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Factors influencing people's perceptions towards conservation of transboundary wildlife resources. The case of the Great-Limpopo Trans-frontier Conservation Area.

Published online: 17 Apr 2019

Authors: Ntuli, H. & Jagers, S. C. & Muchapondwa, E. & Linell, A. & Sjöstedt, M.

Content type: Bulletin

Local people's perceptions of protected areas greatly determine the success of conservation efforts in Southern Africa as these perceptions affect peo...

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Assessing the value of roadless areas in a conservation reserve strategy: biodiversity and landscape connectivity in the northern Rockies.

Published online: 30 Mar 2005

Authors: Crist, M. R. & Wilmer, B. & Aplet, G. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Roadless areas on United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service lands hold significant potential for the conservation of native biodiv...

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Use of evidence for decision-making by conservation practitioners in the illegal wildlife trade.

Published online: 13 Oct 2021

Published by: British Ecological Society

Authors: Arias, M. & Hinsley, A. & Milner-Gulland, E. J.

Content type: Blog

There are calls to ground policies aimed at addressing the illegal wildlife trade (IWT), and biodiversity conservation more generally, on the best ava...

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Sanitary versus environmental policies: fitting together two pieces of the puzzle of European vulture conservation.

Published online: 04 Aug 2010

Authors: Margalida, A. & Donázar, J. A. & Carrete, M. & Sánchez-Zapata, J. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Between 1996 and 2000 the appearance of bovine spongiform encephalopathy swiftly became one of the most serious public health and political crises con...

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Conflicts between biodiversity conservation and development in a biosphere reserve.

Published online: 03 Jun 2009

Authors: Ma ZhiJun & Li Bo & Li WenJun & Han NianYong & Chen JiaKuan & Watkinson, A. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Integrating biodiversity conservation and the development of local communities is a major challenge for biosphere reserves. Their zonation (core, buff...

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Influence of land use on plant community composition and diversity in Highland Sourveld grassland in the southern Drakensberg, South Africa.

Published online: 02 Nov 2005

Authors: O'Connor, T. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Biodiversity conservation of grasslands in the face of transformation and global climate change will depend mainly on rangelands because of insufficie...

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Challenges in the conservation of wide-ranging nomadic species.

Published online: 21 Jul 2020

Authors: Nandintsetseg, D. & Bracis, C. & Olson, K. A. & Böhning-Gaese, K. & Calabrese, J. M. & Chimeddorj, B. & Fagan, W. F. & Fleming, C. H. & Heiner, M. & Kaczensky, P. & Leimgruber, P. & Munkhnast, D. & Stratmann, T. & Mueller, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Conservation of nomadic species presents significant conservation challenges because of unpredictability in their movements and space use. Long-term s...

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Generating more integrated biodiversity objectives - rationale, principles and practice.

Published online: 14 May 2021

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Mainstone, C. & Jefferson, R. & Diack, I. & Alonso, I. & Crowle, A. & Rees, S. & Goldberg, E. & Webb, J. & Drewitt, A. & Taylor, I. & Cox, J. & Edger, P. & Walsh, K.

Content type: Reports

Effective biodiversity conservation can be hampered by the compartmentalisation of technical advice, guidance, objectives and strategy according to ha...

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Achieving international biodiversity targets: learning from local norms, values and actions regarding migratory waterfowl management in Kazakhstan.

Published online: 20 Sep 2022

Authors: Jones, I. L. & Timoshenko, A. & Zuban, I. & Zhadan, K. & Cusack, J. J. & Duthie, A. B. & Hodgson, I. D. & Minderman, J. & Pozo, R. A. & Whytock, R. C. & Bunnefeld, N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Migratory species are protected under international legislation; their seasonal movements across international borders may therefore present opportuni...

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Epiphyte metapopulation persistence after drastic habitat decline and low tree regeneration: time-lags and effects of conservation actions.

Published online: 10 Apr 2013

Authors: Johansson, V. & Ranius, T. & Snäll, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Old trees have declined in Europe due to agricultural intensification and forestry. For shade-intolerant epiphytic species occurring on old trees in s...

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