Biodiversity of insects is threatened worldwide. Here, we present a comprehensive review of
73 historical reports of insect declines from across the globe, and systematically assess the …

Intensification in land-use and farming practices has had largely negative effects on bats,
leading to population declines and concomitant losses of ecosystem services. Current …

Highlights•Challenges for policy to achieve dual aim of social and environmental
outcomes.•The trade-offs between both aims limit effectiveness of policy interventions.•CSFF …

How best to manage forest patches, mitigate the consequences of forest fragmentation, and
enable landscape permeability are key questions facing conservation scientists and …

Millions of hectares of land worldwide is in urgent need of restoration. However, many past
landscape and ecosystem restoration efforts are likely to have been less than effective …

Agriculture is a dominant land use worldwide with approximately 40% of the land's surface
used for farming. In many countries, particularly parts of Europe, this figure is substantially …

Agricultural expansion has led to the widespread destruction of habitats and the creation of
fragmented landscapes. Woodland has been severely affected by habitat loss; remaining …

Abstract Agri-environment schemes (AES), where farmers receive payments in exchange for
providing public goods and services such as biodiversity, account for a major proportion of …

The exponential development of wind energy raises concerns regarding its impacts on
airborne biodiversity. Evidence of wind turbine attraction and repulsion on bats, and …

The recent intensification of the arable landscape by modern agriculture has had negative
effects on biodiversity. Organic farming has been introduced to mitigate negative effects, but …