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Urban protected areas : profiles and best practice guidelines.

Published online: 01 May 2019

Authors: Edmiston, J. T. & Hyman, G. & McNeely, J. A. & Trzyna, T.

Content type: Bulletin

As our cities continue to grow, we should defend the protection of natural areas and even try to create new space for nature within this urban fabric....

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A structurally enriched agricultural landscape maintains high reptile diversity in sub-arid south-western Madagascar.

Published online: 26 Jul 2017

Authors: Nopper, J. & Lauströer, B. & Rödel, M. O. & Ganzhorn, J. U. & Bellard, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The concept of biodiversity conservation relies primarily on protected areas. Yet, protected areas are influenced by the surrounding anthropogenic mat...

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Conservation planning for people and nature in a Chilean biodiversity hotspot.

Published online: 22 Oct 2021

Authors: Martinez-Harms, M. J. & Wilson, K. A. & Costa, M. D. P. & Possingham, H. P. & Gelcich, S. & Chauvenet, A. & Pliscoff, P. & Marquet, P. A. & Bryan, B. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

The Mediterranean-type climate region of Chile is a globally unique biodiversity hotspot but its protected area system does not adequately represent t...

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Using long-term data series to design adequate protected areas that ensure the conservation of inconspicuous small petrel species.

Published online: 28 Jun 2024

Authors: Cruz, A. de la & Pereira, J. M. & Paiva, V. H. & Ramos, J. A. & Oliveira, N. & Alonso, H. & Saavedra, C. & Vázquez, J. A. & García-Barón, I. & Arcos, J. M. & Arroyo, G. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Marine protected areas (MPAs) are widely used tools for conservation and management. Their correct delimitation is challenging, especially when the ta...

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Protected areas and nature recovery: achieving the goal to protect 30% of UK land and seas for nature by 2030.

Published online: 06 Jul 2022

Published by: British Ecological Society

Authors: Bailey, J. J. & Schéré, C. M. & Cunningham, C. A. & Metcalfe, C. A. & Griffin, D. C. & Hoppit, G. & Turner, R. K. & Travers, T. & Hill, J. K. & Sinnadurai, P.

Content type: Reports

Area-based conservation on land and at sea will be a critical component of the UK's efforts towards addressing the connected climate and ecological cr...

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Sustainable protected areas: synergies between biodiversity conservation and socioeconomic development.

Published online: 08 Aug 2022

Authors: Gatiso, T. T. & Kulik, L. & Bachmann, M. & Bonn, A. & Bösch, L. & Freytag, A. & Heurich, M. & Wesche, K. & Winter, M. & Ordaz-Németh, I. & Sop, T. & Kühl, H. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Reconciling conservation and socioeconomic development goals is key to sustainability but remains a source of fierce debate. Protected areas (PAs) are...

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Should sacred groves become part of protected area networks in the Middle East?

Published online: 13 Nov 2020

Authors: Plieninger, T. & Quintas-Soriano, C. & Torralba, M. & Samani, K. M. & Shakeri, Z.

Content type: Blog

As a complement to ongoing vegetation studies in the Kurdistan province of Iran, a study was conducted on local people's views on sacred groves and th...

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The importance of local knowledge in the identification of factors influencing wildfire occurrence in protected areas of the Colombian Amazon.

Published online: 25 Aug 2021

Published by: British Ecological Society

Authors: Tebbutt, C. & Devisscher, T. & Obando-Cabrera, L. & Gutiérrez García, G. A. & Meza Elizalde, M. C. & Armenteras, D. & Oliveras, I.

Content type: Blog

A shared mind map of the political, economic and social interactions that affect forest fires in Colombia's protected areas was made through the works...

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Discussion and recommendations on the future of protected areas in England under climate change.

Published online: 01 Sep 2023

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Gardner, A. S. & Maclean, I. M. D. & Hopkins, J. J. & Gaston, K. J.

Content type: Reports

This report discusses the impacts of climate change on the UK's species and evaluates the current designation and monitoring framework for Sites of Sp...

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Correspondence among multiple methods provides confidence when measuring marine protected area effects for species and assemblages.

Published online: 27 Jun 2024

Authors: Honeyman, C. & Carlson, P. & Jainese, C. & Parsons-Field, A. & Eisaguirre, J. & Davis, K. & Giraldo-Ospina, A. & Spiecker, B. & Caselle, J. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Marine protected areas (MPAs) have become a popular tool utilised across global oceans to achieve a variety of conservation goals. Because the reasons...

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