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A response from the British Ecological Society to Defra's "net gain" consultation.

Published online: 01 Apr 2021

Published by: British Ecological Society

Content type: White paper

This paper describes the response from the British Ecological Society to Defra's "net gain" consultation. The Net Gain consultation is seeking views o...

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Pilot results-based payment approaches for agri-environment schemes in arable and upland grassland systems in England.

Published online: 26 Mar 2021

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Chaplin, S. & Robinson, V. & Page, A. le & Ward, D. & Hicks, D. & Scholz, E. M. & Keep, H. & Cocq, J. le

Content type: Reports

In this publication, to test if results-based Agri-Environment Schemes (AES) could work in a range of different farming systems and for the delivery o...

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Maasai pastoralists kill lions in retaliation for depredation of livestock by lions.

Published online: 26 Nov 2020

Authors: Ontiri, E. M. & Odino, M. & Kasanga, A. & Kahumbu, P. & Robinson, W. & Currie, T. & Hodgson, D. J.

Content type: Blog

A survey ws conducted on 213 Maasai communities from three geographic regions in Kenya to determine whether lion-killing is an indiscriminate act of r...

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How big animals and trees shaped our world and how we can restore them.

Published online: 26 Nov 2020

Authors: Schweiger, A. & Svenning, J. C.

Content type: Blog

This paper proposes an integrative restoration framework applicable across the whole range of human land use intensity including assisted recolonizati...

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Prescribed burning impacts on ecosystem services in the British uplands: a methodological critique of the EMBER project.

Published online: 22 Nov 2020

Authors: Ashby, M. A. & Heinemeyer, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Due to its novelty and scale, the EMBER project is a key study within the prescribed burning evidence base. However, it has several significant but ov...

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Climate change is limiting our ability to achieve a future we want.

Published online: 04 Nov 2020

Authors: Singh, G. G. & Hilmi, N. & Bernhardt, J. & Montemayor, A. M. C. & Cashion, M. & Ota, Y. & Acar, S. & Brown, J. M. & Cottrell, R. & Djoundourian, S. & Gonzalez-Espinosa, P. C. & Lam, V. & Marshall, N. & Neumann, B. & Pascal, N. & Reygondeau, G. & Rocklov, J. & Safa, A. & Virto, L. R. & Cheung, W.

Content type: Blog

This paper provides information on how climate change is affecting oceans and linked ocean change to human well-being and the Sustainable Development ...

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Why we need diversified landscapes for people, food and nature.

Published online: 04 Nov 2020

Authors: Grass, I. & Loos, J. & Baensch, S. & Batáry, P. & Librán-Embid, F. & Ficiciyan, A. & Klaus, F. & Riechers, M. & Rosa, J. & Tiede, J. & Udy, K. & Westphal, C. & Wurz, A. & Tscharntke, T.

Content type: Blog

This paper points out that land-sharing (i.e. wildlife-friendly farming systems) and land-sparing (i.e. separation of high-yielding agriculture and na...

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Participation for protection: how collaboration between local communities, government agencies, and researchers can protect native species from invasive species.

Published online: 04 Nov 2020

Authors: Caceres-Escobar, H. & Kark, S. & Atkinson, S. C. & Possingham, H. P. & Davis, K. J.

Content type: Blog

This article describes a six-step framework that includes local ecological, economic and social knowledge to select the best management strategies to ...

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Mako shark angler behaviour is different by region in Australia.

Published online: 04 Nov 2020

Authors: French, R. P. & Lyle, J. M. & Lennox, R. J. & Cooke, S. J. & Semmens, J. M.

Content type: Blog

Humans have sordid relationships with predators, especially sharks. Many sharks are top predators and perform essential ecosystem services. Vulnerable...

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Indigenous peoples' habitation history drives present-day forest biodiversity.

Published online: 04 Nov 2020

Authors: Fisher, J. A. & Shackelford, N. & Hocking, M. D. & Trant, A. J. & Starzomski, B. M.

Content type: Blog

This research highlights the fundamental long-term role of humans in ecosystems of British Columbia, Canada. It also improves the understanding of the...

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