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Promoting conservation can be fun through video games like Animal Crossing.

Published online: 30 Sep 2021

Published by: British Ecological Society

Authors: Fisher, J. & Yoh, N. & Kubo, T. & Rundle, D.

Content type: Blog

This paper explores how features of the popular Nintendo game Animal Crossing: New Horizons (ACNH) can be used for pro-conservation messaging. The aut...

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The value of listening and listening for values in conservation.

Published online: 20 Oct 2021

Published by: British Ecological Society

Authors: Staddon, S. & Byg, A. & Chapman, M. & Fish, R. & Hague, A. & Horgan, K.

Content type: Blog

This paper explores and accounts for the value and role of listening in conservation research and practice; what it does, why it is necessary, how it ...

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Definition of favourable conservation status for calaminarian grassland.

Published online: 19 Aug 2022

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Jefferson, R.

Content type: Reports

This paper sets out Natural England's view on Favourable Conservation Status (FCS) for calaminarian grassland (generally referred to as 'grassland on ...

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Applying ecology for cave management in China and neighbouring countries.

Published online: 03 Jun 2009

Authors: Whitten, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Caves are arguably the hottest of the biodiversity hotspots as measured by endemism and threat, yet they receive very little attention or appropriate ...

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An introduction to evidence-based conservation (content tailored for research scientists).

Published online: 27 Nov 2020

Published by: Evidence in Conservation Teaching Initiative

Authors: Downey, H. & Amano, T. & Walsh, J.

Content type: Educational material

Scientific knowledge for conservation has accumulated fast worldwide but the practice research interface needs to be emphasized. Conservation based on...

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Tourism and visitor management in protected areas: guidelines for sustainability.

Published online: 30 Oct 2019

Authors: Leung YuFai & Spenceley, A. & Hvenegaard, G. & Buckley, R. & Groves, C.

Content type: Bulletin

Protected areas are a key component of any global conservation strategy. Tourism provides a crucial and unique way of fostering visitors' connection w...

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Publication and use of genetic tools in conservation management applications-a systematic review.

Published online: 03 Jan 2024

Authors: Tkach, K. & Watson, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Genetics tools are used in applied conservation management for taxonomic identification, delineation of management units, management of wild populatio...

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Co-designing conservation interventions through participatory action research in the Indian trans-Himalaya.

Published online: 22 Sep 2023

Authors: Khanyari, M. & Dorjay, R. & Lobzang, S. & Bijoor, A. & Suryawanshi, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Community-based conservation, despite being more inclusive than fortress conservation, has been criticized for being a top-down implementation of exte...

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Community forestry can help reduce deforestation and poverty in tropical countries, but not always both.

Published online: 04 Nov 2020

Authors: Santika, T. & Wilson, K. A. & Budiharta, S. & Kusworo, A. & Meijaard, E. & Law, E. A. & Friedman, R. & Hutabarat, J. A. & Indrawan, T. P. & St. John, F. A. V. & Struebig, M. J.

Content type: Blog

This paper provides information on the impacts of community forestry policies on poverty alleviation and forest conservation outcomes. In the six year...

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Privately-owned protected areas contribute to the resilience of protected area network.

Published online: 04 Nov 2020

Authors: Vos, A. de & Cumming Graerne

Content type: Blog

This paper focuses on the importance of privately-owned protected areas in enhancing the resilience of the national protected area network in South Af...

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