Jon Hutton

TL;DR: It is estimated that land use and related pressures have already reduced local biodiversity intactness—the average proportion of natural biodiversity remaining in local ecosystems—beyond its recently proposed planetary boundary across 58.1% of the world’s land surface, where 71.4%) of the human population live.

TL;DR: The results indicate that African PAs have generally failed to mitigate human-induced threats to African large mammal populations, but they also show some successes.

TL;DR: 100 scientific questions that, if answered, would have the greatest impact on conservation practice and policy are identified and are expected to help identify new directions for researchers and assist funders in directing funds.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors distinguish between different ideas nestled under the umbrella term of sustainable use, including direct use as an imperative or choice, keeping any use within biologically sustainable limits, and use as a possible conservation strategy that can create positive incentives, which are key where land could otherwise be converted to biodiversity-unfriendly practices.

TL;DR: This work identifies major gaps in data available for assessing global biodiversity threats and suggests mechanisms for closing them.