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- Don’t put all your eggs in one basket – Lessons learned from the largest-scale and longest-term wildlife conservation program in the Amazon Basin
- Source: Biological Conservation
- Author(s): C.C. Eisemberg, R.C. Vogt, R.A.M. Balestra, S.J. Reynolds, K.A. Christian
- Abstract: The Brazilian Government established the Amazon Turtle Project (Projeto Quelônios da Amazônia – PQA) in 1975 to monitor and protect the…
- The global decline of freshwater megafauna
- Source: Global Change Biology
- Author(s): Fengzhi He et al.
- Abstract: Freshwater ecosystems are among the most diverse and dynamic ecosystems on Earth. At the same time, they are among the most threatened ecosystems but remain underrepresented in biodiversity research and conservation efforts…
- Important role of forest disturbances in the global biomass turnover and carbon sinks
- Source: Nature Geoscience
- Author(s): Thomas A. M. Pugh, Almut Arneth, Markus Kautz, Benjamin Poulter & Benjamin Smith
- Abstract: Forest disturbances that lead to the replacement of whole tree stands are a cornerstone of forest dynamics, with drivers that include fire, windthrow, biotic outbreaks and harvest…
- Quantifying the impact of uncertainty on threat management for biodiversity
- Source: Nature Communications
- Author(s): Sam Nicol, James Brazill-Boast, Emma Gorrod, Adam McSorley, Nathalie Peyrard & Iadine Chadès
- Abstract: With inadequate resources to manage the threats facing biodiversity worldwide, achieving projected management outcomes is critical for efficient resource allocation and species recovery…
- The ethics of genetic engineering and gene drives in conservation
- Source: Conservation Biology
- Author(s): Ronald Sandler
- Abstract: The ethical issues associated with using genetic engineering and gene drives in conservation are typically described as consisting of risk assessment/management, public engagement/acceptance, opportunity costs, risks/benefit distributions, and oversight. These are important, but the issues…
- A climate‐change vulnerability and adaptation assessment for Brazil’s protected areas
- Source: Conservation Biology
- Author(s): David M. Lapola et al.
- Abstract: Brazil hosts the largest expanse of tropical ecosystems within protected areas (PAs), which shelter biodiversity and support traditional populations. Here we present a vulnerability analysis of 993 terrestrial and coastal‐marine Brazilian PAs by combining indicators of climatic change hazard…
- Designing a global mechanism for intergovernmental biodiversity financing
- Source: Conservation Letters
- Author(s): Nils Droste Joshua Farley Irene Ring Peter H. May Taylor H. Ricketts
- Abstract: The Convention on Biological Diversity and the Nagoya Protocol display a broad international consensus for biodiversity conservation and equitable benefit sharing. Yet, the Aichi biodiversity targets show a lack of progress and thus indicate a need for additional action such as enhanced and…
- Environmental solutions sparked by environmental history
- Source: Conservation Biology
- Author(s): Dominic McAfee Heidi K. Alleway Sean D. Connell
- Abstract: Environmental solutions require a decision‐making process that is ultimately political in that they involve decisions with uncertain outcomes, often with conflicting viewpoints. If this process seeks broad alignment between the government and public, then reconciling conflicting viewpoints…
- Effectiveness of Panama as an intercontinental land bridge for large mammals
- Source: Conservation Biology
- Author(s): Ninon F. V. Meyer
- Abstract: Habitat fragmentation is a primary driver of wildlife loss, and establishment of biological corridors is a common strategy to mitigate this problem. A flagship example is the Mesoamerican Biological Corridor (MBC), which aims to connect protected forest areas between Mexico and Panama to allow…
- Belt and Road Initiative may create new supplies for illegal wildlife trade in large carnivores
- Source: Nature Ecology and Evolution
- Author(s): Mohammad S. Farhadinia
- Human activity likely affects giraffe’s social networks
- Source: Ethology
- Author(s): Soe Muller, Innes C. Cuthill, Stephen Harris
- Researchers examined information on two adjacent giraffe populations in Kenya to determine whether human activities and high predation affect their social networks.
- ‘Mega-fires’ may be too extreme even for a bird that loves fire
- Source: The Condor
- Author(s): Andrew N. Stillman et al.
- Fire is a natural part of western forests, but the changing nature of fire in many parts of North America may pose challenges for birds. One bird in particular, the Black-backed Woodpecker, specializes in using recently-burned forests in western North America, but new research suggests that these birds…
- The limits of rainforest growth
- Source: Nature Geoscience
- Author(s): Katrin Fleischer et al.
- How much carbon dioxide can tropical rainforests absorb? Investigations indicate that the absorption capacity is severely limited by the phosphorus content of the soil.
- Marine heatwaves a bigger threat to coral reefs than previously thought, scientists find
- Source: Current Biology
- Author(s): William P. Leggat
- Marine heatwaves are a much bigger threat to coral reefs than previously thought, research revealing a previously unrecognized impact of climate change on coral reefs has shown.
- Diet change needed to save vast areas of tropics
- Source: Global Environmental Change
- Author(s): Roslyn C. Henry et al.
- One quarter of the world’s tropical land could disappear by the end of the century unless meat and dairy consumption falls, researchers have warned.
- A marine microbe could play increasingly important role in regulating climate
- Source: Science Advances
- Author(s): Laura Gómez-Consarnau
- Marine microbes with a special metabolism are ubiquitous and could play an important role in how Earth regulates climate.
- The contribution of constructed green infrastructure to urban biodiversity: A synthesis and meta‐analysis
- Source: Journal of Applied Ecology
- Author(s): Alessandro Filazzola, Namarata Shrestha, J. Scott MacIvor
- Abstract: The development of buildings and other infrastructure in cities is viewed as a threat to local biodiversity and ecosystem functioning because natural habitat is replaced. However, there is momentum for implementing green infrastructure (GI), such as green roofs, wetland detention…
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