Human interactions with wildlife are a defining experience of human existence. These
interactions can be positive or negative. People compete with wildlife for food and …

Park managers call for cost-effective and innovative solutions to handle a wide variety of
environmental problems that threaten biodiversity in protected areas. Recently, drones have …

Protected areas are widely considered essential for biodiversity conservation. However, few
global studies have demonstrated that protection benefits a broad range of species. Here …

Humans have altered terrestrial ecosystems for millennia [1], yet wilderness areas still
remain as vital refugia where natural ecological and evolutionary processes operate with …

While global deforestation induced by human land use has been quantified, the drivers and
extent of simultaneous woody plant encroachment (WPE) into open areas are only …

To contribute to the aspirations of recent international biodiversity conventions, protected
areas (PAs) must be strategically located and not simply established on economically …

Governments have committed to conserving≥ 17% of terrestrial and≥ 10% of marine
environments globally, especially “areas of particular importance for biodiversity” through …

The transition to renewable energies will intensify the global competition for land.
Nevertheless, most analyses to date have concluded that land will not pose significant …

Connectivity of protected areas (PAs) is crucial for meeting their conservation goals. We
provide the first global evaluation of countries' progress towards Aichi Target 11 of the …

We analyze how governments and the international community expand protected areas
(PAs) to reduce biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation at a cost to indigenous peoples …