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Creating a Culture of Evidence Use.

Published online: 22 Feb 2023

Published by: UK, Conservation Evidence

Authors: Frick, W. F. & Cooke, S. J. & Dickson, I. & Jackson, H. A. & Keller, K. E. & Luz, A. de la & Parks, D. & McPherson, T. & Simkins, A. T. & Tanshi, I. & Thompson, des B. A. & Tinsley-Marshall, P. & Young, L. C.

Content type: Book chapter

This chapter explores some of the challenges and offers ideas for how organisations can lead the conservation movement by shifting norms toward eviden...

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Facilitating dynamic and inclusive biodiversity conservation in Britain: an anthropocene perspective.

Published online: 04 Aug 2022

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Thomas, C. D. & Hill, J. K. & Ward, C. & Hatfield, J. H.

Content type: Reports

We propose an approach to conservation centred on achieving positive future trajectories of dynamic change, applied to all locations and species, and ...

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Sensemaking and abductive reasoning for transformative biodiversity conservation.

Published online: 08 Jun 2025

Authors: Cortés-Capano, G. & Loos, J. & Hausmann, A. & Kortetmäki, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Transformative biodiversity conservation requires innovative approaches that expand knowledge production in complex social-ecological systems, incorpo...

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Using photo editing to understand the impact of species aesthetics on support for conservation.

Published online: 09 Jul 2024

Authors: Shaw, M. & Dunn, M. & Crowley, S. & Owen, N. & Veríssimo, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Many threatened species suffer from a lack of conservation attention compared to others. Prioritisation of funding, research and conservation efforts ...

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Are agri-environment schemes successful in delivering conservation grazing management on saltmarsh?

Published online: 21 Jul 2020

Authors: Mason, L. R. & Feather, A. & Godden, N. & Vreugdenhil, C. C. & Smart, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Grasslands occur around the globe and, in temperate regions, their natural management by fire, drought and wild herbivores has largely been replaced b...

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Using beta diversity to inform agricultural policies and conservation actions on Mediterranean farmland.

Published online: 10 Jan 2018

Authors: Santana, J. & Porto, M. & Reino, L. & Moreira, F. & Ribeiro, P. F. & Santos, J. L. & Rotenberry, J. T. & Beja, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Spatial variation in species composition (β-diversity) is an important component of farmland biodiversity, which together with local richness (α-diver...

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Response of non-grassland avian guilds to adjacent herbaceous field buffers: testing the configuration of targeted conservation practices in agricultural landscapes.

Published online: 01 Apr 2015

Authors: Riffell, S. K. & Monroe, A. P. & Martin, J. A. & Evans, K. O. & Burger, L. W., Jr. & Smith, M. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A substantial part of the world's land base is dominated by agriculture, and forest habitat often consists of discrete patches of forest and linear wo...

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Merging connectivity rules and large-scale condition assessment improves conservation adequacy in river systems.

Published online: 10 Oct 2012

Authors: Linke, S. & Kennard, M. J. & Hermoso, V. & Olden, J. D. & Stein, J. & Pusey, B. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Conservation adequacy is defined as the ability of conservation measures to sustain biodiversity. Although river network connectivity is important for...

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The value of time-series data for conservation planning.

Published online: 09 Mar 2021

Authors: García-Barón, I. & Giakoumi, S. & Begoña Santos, M. & Granado, I. & Louzao, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Protected areas (PAs) are increasingly being used world-wide for the conservation and management of wildlife. Systematic conservation planning (SCP) a...

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Transdisciplinary pathways for wildlife conservation: a method for navigating socio-ecological systems on private lands.

Published online: 17 Mar 2025

Authors: Taylor, M. & Davison, A. & Harwood, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

1. The decline of wildlife on private land is accelerating around the world. Resulting efforts to conserve wildlife on private lands are characterised...

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