Protected areas

Effectiveness of protected areas in the Caucasus Mountains in preventing rangeland degradation
As land use intensifies globally, it increasingly exerts pressure on protected areas. Despite open, nonforested landscapes comprising …
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Links between deforestation, conservation areas and conservation funding in major deforestation regions of South America
  1. Land-use change is a major driver of biodiversity loss, affecting tropical forests and savannas at an unprecedented rate. To protect …
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Changing Determinants of International Conservation Funding Committed to Major Deforestation Regions in South America
International conservation funding to low- and middle-income countries has increased significantly in recent years. However, …
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Governance and conservation effectiveness in protected areas and Indigenous and locally managed areas
Increased conservation action to protect more habitat and species is fueling a vigorous debate about the relative effectiveness of …
Yin Zhang, Paige West, Lerato Thakholi, Kulbhushansingh Suryawanshi, Miriam Supuma, Dakota Straub, Samantha S. Sithole, Roshan Sharma, Judith Schleicher, Ben Ruli, David Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Mattias Borg Rasmussen, Victoria C. Ramenzoni, Siyu Qin, Deborah Delgado Pugley, Rachel Palfrey, Johan Oldekop, Emmanuel O. Nuesiri, Van Hai Thi Nguyen, Nouhou Ndam, Catherine Mungai, Sarah Milne, Mathew Bukhi Mabele, Sadie Lucitante, Hugo Lucitante, Jonathan Liljeblad, Wilhelm Andrew Kiwango, Alfred Kik, Nikoleta Jones, Melissa Johnson, Christopher Jarrett, Rachel Sapery James, George Holmes, Lydia N. Gibson, Arash Ghoddousi, Jonas Geldmann, Maria Fernanda Gebara, Thera Edwards, Wolfram H. Dressler, Leo R. Douglas, Panayiotis G. Dimitrakopoulos, Veronica Davidov, Eveline M.F.W. Compaoré-Sawadogo, Yolanda Ariadne Collins, Michael Cepek, Paul Berne Burow, Dan Brockington, Michael Philippe Bessike Balinga, Beau J. Austin, Rini Astuti, Christine Ampumuza, Frank Kwaku Agyei
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Tropical dry woodland loss occurs disproportionately in areas of highest conservation value
Tropical and subtropical dry woodlands are rich in biodiversity and carbon. Yet, many of these woodlands are under high deforestation …
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Priority areas for promoting co-benefits between conservation and the traditional use of mammals and birds in the Chaco
As ambitious new targets to increase area-based conservation are discussed, there is a growing concern that such an expansion might …
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Social considerations are crucial to success in implementing the 30×30 global conservation target
Following intense negotiation over several years, the Convention on Biological Diversity’s Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity …
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An Outcome-Oriented, Social-Ecological Framework for Assessing Protected Area Effectiveness
Both the number and the extent of protected areas have grown considerably in recent years, but evaluations of their effectiveness …
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Humans rather than Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) shape ungulate browsing patterns in a temperate forest
The recolonization of human-dominated landscapes by large carnivores has been followed with considerable scientific interest; however, …
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The geography of international conservation interest in South American deforestation frontiers
International funding is increasingly important in supporting conservation in mega-biodiverse countries. However, it remains unclear …
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