Relative efforts of countries to conserve world's megafauna
Peter A. Lindsey,Peter A. Lindsey,Guillaume Chapron,Lisanne S. Petracca,Lisanne S. Petracca,Dawn Burnham,Matt W. Hayward,Matt W. Hayward,Matt W. Hayward,Philipp Henschel,Amy E. Hinks,Stephen T. Garnett,David W. Macdonald,Ewan A. Macdonald,William J. Ripple,Kerstin K. Zander,Amy Dickman +16 more
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The index assesses the spatial, ecological and financial contributions of 152 nations towards conservation of the world’s terrestrial megafauna to emphasise the need for measuring conservation performance, help nations identify how best they could improve their efforts, and present a starting point for the development of more robust and inclusive measures.About:
This article is published in Global Ecology and Conservation.The article was published on 2017-04-01 and is currently open access. It has received 61 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Protected area & IUCN Red List.read more
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One-third of global protected land is under intense human pressure.
Kendall R. Jones,Oscar Venter,Richard A. Fuller,James Allan,Sean L. Maxwell,Pablo Jose Negret,James E. M. Watson,James E. M. Watson +7 more
TL;DR: Use of the most comprehensive global map of human pressure shows that 6 million square kilometers (32.8%) of protected land is under intense human pressure, showing that they are potentially effective, at least in some nations.
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People and Wildlife – Conflict or Coexistence? - by R Woodroffe, S Thirgood and A Rabinowitz
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More than $1 billion needed annually to secure Africa’s protected areas with lions
Peter A. Lindsey,Peter A. Lindsey,Peter A. Lindsey,Jennifer R. B. Miller,Jennifer R. B. Miller,Lisanne S. Petracca,Lisanne S. Petracca,Lauren Coad,Amy Dickman,Kathleen H. Fitzgerald,Michael V. Flyman,Paul J. Funston,Philipp Henschel,Samuel Kasiki,Kathryn Knights,Andrew J. Loveridge,David W. Macdonald,Roseline L. Mandisodza-Chikerema,Sean Nazerali,Andrew J. Plumptre,Andrew J. Plumptre,Riko Stevens,Hugo W. Van Zyl,Luke T. B. Hunter,Luke T. B. Hunter +24 more
TL;DR: African governments and the international community need to increase the funding available for management by three to six times if PAs are to effectively conserve lions and other species and provide vital ecological and economic benefits to neighboring communities.
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Just conservation: What is it and should we pursue it?
John A. Vucetich,Dawn Burnham,Ewan A. Macdonald,Jeremy T. Bruskotter,Silvio Marchini,Silvio Marchini,Alexandra Zimmermann,Alexandra Zimmermann,David W. Macdonald +8 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors formally demonstrate that the subject of social justice (others) includes many non-human elements of nature and that realizing conservation that is also socially just requires being guided by a non-anthropocentrism principle, whereby no human should infringe on the well-being of others any more than is necessary for a healthy, meaningful life.
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Ecotourism’s contributions to conservation: analysing patterns in published studies
TL;DR: Ecotourism is often promoted for its potential to act as a conservation mechanism by mobilising political, financial and social support for conservation; increasing environmental awareness; protec....
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