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Advancing equity in protected area conservation.

Published online: 25 May 2016

Authors: Franks, P. & Schreckenberg, K.

Content type: Bulletin

The important global, national and local benefits provided by protected areas may come at a cost to communities, and any resultant experience of injus...

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Quantifying wildlife watchers' preferences to investigate the overlap between recreational and conservation value of natural areas.

Published online: 28 Aug 2019

Authors: Mancini, F. & Coghill, G. M. & Lusseau, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Nature-based recreation substantially benefits human wellbeing, for example, by improving physical and mental health. However, recreation can also hav...

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Conservation planning for adaptive and neutral evolutionary processes.

Published online: 02 Dec 2020

Authors: Hanson, J. O. & Marques, A. & Veríssimo, A. & Camacho-Sanchez, M. & Velo-Antón, G. & Martínez-Solano, Í. & Carvalho, S. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Protected area systems should ideally maintain adaptive and neutral evolutionary processes. To achieve this, plans for expanding protected area system...

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Protected areas shape the distribution of tourism across rural Europe.

Published online: 14 Dec 2024

Authors: Seguin, R. & Delbar, V. & Batista e Silva, F. & Mouillot, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Protected areas (PAs) have expanded rapidly in recent decades to help mitigate the ongoing biodiversity crisis but are under increasing human pressure...

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Untangling the threads of conservation: a closer look at restoration and preservation.

Published online: 21 May 2024

Authors: Mori, A. S. & Isbell, F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Global goals and targets were recently set for biodiversity conservation in the coming decade. As action plans are now being developed, it is timely a...

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Guidelines for conserving connectivity through ecological networks and corridors.

Published online: 06 Aug 2020

Authors: Hilty, J. & Worboys, G. L. & Keeley, A. & Woodley, S. & Lausche, B. J. & Locke, H. & Carr, M. & Pulsford, I. & Pittock, J. & White, J. W. & Theobald, D. M. & Levine, J. & Reuling Melly & Watson, J. E. M. & Ament, R. & Groves, C. & Tabor, G. M.

Content type: Bulletin

Connectivity conservation is essential for managing healthy ecosystems, conserving biodiversity and adapting to climate change across all biomes and s...

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Thanet coast Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) monitoring report 2017-18.

Published online: 12 Aug 2022

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Godsell, N. & Green, B.

Content type: Reports

Under the UK Marine & Coastal Access Act (2009), the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is required to provide a report to...

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Climate change, connectivity and conservation decision making: back to basics.

Published online: 04 Nov 2009

Authors: Hodgson, J. A. & Thomas, C. D. & Wintle, B. A. & Moilanen, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The challenge of climate change forces us to re-examine the assumptions underlying conservation planning. Increasing 'connectivity' has emerged as the...

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Distribution, status and conservation of Alopecurus pratensis-Sanguisorba officinalis flood-plain meadows in England.

Published online: 15 May 2021

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Jefferson, R. G.

Content type: Reports

Data is presented on the distribution, extent, conservation status and management of MG4 flood plain meadows. Ninety two sites have been identified co...

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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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