Prioritizing India's landscapes for biodiversity, ecosystem services and human well-being

A Srivathsa, D Vasudev, T Nair, S Chakrabarti… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Biodiversity conservation and human well-being are tightly interlinked. Yet, mismatches in
the scale at which these two priority issues are planned and implemented have exacerbated …

[HTML][HTML] Operations research applicability in spatial conservation planning

D Alagador, JO Cerdeira - Journal of Environmental Management, 2022 - Elsevier
A large fraction of the current environmental crisis derives from the large rates of human-
driven biodiversity loss. Biodiversity conservation questions human practices towards …

Connectivity conservation planning through deep reinforcement learning

J Equihua, M Beckmann… - Methods in Ecology and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The United Nations has declared 2021–2030 the decade on ecosystem restoration
with the aim of preventing, stop** and reversing the degradation of the ecosystems of the …

Setting conservation priorities in multi-actor systems

CJ O'Bryan, JR Rhodes, OO Osunkoya… - …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Nature conservation is underresourced, requiring managers to prioritize where, when, and
how to spend limited funds. Prioritization methods identify the subset of actions that provide …

The magic of nash social welfare in optimization: Do not sum, just multiply!

H Charkhgard, K Keshanian, R Esmaeilbeigi… - The ANZIAM …, 2022 - cambridge.org
We explain some key challenges when dealing with a single-or multi-objective optimization
problem in practice. To overcome these challenges, we present a mathematical program …

Assessing the suitability of under-represented tree species for multifunctional forest management—an example using economic return and biodiversity indicators

B Gang, L Bingham, E Gosling… - Forestry: An International …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
A shifting focus in forest management from timber production to resilience and
multifunctionality in the face of changing disturbance regimes might entail altering the …

Applying portfolio theory to benefit endangered amphibians in coastal wetlands threatened by climate change, high uncertainty, and significant investment risk

MJ Eaton, AJ Terando, JA Collazo - Frontiers in Conservation Science, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The challenge of selecting strategies to adapt to climate change is complicated by the
presence of irreducible uncertainties regarding future conditions. Decisions regarding long …

The waiting game–how cooperation between public and private hospitals can help reduce waiting lists

JA Acuna, JL Zayas-Castro, F Feijoo… - Health Care …, 2022 - Springer
Prolonged waiting to access health care is a primary concern for nations aiming for
comprehensive effective care, due to its adverse effects on mortality, quality of life, and …

Exact solution approaches for integer linear generalized maximum multiplicative programs through the lens of multi-objective optimization

PG Saghand, H Charkhgard - Computers & Operations Research, 2022 - Elsevier
We study a class of single-objective non-linear optimization problems, the so-called Integer
Linear Generalized Maximum Multiplicative Programs (IL-GMMP). This class of optimization …

A criterion space branch-and-cut algorithm for mixed integer bilinear maximum multiplicative programs

V Mahmoodian, I Dayarian… - INFORMS Journal …, 2022 - pubsonline.informs.org
This study introduces a branch-and-bound algorithm to solve mixed-integer bilinear
maximum multiplicative programs (MIBL-MMPs). This class of optimization problems arises …