Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management

JAGUAR CONSERVATION UNITS AS EFFECTIVE TOOL IN A PAYMENT FOR ECOSYSTEM SERVICES SCHEME FOR APEX PREDATOR

The paper proposes a Payment for Environmental Services (PES) scheme in Brazil to support jaguar conservation by analyzing environmental and economic parameters and demonstrating its feasibility.

A prioritization strategy for protecting Conservation Imperatives Sites

This paper prioritizes 1,667 Conservation Imperatives Sites to protect threatened species, focusing on areas with high irreplaceability and conversion pressure.

Systemic bio-inequity links poverty to biodiversity and induces a conservation paradox

This paper identifies a conservation paradox where biodiversity-rich countries experience higher poverty rates due to historical colonial exploitation, challenging the assumption that biodiversity directly reduces poverty.

An effective model for community-based conservation around authorized fishing settlements inside a devolved Wildlife Management Area in southern Tanzania

This study examines how community-defined land use plans and their adherence affect wildlife abundance and distribution in a Tanzanian Wildlife Management Area, finding that strict compliance with these plans can enhance conservation outcomes.

Large-scale recovery in Costa Rica's Payment for Ecosystem Service Program

This paper evaluates the ecological impact of Costa Rica's PES program using soundscapes, finding significant acoustic recovery in natural regeneration sites but slower recovery in plantations.

Stakeholder perspectives on the effectiveness of the Ifakara-Lupiro-Mang'ula Wildlife Management Area in Southern Tanzania

This study assesses the effectiveness of the Ifakara-Lupiro-Mang'ula Wildlife Management Area in Tanzania, finding it only modestly successful due to encroachment and management challenges.

Are protected areas tracking threats to terrestrial biodiversity?

The paper assesses whether protected areas effectively track biodiversity threats by analyzing PA coverage against threat probabilities for multiple species groups.

Decision analysis shows scientific and economic value of community-based monitoring in Madagascar

This study evaluates the scientific and economic value of community-based monitoring in Madagascar, finding that involving local communities reduces costs while improving biodiversity monitoring across different conservation perspectives.