Conservation biology

Projected human land-use pressures and natural habitat conversion risk within global terrestrial protected areas

January 13, 2026

Protected Planet Report 2020 (UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, 2021). Pringle, R. M. Upgrading protected areas to conserve wild biodiversity.…

EEnvironment

Five rules for scientifically credible nature markets

January 12, 2026

UNEP. State of Finance for Nature 2023 (UNEP, 2023). Kedward, K., zu Ermgassen, S. O. S. E., Ryan-Collins,…

EEnvironment

Building on monitoring and conservation policies for global soil biodiversity

November 26, 2025

Convention on Biological Diversity. Decision 15/28: biodiversity and agriculture. CBD https://www.cbd.int/doc/decisions/cop-15/cop-15-dec-28-en.pdf (2022). FAO, ITPS, GSBI, SCBD & EC.…

WWildlife

Europeans support large carnivore recovery while opposing both further population growth and hunting

November 26, 2025

After the cessation of centuries-long eradication efforts throughout Europe, large carnivores have made a remarkable return over the…

EEnvironment

Hybridization mitigates climate change risk in mountainous birds

November 11, 2025

Scheffers, B. R. et al. The broad footprint of climate change from genes to biomes to people. Science…

WWildlife

Another 'little-known' Aussie animal declared extinct: 'Tragedy'

October 18, 2025

There’s a high-pitched sound that once echoed across an Australian tropical island that will never be heard again.…

EEnvironment

Learning the syntax of plant assemblages

October 14, 2025

A visualization of the methodology used in this paper is shown in Fig. 1, a more complete overview…

WWildlife

Australian island sound that will never be heard again after mistake: 'Could have done better'

October 13, 2025

There’s a high-pitched sound that once echoed across an Australian tropical island that will never be heard again.…

GGenetics

Should genetically modified wildlife be banned? Scientists weigh the risks

October 12, 2025

A corroboree frog is tested for chytrid fungus. Introducing genetic changes to these frogs could help to make…

EEnvironment

Opportunity cost estimates for spatial conservation prioritisation across terrestrial Europe

September 30, 2025

Opportunity costs of productive landAllocation procedure For productive lands (i.e., agricultural land, including arable and pastural land, and…

EEnvironment

Integrating historical sources for long-term ecological knowledge and biodiversity conservation

September 5, 2025

McClenachan, L., Cooper, A. B., McKenzie, M. G. & Drew, J. A. The importance of surprising results and…

EEnvironment

Towards positive net outcomes for biodiversity, and developing safeguards to accompany headline biodiversity indicators

August 11, 2025

Biodiversity impact calculations Our focal biodiversity metric is based on LCIA approaches, as is current good practice for…

Projected human land-use pressures and natural habitat conversion risk within global terrestrial protected areas

Five rules for scientifically credible nature markets

Building on monitoring and conservation policies for global soil biodiversity

Hybridization mitigates climate change risk in mountainous birds

Another ‘little-known’ Aussie animal declared extinct: ‘Tragedy’

Learning the syntax of plant assemblages

Australian island sound that will never be heard again after mistake: ‘Could have done better’

Integrating historical sources for long-term ecological knowledge and biodiversity conservation

Towards positive net outcomes for biodiversity, and developing safeguards to accompany headline biodiversity indicators