Crop diversity underpins the productivity, resilience and adaptive capacity of agriculture.
Loss of this diversity, termed crop genetic erosion, is therefore concerning. While alarms …

Zoos and aquariums have evolved significantly. From their origins as enclosures for the
mere entertainment of the public, these institutions have undertaken new functions …

In an age of habitat loss and overexploitation, small populations, both captive and wild, are
increasingly facing the effects of isolation and inbreeding. Genetic management has …

An intense public debate has fuelled governmental bans on marine mammals held in
zoological institutions. The debate rests on the assumption that survival in zoological …

The acceleration of climate change and concomitant anthropogenic impacts on the natural
world have led to claims from the scientific community that the Earth is currently …

Background & Aim: The 15th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological
Diversity (COP15) will take place in Kunming, Yunnan Province in 2021. The conference will …

Collaborative approaches to conservation management are critical to respond to the
ongoing biodiversity crisis. However, local community involvement in many conservation …

National parks and protected areas represent one of the best ways to safeguard nature and
preserve biodiversity, especially endemic and endangered species. Currently, more than …

Problematic wildlife II Francesco Maria Angelici Lorenzo Rossi Editors Problematic Wildlife II New
Conservation and Management Challenges in the Human-Wildlife Interactions Page 2 Problematic …

Agrobiodiversity underpins food, nutrition and livelihood security, ecosystem and
environmental health, and climate change resilience but it is under threat of extinction. This …