How effective are protected areas for reducing threats to biodiversity? A systematic review protocol

K Pulido-Chadid, E Virtanen, J Geldmann - Environmental Evidence, 2023‏ - Springer
Abstract Background Protected areas (PAs) have become one of the most important
instruments to preserve nature and, when effective, can significantly reduce human pressure …

Widespread shortfalls in protected area resourcing undermine efforts to conserve biodiversity

L Coad, JEM Watson, J Geldmann… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
Protected areas (PA s) are a key tool in efforts to safeguard biodiversity against increasing
anthropogenic threats. As signatories to the 2011–2020 Strategic Plan for Biodiversity, 196 …

Changes in protected area management effectiveness over time: A global analysis

J Geldmann, L Coad, M Barnes, ID Craigie… - Biological …, 2015‏ - Elsevier
Protected area coverage has reached over 15% of the global land area. However, the
quality of management of the vast majority of reserves remains unknown, and many are …

A global analysis of management capacity and ecological outcomes in terrestrial protected areas

J Geldmann, L Coad, MD Barnes, ID Craigie… - Conservation …, 2018‏ - Wiley Online Library
Protecting important sites is a key strategy for halting the loss of biodiversity. However, our
understanding of the relationship between management inputs and biodiversity outcomes in …

[HTML][HTML] How do the surrounding areas of national parks work in the context of landscape fragmentation? A case study of 159 protected areas selected in 11 EU …

M Kubacka, P Żywica, JV Subirós, S Bródka, A Macias - Land Use Policy, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Europe has unique natural values but also has the highest level of ecosystem fragmentation.
Evaluating the effectiveness of protected area management is becoming an increasingly …

Protected area management effectiveness and COVID-19: the case of plitvice lakes national Park, Croatia

A Mandić - Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism, 2023‏ - Elsevier
The decline in economic activities and tourism during the COVID-19 pandemic has reduced
the pressure on the environment and protected area (PA) systems to some extent. However …

[PDF][PDF] Lessons learned from 18 years of implementing the management effectiveness tracking tool (METT): A perspective from the METT developers and …

S Stolton, N Dudley, A Belokurov, M Deguignet… - Parks, 2019‏ - portals.iucn.org
Understanding the successes and failures of management of protected areas is vital for the
conservation of global biodiversity. The Management Effectiveness Tracking Tool (METT) is …

[HTML][HTML] An assessment framework for improving protected areas based on morphological spatial pattern analysis and graph-based indicators

J Lin, C Huang, Y Wen, X Liu - Ecological Indicators, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Zoning protected areas is essential for ecological protection and environmental
management. However, the protected areas generated via bottom-up processes depend …

In the dark shadow of the supercycle tailings failure risk & public liability reach all time highs

LN Bowker, DM Chambers - Environments, 2017‏ - mdpi.com
This is the third in a series of independent research papers attempting to improve the quality
of descriptive data and analysis of tailings facility failures globally focusing on the relative …

The Bird's Head Seascape Marine Protected Area network—Preventing biodiversity and ecosystem service loss amidst rapid change in Papua, Indonesia

Purwanto, DA Andradi‐Brown… - … Science and Practice, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Bird's Head Seascape (BHS), Papua, Indonesia is located within the epicenter
of global marine biodiversity and has been the focus of recent conservation efforts to protect …