The global‐scale decline of animal biodiversity ('defaunation') represents one of the most
alarming consequences of human impacts on the planet. The quantification of this extinction …

Biodiversity is shrinking rapidly, and despite our efforts only a small part of it has been
assessed for extinction risk. Identifying the traits that make species vulnerable might help us …

Although habitat fragmentation is often assumed to be a primary driver of extinction, global
patterns of fragmentation and its relationship to extinction risk have not been consistently …

Predicting how species respond to human pressure is essential to anticipate their decline
and identify appropriate conservation strategies. Both human pressure and extinction risk …

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species
is central in biodiversity conservation, but insufficient resources hamper its long-term growth …

Measuring progress toward international biodiversity targets requires robust information on
the conservation status of species, which the International Union for Conservation of Nature …

Protected areas are critical for providing ecosystem services. However, studies on the effect
of protected areas on ecosystem service enhancement remain lacking, which restricts …

Migratory animals are threatened by human-induced global change. However, little is known
about how stopover habitat, essential for refuelling during migration, affects the population …

Habitat loss is the greatest threat to biodiversity and rapid, human-forced climate change is
likely to exacerbate this. Here we present the first global assessment of current and potential …

Species differ in their biological susceptibility to extinction, but the set of traits determining
susceptibility varies across taxa. It is yet unclear which patterns are common to all taxa, and …