Concepts & Theory

Mapping global land system archetypes
Land use is a key driver of global environmental change. Unless major shifts in consumptive behaviours occur, land-based production …
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Analytical solutions to trade-offs between size of protected areas and land-use intensity
Land-use change is affecting Earth’s capacity to support both wild species and a growing human population. The question is how …
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Challenges for land system science
While considerable progress has been made in understanding land use change, land system science continues to face a number of grand …
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Conservation policy in traditional farming landscapes
Many traditional farming landscapes have high conservation value. Conservation policy in such landscapes typically follows a …
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Refugee species: which historic baseline should inform conservation planning?
Understanding species’ historical ranges can provide important information for conservation planning in the face of environmental …
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Conservation: limits of land sparing
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