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Optimizing ecological surveys for conservation.

Published online: 06 Jul 2023

Authors: Hanson, J. O. & McCune, J. L. & Chadès, I. & Proctor, C. A. & Hudgins, E. J. & Bennett, J. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Conservation decisions must be made with limited funding and incomplete information. Ecological surveys can help reduce uncertainty and, in turn, pote...

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Testing the benefits of conservation set-asides for improved habitat connectivity in tropical agricultural landscapes.

Published online: 22 Jul 2020

Authors: Scriven, S. A. & Carlson, K. M. & Hodgson, J. A. & McClean, C. J. & Heilmayr, R. & Lucey, J. M. & Hill, J. K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Habitat connectivity is important for tropical biodiversity conservation. Expansion of commodity crops, such as oil palm, fragments natural habitat ar...

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Practitioner approaches to trade-off decision-making in marine conservation development.

Published online: 12 Oct 2023

Authors: Fortnam, M. & Chaigneau, T. & Evans, L. & Bastian, L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Mounting evidence suggests that win-wins are elusive and trade-offs are the norm in marine conservation development practice. The status quo involves ...

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Landscape properties affect biodiversity response to retention approaches in forestry.

Published online: 10 Jan 2018

Authors: Mori, A. S. & Tatsumi, S. & Gustafsson, L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Retention forestry, in which trees and tree patches are set aside at harvest to promote biodiversity, has been proven to have positive effects on biod...

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Freshwater Habitats Trust, Jeremy Biggs.

Published online: 07 Dec 2024

Published by: UK, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Content type: Conference slides

This presentation outlines the Freshwater Habitats Trust's (FHT) approach to monitoring freshwater biodiversity, focusing on reversing biodiversity de...

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Agri-environment evidence annual report 2021: a summary of findings from recently published projects.

Published online: 16 Aug 2022

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Sykes, R.

Content type: Reports

This annual report highlights recent work of the Agri-environment Evidence Programme. The nine projects featured in this report provide evidence relev...

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Lessons learned for improving policies affecting forest conservation and climate change adaptation in Uganda's water tower communities.

Published online: 03 May 2017

Authors: Russell, A. J. M. & Banana, A. & Ongugo, P.

Content type: Bulletin

This paper establishes the lessons learned to improve policies affecting forest conservation and climate change adaptation in water tower communities ...

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Lessons learned for improving policies affecting forest conservation and climate change adaptation in Kenya's water tower communities.

Published online: 03 May 2017

Authors: Russell, A. J. M. & Ongugo, P. & Banana, A.

Content type: Bulletin

This paper establishes the lessons learned to improve policies affecting forest conservation and climate change adaptation in water tower communities ...

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Harnessing practitioner knowledge to inform the conservation of a protected species, the hazel dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius.

Published online: 28 Jun 2023

Authors: Phillips, B. B. & Crowley, S. L. & Bell, O. & McDonald, R. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

(1). Conservation decisions are typically constrained by the availability of published evidence. Practitioners and non-academic experts often possess ...

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Livestock and their management are key to the future of Africa's wildlife.

Published online: 04 Nov 2020

Authors: Western, D. & Tyrrell, P. & Brehony, P. & Russell, S. & Western, G. & Kamanga, J.

Content type: Blog

Protected areas fall far short of securing the space needed to sustain biodiversity and ecosystem function at a global scale and in the face of climat...

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