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Proliferation of hydroelectric dams in the Andean Amazon and implications for Andes-Amazon connectivity by Finer, Matt, Jenkins, Clinton N

“…Due to rising energy demands and abundant untapped potential, hydropower projects are rapidly increasing in the Neotropics. This is especially true in the wet…”
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The Impacts of Oil Palm on Recent Deforestation and Biodiversity Loss by Vijay, Varsha, Pimm, Stuart L, Jenkins, Clinton N, Smith, Sharon J

“…Palm oil is the most widely traded vegetable oil globally, with demand projected to increase substantially in the future. Almost all oil palm grows in areas…”
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Global patterns of terrestrial vertebrate diversity and conservation by Jenkins, Clinton N, Pimm, Stuart L, Joppa, Lucas N

“…Identifying priority areas for biodiversity is essential for directing conservation resources. Fundamentally, we must know where individual species live, which…”
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Oil and gas projects in the Western Amazon: threats to wilderness, biodiversity, and indigenous peoples by Finer, Matt, Jenkins, Clinton N, Pimm, Stuart L, Keane, Brian, Ross, Carl

“…The western Amazon is the most biologically rich part of the Amazon basin and is home to a great diversity of indigenous ethnic groups, including some of the…”
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US protected lands mismatch biodiversity priorities by Jenkins, Clinton N., Van Houtan, Kyle S., Pimm, Stuart L., Sexton, Joseph O.

“…Because habitat loss is the main cause of extinction, where and how much society chooses to protect is vital for saving species. The United States is well…”
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Expansion of the global terrestrial protected area system by Jenkins, Clinton N., Joppa, Lucas

“…Under the Convention on Biological Diversity, the world’s governments set a goal of protecting 10% of all ecological regions by 2010. We evaluated progress…”
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Strategic protection of landslide vulnerable mountains for biodiversity conservation under land-cover and climate change impacts by Li, Binbin V, Jenkins, Clinton N, Xu, Weihua

“…Natural disasters impose huge uncertainty and loss to human lives and economic activities. Landslides are one disaster that has become more prevalent because…”
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Measuring Terrestrial Area of Habitat (AOH) and Its Utility for the IUCN Red List by Brooks, Thomas M., Pimm, Stuart L., Akçakaya, H. Resit, Buchanan, Graeme M., Butchart, Stuart H.M., Foden, Wendy, Hilton-Taylor, Craig, Hoffmann, Michael, Jenkins, Clinton N., Joppa, Lucas, Li, Binbin V., Menon, Vivek, Ocampo-Peñuela, Natalia, Rondinini, Carlo

“…The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species includes assessment of extinction risk for 98 512 species, plus…”
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Towards a global understanding of the drivers of marine and terrestrial biodiversity by Gagné, Tyler O, Reygondeau, Gabriel, Jenkins, Clinton N, Sexton, Joseph O, Bograd, Steven J, Hazen, Elliott L, Van Houtan, Kyle S

“…Understanding the distribution of life's variety has driven naturalists and scientists for centuries, yet this has been constrained both by the available data…”
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Global conservation significance of Ecuador's Yasuní National Park by Bass, Margot S, Finer, Matt, Jenkins, Clinton N, Kreft, Holger, Cisneros-Heredia, Diego F, McCracken, Shawn F, Pitman, Nigel C A, English, Peter H, Swing, Kelly, Villa, Gorky, Di Fiore, Anthony, Voigt, Christian C, Kunz, Thomas H

“…The threats facing Ecuador's Yasuní National Park are emblematic of those confronting the greater western Amazon, one of the world's last high-biodiversity…”
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How to protect half of Earth to ensure it protects sufficient biodiversity by Pimm, Stuart L, Jenkins, Clinton N, Li, Binbin V

“…It is theoretically possible to protect large fractions of species in relatively small regions. For plants, 85% of species occur entirely within just over a…”
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Patterns of Vertebrate Diversity and Protection in Brazil by Jenkins, Clinton N, Alves, Maria Alice S, Uezu, Alexandre, Vale, Mariana M

“…Most conservation decisions take place at national or finer spatial scales. Providing useful information at such decision-making scales is essential for…”
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Targeted habitat restoration can reduce extinction rates in fragmented forests by Newmark, William D., Jenkins, Clinton N., Pimm, Stuart L., McNeally, Phoebe B., Halley, John M.

“…The Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania and the Atlantic Forest of Brazil are two of the most fragmented biodiversity hotspots. Species–area relationships…”
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Remotely Sensed Data Informs Red List Evaluations and Conservation Priorities in Southeast Asia by Li, Binbin V, Hughes, Alice C, Jenkins, Clinton N, Ocampo-Peñuela, Natalia, Pimm, Stuart L

“…The IUCN Red List has assessed the global distributions of the majority of the world's amphibians, birds and mammals. Yet these assessments lack explicit…”
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The distribution of biodiversity richness in the tropics by Raven, Peter H, Gereau, Roy E, Phillipson, Peter B, Chatelain, Cyrille, Jenkins, Clinton N, Ulloa Ulloa, Carmen

“…We compare the numbers of vascular plant species in the three major tropical areas. The Afrotropical Region (Africa south of the Sahara Desert plus…”
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Effectiveness of Community Forest Management at reducing deforestation in Madagascar by Rasolofoson, Ranaivo A., Ferraro, Paul J., Jenkins, Clinton N., Jones, Julia P.G.

“…•Community Forest Management is not a guarantee of forest conservation.•Community forestry allowing commercial forest use did not reduce…”
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Batch-produced, GIS-informed range maps for birds based on provenanced, crowd-sourced data inform conservation assessments by Huang, Ryan M, Medina, Wilderson, Brooks, Thomas M, Butchart, Stuart H M, Fitzpatrick, John W, Hermes, Claudia, Jenkins, Clinton N, Johnston, Alison, Lebbin, Daniel J, Li, Binbin V, Ocampo-Peñuela, Natalia, Parr, Mike, Wheatley, Hannah, Wiedenfeld, David A, Wood, Christopher, Pimm, Stuart L

“…Accurate maps of species ranges are essential to inform conservation, but time-consuming to produce and update. Given the pace of change of knowledge about…”
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Remaining natural vegetation in the global biodiversity hotspots by Sloan, Sean, Jenkins, Clinton N., Joppa, Lucas N., Gaveau, David L.A., Laurance, William F.

“…•We estimate the area of natural intact vegetation in the global biodiversity hotspots.•Natural intact vegetation spans 3,545,975km2, or 14.9% of its original…”
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Potential of best practice to reduce impacts from oil and gas projects in the Amazon by Finer, Matt, Jenkins, Clinton N, Powers, Bill

“…The western Amazon continues to be an active and controversial zone of hydrocarbon exploration and production. We argue for the urgent need to implement best…”
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Deforestation risks posed by oil palm expansion in the Peruvian Amazon by Vijay, Varsha, Reid, Chantal D, Finer, Matt, Jenkins, Clinton N, Pimm, Stuart L

“…Further expansion of agriculture in the tropics is likely to accelerate the loss of biodiversity. One crop of concern to conservation is African oil palm (…”
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