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A global-level assessment of the effectiveness of protected areas at resisting anthropogenic pressures by Geldmann, Jonas, Manica, Andrea, Burgess, Neil D., Coad, Lauren, Balmford, Andrew

“…One-sixth of the global terrestrial surface nowfallswithin protected areas (PAs), making it essential to understand how far they mitigate the increasing…”
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Estimating economic losses to tourism in Africa from the illegal killing of elephants by Naidoo, Robin, Fisher, Brendan, Manica, Andrea, Balmford, Andrew

“…Recent surveys suggest tens of thousands of elephants are being poached annually across Africa, putting the two species at risk across much of their range…”
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Reconciling Food Production and Biodiversity Conservation: Land Sharing and Land Sparing Compared by Phalan, Ben, Onial, Malvika, Balmford, Andrew, Green, Rhys E.

“…The question of how to meet rising food demand at the least cost to biodiversity requires the evaluation of two contrasting alternatives: land sharing, which…”
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Biodiversity losses and conservation responses in the Anthropocene by Johnson, Christopher N., Balmford, Andrew, Brook, Barry W., Buettel, Jessie C., Galetti, Mauro, Guangchun, Lei, Wilmshurst, Janet M.

“…Biodiversity is essential to human well-being, but people have been reducing biodiversity throughout human history. Loss of species and degradation of…”
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Linking global drivers of agricultural trade to on-the-ground impacts on biodiversity by Green, Jonathan M. H., Croft, Simon A., Durán, América P., Balmford, Andrew P., Burgess, Neil D., Fick, Steve, Gardner, Toby A., Godar, Javier, Suavet, Clément, Virah-Sawmy, Malika, Young, Lucy E., West, Christopher D.

“…Consumption of globally traded agricultural commodities like soy and palm oil is one of the primary causes of deforestation and biodiversity loss in some of…”
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Nudging pro-environmental behavior: evidence and opportunities by Byerly, Hilary, Balmford, Andrew, Ferraro, Paul J, Wagner, Courtney Hammond, Palchak, Elizabeth, Polasky, Stephen, Ricketts, Taylor H, Schwartz, Aaron J, Fisher, Brendan

“…Human behavior is responsible for many of our greatest environmental challenges. The accumulated effects of many individual and household decisions have major…”
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Predicting Global Patterns in Mangrove Forest Biomass by Hutchison, James, Manica, Andrea, Swetnam, Ruth, Balmford, Andrew, Spalding, Mark

“…Understanding spatial variation in carbon storage in natural habitats is critical for climate change mitigation efforts such as REDD. Terrestrial forests are…”
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Environmental and health impacts of using food waste as animal feed: a comparative analysis of food waste management options by Salemdeeb, Ramy, zu Ermgassen, Erasmus K.H.J., Kim, Mi Hyung, Balmford, Andrew, Al-Tabbaa, Abir

“…The disposal of food waste is a large environmental problem. In the United Kingdom (UK), approximately 15 million tonnes of food are wasted each year, mostly…”
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Walk on the wild side: estimating the global magnitude of visits to protected areas by Balmford, Andrew, Green, Jonathan M H, Anderson, Michael, Beresford, James, Huang, Charles, Naidoo, Robin, Walpole, Matt, Manica, Andrea

“…How often do people visit the world's protected areas (PAs)? Despite PAs covering one-eighth of the land and being a major focus of nature-based recreation and…”
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Upscaling tropical restoration to deliver environmental benefits and socially equitable outcomes by Edwards, David P., Cerullo, Gianluca R., Chomba, Susan, Worthington, Thomas A., Balmford, Andrew P., Chazdon, Robin L., Harrison, Rhett D.

“…The UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration offers immense potential to return hundreds of millions of hectares of degraded tropical landscapes to functioning…”
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The past and future role of conservation science in saving biodiversity by Williams, David R, Balmford, Andrew, Wilcove, David S

“…Global biodiversity losses continue despite tremendous growth in the volume of conservation science and many local successes. Research that can achieve…”
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A global perspective on trends in nature-based tourism by Balmford, Andrew, Beresford, James, Green, Jonathan, Naidoo, Robin, Walpole, Matt, Manica, Andrea

“…Reports of rapid growth in nature-based tourism and recreation add significant weight to the economic case for biodiversity conservation but seem to contradict…”
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Wildlife population trends in protected areas predicted by national socio-economic metrics and body size by Barnes, Megan D., Craigie, Ian D., Harrison, Luke B., Geldmann, Jonas, Collen, Ben, Whitmee, Sarah, Balmford, Andrew, Burgess, Neil D., Brooks, Thomas, Hockings, Marc, Woodley, Stephen

“…Ensuring that protected areas (PAs) maintain the biodiversity within their boundaries is fundamental in achieving global conservation goals. Despite this…”
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Producing wood at least cost to biodiversity: integrating Triad and sharing–sparing approaches to inform forest landscape management by Betts, Matthew G., Phalan, Benjamin T., Wolf, Christopher, Baker, Susan C., Messier, Christian, Puettmann, Klaus J., Green, Rhys, Harris, Scott H., Edwards, David P., Lindenmayer, David B., Balmford, Andrew

“…ABSTRACT Forest loss and degradation are the greatest threats to biodiversity worldwide. Rising global wood demand threatens further damage to remaining native…”
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How can higher-yield farming help to spare nature? by Phalan, Ben, Green, Rhys E., Dicks, Lynn V., Dotta, Graziela, Feniuk, Claire, Lamb, Anthony, Strassburg, Bernardo B. N., Williams, David R., zu Ermgassen, Erasmus K. H. J., Balmford, Andrew

“…Mechanisms to link yield increases with conservation Expansion of land area used for agriculture is a leading cause of biodiversity loss and greenhouse gas…”
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Large mammal population declines in Africa’s protected areas by Craigie, Ian D., Baillie, Jonathan E.M., Balmford, Andrew, Carbone, Chris, Collen, Ben, Green, Rhys E., Hutton, Jon M.

“…Protected areas (PAs) are the cornerstone of global conservation efforts but their performance in maintaining populations of their key species remains poorly…”
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Reducing the land use of EU pork production: where there’s swill, there’s a way by zu Ermgassen, Erasmus K.H.J., Phalan, Ben, Green, Rhys E., Balmford, Andrew

“…•Food wastes are banned in animal feed in the EU due to disease control concerns.•Many Asian states operate safe, centralised systems for recycling waste as…”
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Is Variety the Spice of Life? An Experimental Investigation into the Effects of Species Richness on Self-Reported Mental Well-Being by Wolf, Lukas J, Zu Ermgassen, Sophus, Balmford, Andrew, White, Mathew, Weinstein, Netta

“…Losses in biodiversity and trends toward urbanisation have reduced people's contact with biodiverse nature, yet the consequences for mental well-being are not…”
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Roads as a contributor to landscape-scale variation in bird communities by Cooke, Sophia C., Balmford, Andrew, Donald, Paul F., Newson, Stuart E., Johnston, Alison

“…Roads and their traffic can affect wildlife over large areas and, in regions with dense road networks, may influence a high proportion of the ecological…”
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Fusion or Failure? The Future of Conservation Biology by BALMFORD, ANDREW, COWLING, RICHARD M.

“…The future of conservation biology (CB) is examined. It is observed that the key to increasing the future contribution of biologists to on-the-ground…”
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