H. Reşi̇t Akçakaya, Elizabeth L. Bennett, Thomas M. Brooks, Molly K. Grace et al.
Stopping declines in biodiversity is critically important, but it is only a first step toward achieving more ambitious conservation goals. The absence of an objective and practical definition of species recovery that is applicable across taxonomic groups leads to inconsistent targets in recovery pla...
David A. Keith, Jon Paul Rodrı́guez, Thomas M. Brooks, Mark A. Burgman et al.
Abstract In response to growing demand for ecosystem‐level risk assessment in biodiversity conservation, and rapid proliferation of locally tailored protocols, the IUCN recently endorsed new Red List criteria as a global standard for ecosystem risk assessment. Four qualities were sought in the desig...
Molly K. Grace, H. Reşi̇t Akçakaya, Elizabeth L. Bennett, Thomas M. Brooks et al.
Recognizing the imperative to evaluate species recovery and conservation impact, in 2012 the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) called for development of a "Green List of Species" (now the IUCN Green Status of Species). A draft Green Status framework for assessing species' progres...
José R. Ferrer‐Paris, Irene Zager, David A. Keith, María A. Oliveira‐Miranda et al.
Abstract Forests of the Americas and the Caribbean are undergoing rapid change as human populations increase and land use intensifies. We applied the IUCN Red List of Ecosystems (RLE) criteria and simple cost‐efficiency analyses to provide the first regional perspective on patterns of relative risk ...
Robert J. Smith, Leon Bennun, Thomas M. Brooks, Stuart H. M. Butchart et al.
Abstract Systematic conservation planning and Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) are the two most widely used approaches for identifying important sites for biodiversity. However, there is limited advice for conservation policy makers and practitioners on when and how they should be combined. Here we pro...
Jedediah F. Brodie, Susan Lieberman, Axel Moehrenschlager, Kent H. Redford et al.
Coordinated policies are needed for the translocation of species for conservation
Danni Parks, Nida Al‐Fulaij, Clare Brook, Stuart H. M. Butchart et al.
The magnitude of the biodiversity crisis is widely accepted, as is the need for substantive action implementing the most effective interventions in the right locations (IPBES, 2019). Funding is a key driver of conservation work: its availability and funder preferences often determine what can be don...
Simon N. Stuart, Shaikha Al Dhaheri, Elizabeth L. Bennett, Duan Biggs et al.
Abstract A controversy at the 2016 IUCN World Conservation Congress on the topic of closing domestic ivory markets (the 007, or so-called James Bond, motion) has given rise to a debate on IUCN's value proposition. A cross-section of authors who are engaged in IUCN but not employed by the organizatio...
Friederike C. Bolam, Jorge Ahumada, H. Reşi̇t Akçakaya, Thomas M. Brooks et al.
Abstract Stopping human-induced extinctions will require strong policy commitments that comprehensively address threats to species. In 2021, a new Global Biodiversity Framework will be agreed by the Convention on Biological Diversity. Here we investigate how the suggested targets could contribute to...
Andrew J. Plumptre, Zoltán Waliczky, Daniele Baisero, Olivia Crowe et al.
Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) are sites of significance for the global persistence of biodiversity. Based on the Global Standard for the Identification of Key Biodiversity Areas (KBA Standard), published in 2016, sites are currently being assessed for KBA designation in a growing number of countries...
Emily Kunselman, Vanessa R. Minnis, Sho M. Kodera, Mary M. Buschmann et al.
Abstract In May 2025, the “Conservation in a Microbial World” conference was hosted at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography to address the lack of microbial representation in international conservation frameworks (i.e. International Union for Conservation of Nature—IUCN). Organized by ...