Penny F. Langhammer, Joseph W. Bull, Jake E. Bicknell, Joseph Oakley et al.
Governments recently adopted new global targets to halt and reverse the loss of biodiversity. It is therefore crucial to understand the outcomes of conservation actions. We conducted a global meta-analysis of 186 studies (including 665 trials) that measured biodiversity over time and compared outcom...
Stephen Woodley, Harvey Locke, Dan Laffoley, Kathy MacKinnon et al.
Our review of the scientific evidence for large-scale percentage area conservation targets concluded: 1.
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...
Jonas Geldmann, Marine Deguignet, Andrew Balmford, Neil D. Burgess et al.
Abstract Work on the post‐2020 global biodiversity framework is now well advanced and will outline a vision, goals, and targets for the next decade of biodiversity conservation and beyond. For the effectiveness of Protected areas and Other Effective area‐based Conservation Measures, an indicator has...
Harry D. Jonas, Heather Bingham, Nathan Bennett, Stephen Woodley et al.
Other effective area-based conservation measures (OECMs) are sites outside of protected areas that deliver the effective, long-term conservation of biodiversity. Both protected areas and OECMs contribute to the implementation of the Global Biodiversity Framework’s Target 3, which calls for the conse...
Moreno Di Marco, Thomas M. Brooks, Annabelle Cuttelod, Lincoln Fishpool et al.
World governments have committed to increase the global protected areas coverage by 2020, but the effectiveness of this commitment for protecting biodiversity depends on where new protected areas are located. Threshold- and complementarity-based approaches have been independently used to identify im...
Kamaldeep Bhui, Amanda Lawrence, Emily Klineberg, Davina Woodley‐Jones et al.
Objective This paper reports the validation process for research questions that measure cultural identity in a survey of adolescents from a multi-ethnic urban area. Method Four questions that tapped preferred cultural origins of friends and clothing were used to classify subjects into categories for...
Marc Hockings, W. R. Adams, Thomas M. Brooks, Nigel Dudley et al.
Protected areas are favoured sites for ecological research and monitoring and responsible, well-managed research can help to improve management effectiveness and enhance conservation outcomes. Many countries have formalized processes for approving and monitoring research within their protected area ...
Stephen Woodley, Jonathan B. Jarvis, Andrew Rhodes
Protected and conserved areas must play a key role in managing the interrelated global crises of biodiversity loss and climate change. We are well past understanding the problem and the need for dramatic action is clear. The draft Global Biodiversity Framework of the Convention on Biological Diversi...
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...
Ernesto C. Enkerlin‐Hoeflich, Trevor Sandwith, Kathy MacKinnon, Diana Allen et al.