Conservation efforts and emergency medicine face comparable problems: how to use
scarce resources wisely to conserve valuable assets. In both fields, the process of …

Spatial representations of threatening processes–“threat maps”–can identify where
biodiversity is at risk, and are often used to identify priority locations for conservation. In …

Biological invasions continue to threaten the stability of ecosystems and societies that are
dependent on their services. Whilst the ecological impacts of invasive alien species (IAS) …

Aim Global changes are predicted to have severe consequences for biodiversity; 34
biodiversity hotspots have become international priorities for conservation, with important …

This groundbreaking volume is the first comprehensive, critical examination of the rise of
protected areas and their current social and economic position in our world. It examines the …

Winner of the 2018 James M. Blaut Award in recognition of innovative scholarship in cultural
and political ecology! Enterprising Nature explores the rise of economic rationality in global …

This article examines the use of economic analysis to inform bioinvasion management, with
particular focus on forest resources. Economics is key for understanding invasion processes …

Protected areas (PAs) are a cornerstone of conservation efforts and now cover nearly 13%
of the world's land surface, with the world's governments committed to expand this to 17 …

Escalating pressures caused by the combined effects of population growth, demographic
shifts, economic development and global climate change pose unprecedented threats to …

To ensure both long-term persistence and evolutionary potential, the required number of
individuals in a population often greatly exceeds the targets proposed by conservation …