The alleviation of global poverty is a major objective of the 2030 UN Sustainable
Development Goals (notably SDG1 “to end poverty in all its forms everywhere”). Many rural …

Rates of biodiversity loss are higher in freshwater ecosystems than in most terrestrial or
marine ecosystems, making freshwater conservation a priority. However, prioritization …

The much-publicised increased resistance of pathogenic bacteria to conventional antibiotics
has focused research effort on the characterization of new antimicrobial drugs. In this …

Informal institutions governing the use of wild species are present in many societies. A
system of prohibitions known as fady is central to Malagasy culture. We examined whether …

Co-management has been advocated as an effective tool to achieve natural resource
conservation worldwide. Yet, the potential of co-management arrangements can fail to be …

Lobsters are a ubiquitous and economically important group of decapod crustaceans that
include the infraorders Polychelida, Glypheidea, Astacidea and Achelata. They include …

Summary 1 Many aspects of human behaviour impact on ecological systems. Ecologists
therefore need information on changes in these behaviours and are increasingly using …

We applied a participatory map** approach supported by very high-resolution satellite
imagery to reconstruct spatially explicit, year-to-year land use transitions in two highly …

Rules are fundamental to the implementation of conservation policies, but cannot change
behavior if they are not known or understood. Despite this, few studies have investigated …

Why do we study crayfish? Answers may range from their cultural or economic value (Jones
et al. 2006) to ecological importance (Usio and Townsend 2004) to the high conservation …