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- The IPBES Global Assessment: Pathways to Action
- Source: Trends in Ecology and Evolution
- Author(s): Mary H. Ruckelshaus et al.
- The first Global Assessment of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) found widespread, accelerating declines in…
- Area Requirements to Safeguard Earth’s Marine Species
- Source: One Earth
- Author(s): Kendall R. Jones et al.
- At least 26 per cent of our oceans need urgent conservation attention to preserve Earth’s marine biodiversity, a University of Queensland-led international study has found.
- Conservation prioritization can resolve the flagship species conundrum
- Source: Nature Communications
- Author(s): Jennifer McGowan et al
- Conservation strategies based on charismatic flagship species, such as tigers, lions, and elephants, successfully attract funding from individuals and corporate donors…
- A high biodiversity mitigates the impact of ocean acidification on hard-bottom ecosystems
- Source: Nature Scientific Reports
- Author(s): Eugenio Rastelli et al.
- Biodiversity loss and climate change simultaneously threaten marine ecosystems, yet their interactions remain largely unknown. Ocean acidification severely affects a wide variety of…
- Ecological distinctiveness of birds and mammals at the global scale
- Source: Global Ecology and Conservation
- Author(s): Robert S.C. Cooke, Felix Eigenbrod, Amanda E. Bates
- Ecologically distinct species – species with distinct trait combinations – are not directly prioritized in current conservation frameworks. The consequence of this blind spot means species with the most distinct ecological strategies might be lost.
- Assessing biological invasions in protected areas after 30 years: Revisiting nature reserves targeted by the 1980s SCOPE programme
- Source: Biological Conservation
- Author(s): Ross T. Shackleton, Llewellyn C. Foxcroft, Petr Pyšek, Louisa E. Wood, David M. Richardson
- Invasive alien species pose a major threat to biodiversity and natural ecosystems globally and negatively affect conservation…
- A global assessment of the drivers of threatened terrestrial species richness
- Source: Nature Communications
- Author(s): Christine Howard, Curtis H. Flather, Philip A. Stephens
- High numbers of threatened species might be expected to occur where overall species richness is also high; however, this explains only…
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