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Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
Other•Ottawa, Ontario, Canada•
About: Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society is a other organization based out in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Climate change & Government. The organization has 20 authors who have published 24 publications receiving 1049 citations.
Topics: Climate change, Government, Marine ecosystem, Wilderness, Population
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University of Queensland1, University of Salford2, University of Western Australia3, Queensland University of Technology4, University of Lausanne5, Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust6, Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society7, University of Évora8, University of Freiburg9, University of Melbourne10, University of Plymouth11, Mississippi State University12, Australian Institute of Marine Science13, Griffith University14, Zurich University of Applied Sciences/ZHAW15, University of British Columbia16, Duke University17, Finnish Environment Institute18, University of Adelaide19, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals20, IFREMER21, University of California, Davis22, Technical University of Madrid23, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research24, Memorial University of Newfoundland25, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds26, University of Kansas27, University of California, Merced28, University of the Sunshine Coast29, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University30, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences31, University of Grenoble32, Oregon State University33, University of Toronto34, Gulf of Maine Research Institute35, University of Georgia36, Newcastle University37, Parks Canada38, Humboldt University of Berlin39
TL;DR: Of high importance is the identification of a widely applicable set of transferability metrics, with appropriate tools to quantify the sources and impacts of prediction uncertainty under novel conditions.
Abstract: Predictive models are central to many scientific disciplines and vital for informing management in a rapidly changing world However, limited understanding of the accuracy and precision of models transferred to novel conditions (their ‘transferability’) undermines confidence in their predictions Here, 50 experts identified priority knowledge gaps which, if filled, will most improve model transfers These are summarized into six technical and six fundamental challenges, which underlie the combined need to intensify research on the determinants of ecological predictability, including species traits and data quality, and develop best practices for transferring models Of high importance is the identification of a widely applicable set of transferability metrics, with appropriate tools to quantify the sources and impacts of prediction uncertainty under novel conditions
358 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine critically the implications of the new categories and paradigmshift in light of the purpose of protected areas, to protect wild biodiversity, which will devalue conservation biology, undermine the creation of more strictly protected reserves, inflate the amount of area in reserves and place people atthecentreoftheprotected area agendaattheexpense of wild biodiversity.
Abstract: SUMMARY The World Conservation Union (IUCN) plays a global leadership role in defining different types of protected areas, and influencing how protected area systems develop and are managed. Following the 1992 World ParksCongress,anewsystemofcategorizingprotected areas was developed. New categories were introduced, including categories that allowed resource extraction. Since that time there has been rapid growth in the global numbers and size of protected areas, with most growth being shown in the new categories. Furthermore, the IUCN has heralded a ‘new paradigm’ of protected areas, which became the main focus of the 2003 World Parks Congress. The paradigm focuses on benefits to local people to alleviate poverty, reengineering protected areas professionals, and an emphasis on the interaction between humans and nature through a focus on the new IUCN protected area categories.The purpose of this paper is to examine critically the implications of the new categories and paradigmshiftinlightofthemainpurposeofprotected areas, to protect wild biodiversity. Wild biodiversity will not be well served by adoption of this new paradigm, which will devalue conservation biology, undermine the creation of more strictly protected reserves, inflate the amount of area in reserves and place people atthecentreoftheprotectedareaagendaattheexpense ofwildbiodiversity.OnlyIUCNcategoriesI−IVshould be recognized as protected areas. The new categories, namely culturally modified landscapes (V) and managed resource areas (VI), should be reclassified as sustainable development areas. To do so would better serve both the protection of wild biodiversity and those seekingtomeethumanneedsonhumanizedlandscapes where sustainable development is practised.
353 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors provide a western Canadian perspective on the influences of landslides on biophysical diversity, which is related in several ways to biological diversity, and discuss the roles of different landslide types on various aspects of terrestrial diversity.
114 citations
Oregon State University1, Marine Conservation Institute2, University of York3, University of the Algarve4, Stony Brook University5, The Pew Charitable Trusts6, World Conservation Monitoring Centre7, International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources8, Florida State University9, Centre national de la recherche scientifique10, University of Hawaii11, Duke University12, James Cook University13, University of Victoria14, World Wide Fund for Nature15, University of Paris16, Wildlife Conservation Society17, Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society18, National Research Council19, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University20, University of Montpellier21, Hoffmann-La Roche22, Shanghai Jiao Tong University23, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute24, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile25
TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe MPAs as conservation tools intended to protect biodiversity, promote healthy and resilient marine ecosystems, and provide societal benefits, despite codification of MPAs.
Abstract: Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are conservation tools intended to protect biodiversity, promote healthy and resilient marine ecosystems, and provide societal benefits. Despite codification of MPAs i...
108 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors distil 348 years of cumulative experience shared by 31 environmental experts across three continents into advice for social scientists seeking to increase their influence in the environmental policy arena.
Abstract: Failure to stem trends of ecological disruption and associated loss of ecosystem services worldwide is partly due to the inadequate integration of the human dimension into environmental decision-making. Decision-makers need knowledge of the human dimension of resource systems and of the social consequences of decision-making if environmental management is to be effective and adaptive. Social scientists have a central role to play, but little guidance exists to help them influence decision-making processes. We distil 348 years of cumulative experience shared by 31 environmental experts across three continents into advice for social scientists seeking to increase their influence in the environmental policy arena. Results focus on the importance of process, engagement, empathy and acumen and reveal the importance of understanding and actively participating in policy processes through co-producing knowledge and building trust. The insights gained during this research might empower a science-driven cultural change in science-policy relations for the routine integration of the human dimension in environmental decision making; ultimately for an improved outlook for earth's ecosystems and the billions of people that depend on them.
92 citations
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| Name | H-index | Papers | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey Locke | 15 | 27 | 1652 |
| Katarzyna Nowak | 14 | 35 | 1080 |
| Sabine Jessen | 8 | 10 | 254 |
| Kecia A. Kerr | 7 | 11 | 115 |
| Veronica Lo | 5 | 7 | 144 |
| Chris Henschel | 2 | 2 | 51 |
| Sabine Jessen | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| Suzanne M. Dooley | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| Chloe O’Loughlin | 2 | 2 | 94 |
| Wendy L. Francis | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| Rhona Govender | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| Alison Woodley | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| P. S. Nadeau | 1 | 1 | 27 |
| James J. Pojar | 1 | 1 | 104 |
| Alexandra Barron | 1 | 1 | 11 |