmeat trade, or the illegal acquisition and exchange of wild meat, has long been
recognised as a severe problem in forest biomes, but receives little attention in savannas …

Conventional approaches to natural resource management are increasingly challenged by
environmental problems that are embedded in highly complex systems with profound …

Poaching is a widespread and well-appreciated problem for the conservation of many
threatened species. Because poaching is illegal, there is strong incentive for poachers to …

The escalating illegal wildlife trade (IWT) is one of the most high‐profile conservation
challenges today. The crisis has attracted over US $350 million in donor and government …