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A co-development approach to conservation leads to informed habitat design and rapid establishment of amphibian communities.

Published online: 12 Apr 2021

Authors: O'Brien, D. & Hall, J. E. & Miró, A. & O'Brien, K. & Jehle, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Effective wildlife restoration is a critical requirement of many conservation actions. The outcome of conservation interventions can be optimized thro...

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NatureScot Research Report 1303 - Ardvar Woodlands SSSI Site Condition Monitoring 2021.

Published online: 07 Sep 2022

Published by: UK, NatureScot

Authors: Heaton, S. A.

Content type: Reports

In this research, Haycock and Jay Associates Ltd was commissioned by NatureScot to undertake Site Condition Monitoring (SCM) at Ardvar Woodlands Site ...

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A call for a national collaborative predator coexistence programme.

Published online: 26 Oct 2021

Authors: Carter, N. H. & Nelson, P. & Easter, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Negative interactions between large terrestrial predators and livestock are a global phenomenon. The resultant conflicts can threaten the livelihoods ...

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Trophy hunting and conservation: do the major ethical theories converge in opposition to trophy hunting?

Published online: 27 Oct 2021

Authors: Ghasemi, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Ethical concerns are at the heart of the ongoing debate on trophy hunting; however, so far, most studies have addressed the issue from a single ethica...

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Experimental evidence for conservation conflict interventions: the importance of financial payments, community trust and equity attitudes.

Published online: 28 Oct 2021

Authors: Rakotonarivo, O. S. & Jones, I. L. & Bell, A. & Duthie, A. B. & Cusack, J. & Minderman, J. & Hogan, J. & Hodgson, I. & Bunnefeld, N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Conflicts between the objectives of agricultural production and conservation are becoming increasingly complex. Of vital importance to the success of ...

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Planting to conserve threatened nomadic pollinators in NSW.

Published online: 01 Nov 2017

Content type: Miscellaneous

Plant-pollinator mutualisms are fundamental to natural and agricultural systems. In Australia, several species of native plants produce large volumes ...

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Informed multi-objective decision-making in environmental management using Pareto optimality.

Published online: 26 Mar 2008

Authors: Kennedy, M. C. & Ford, E. D. & Singleton, P. & Finney, M. & Agee, J. K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Effective decision-making in environmental management requires the consideration of multiple objectives that may conflict. Common optimization methods...

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Restoration of wet features for breeding waders on lowland grassland.

Published online: 26 Mar 2008

Authors: Eglington, S. M. & Gill, J. A. & Bolton, M. & Smart, M. A. & Sutherland, W. J. & Watkinson, A. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Over the last century, the loss of around half of the world's wetlands, principally through drainage and conversion to agriculture, has been one of th...

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Will agri-environment schemes deliver substantial biodiversity gain, and if not why not?

Published online: 07 Feb 2007

Authors: Whittingham, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

One of the main aims of agri-environment schemes (AES) is to increase biodiversity on farmland. Common conservation practice is to identify areas cont...

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Promoting more effective wildlife monitoring by understanding the perceptions and occupational culture of wildlife rangers.

Published online: 26 Nov 2020

Authors: Kuiper, T. & Massé, F. & Ngwenya, N. A. & Kavhu, B. & Mandisodza-Chikerema, R. L. & Milner-Gulland, E. J.

Content type: Blog

This study was conducted by interviewing 26 wildlife rangers in the Zambezi Valley, Zimbabwe, to understand their attitudes towards patrol-based data ...

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