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An Ecoregion-Based Approach to Protecting Half the Terrestrial Realm by DINERSTEIN, ERIC, OLSON, DAVID, JOSHI, ANUP, VYNNE, CARLY, BURGESS, NEIL D., WIKRAMANAYAKE, ERIC, HAHN, NATHAN, PALMINTERI, SUZANNE, HEDAO, PRASHANT, NOSS, REED, HANSEN, MATT, LOCKE, HARVEY, ELLIS, ERLE C, JONES, BENJAMIN, BARBER, CHARLES VICTOR, HAYES, RANDY, KORMOS, CYRIL, MARTIN, VANCE, CRIST, EILEEN, SECHREST, WES, PRICE, LORI, BAILLIE, JONATHAN E. M., WEEDEN, DON, SUCKLING, KIERÁN, DAVIS, CRYSTAL, SIZER, NIGEL, MOORE, REBECCA, THAU, DAVID, BIRCH, TANYA, POTAPOV, PETER, TURUBANOVA, SVETLANA, TYUKAVINA, ALEXANDRA, DE SOUZA, NADIA, PINTEA, LILIAN, BRITO, JOSÉ C., LLEWELLYN, OTHMAN A., MILLER, ANTHONY G., PATZELT, ANNETTE, GHAZANFAR, SHAHINA A., TIMBERLAKE, JONATHAN, KLÖSER, HEINZ, SHENNAN-FARPÓN, YARA, KINDT, ROELAND, LILLESØ, JENS-PETER BARNEKOW, van BREUGEL, PAULO, GRAUDAL, LARS, VOGE, MAIANNA, AL-SHAMMARI, KHALAF F., SALEEM, MUHAMMAD

“…We assess progress toward the protection of 50% of the terrestrial biosphere to address the species-extinction crisis and conserve a global ecological heritage…”
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Prospects for Sustainable Logging in Tropical Forests by Zimmerman, Barbara L, Kormos, Cyril F

“…A convincing body of evidence shows that as it is presently codified, sustainable forest-management (SFM) logging implemented at an industrial scale guarantees…”
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Understanding the importance of primary tropical forest protection as a mitigation strategy by Mackey, Brendan, Kormos, Cyril F., Keith, Heather, Moomaw, William R., Houghton, Richard A., Mittermeier, Russell A., Hole, David, Hugh, Sonia

“…Given the short time-frame to limit global warming, and the current emissions gap, it is critical to prioritise mitigation actions. To date, scant attention…”
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Great apes and biodiversity offset projects in Africa: the case for national offset strategies by Kormos, Rebecca, Kormos, Cyril F, Humle, Tatyana, Lanjouw, Annette, Rainer, Helga, Victurine, Ray, Mittermeier, Russell A, Diallo, Mamadou S, Rylands, Anthony B, Williamson, Elizabeth A

“…The development and private sectors are increasingly considering "biodiversity offsets" as a strategy to compensate for their negative impacts on biodiversity,…”
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Primary Forests Are Undervalued in the Climate Emergency by DELLASALA, DOMINICK A., KORMOS, CYRIL F., KEITH, HEATHER, MACKEY, BRENDAN, YOUNG, VIRGINIA, ROGERS, BRENDAN, MITTERMEIER, RUSSELL A.

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Policy Options for the World's Primary Forests in Multilateral Environmental Agreements by Mackey, Brendan, DellaSala, Dominick A., Kormos, Cyril, Lindenmayer, David, Kumpel, Noelle, Zimmerman, Barbara, Hugh, Sonia, Young, Virginia, Foley, Sean, Arsenis, Kriton, Watson, James E.M.

“…We identify policies that would provide a solid foundation in key international negotiations to ensure that primary forests persist into the 21st Century. A…”
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Opportunities for achieving biodiversity conservation through REDD by Harvey, Celia A., Dickson, Barney, Kormos, Cyril

“…The United Nations climate negotiations on reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD) provide a rare opportunity for conservation of tropical…”
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Recognizing the importance of unmanaged forests to mitigate climate change by Kun, Zoltán, DellaSala, Dominick, Keith, Heather, Kormos, Cyril, Mercer, Bernard, Moomaw, William R., Wiezik, Michal

“…The carbon stock in Europe's forests is decreasing and the importance of protecting ‘unmanaged’ forests must be recognised in reversing this process. In order…”
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Wilderness Approach under the World Heritage Convention by Kormos, Cyril F, Bastian Bertzky, Tilman Jaeger, Yichuan Shi, Tim Badman, Jodi A. Hilty, Brendan G. Mackey, Russell A. Mittermeier, Harvey Locke, Elena Osipova, James E.M. Watson

“…The World Heritage Convention could make a bigger and more systematic contribution to global wilderness conservation by: (1) ensuring the World Heritage List…”
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Industrial Logging Should Be Discouraged: A Response to Sist and Colleagues by Zimmerman, Barbara L, Kormos, Cyril F

“…Putz and colleagues (2012) maintain that if best practices were implemented using REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) subsidy…”
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Response to: Putz et al., Sustaining Conservation Values in Selectively Logged Tropical Forests: The Attained and the Attainable by Kormos, Cyril F., Zimmerman, Barbara L.

“…Nor does this “middle way” explain how forests will be protected before, during or after logging given that governance in most tropical forest sectors remains…”
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Mature and old-growth forests contribute to large-scale conservation targets in the conterminous United States by DellaSala, Dominick A., Mackey, Brendan, Norman, Patrick, Campbell, Carly, Comer, Patrick J., Kormos, Cyril F., Keith, Heather, Rogers, Brendan

“…Mature and old-growth forests (MOG) of the conterminous United States collectively support exceptional levels of biodiversity but have declined substantially…”
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Using ecosystem integrity to maximize climate mitigation and minimize risk in international forest policy by Rogers, Brendan M., Mackey, Brendan, Shestakova, Tatiana A., Keith, Heather, Young, Virginia, Kormos, Cyril F., DellaSala, Dominick A., Dean, Jacqueline, Birdsey, Richard, Bush, Glenn, Houghton, Richard A., Moomaw, William R.

“…Several key international policy frameworks involve forests, including the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)…”
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Gaps and opportunities for the World Heritage Convention to contribute to global wilderness conservation by Allan, James R., Kormos, Cyril, Jaeger, Tilman, Venter, Oscar, Bertzky, Bastian, Shi, Yichuan, Mackey, Brendan, van Merm, Remco, Osipova, Elena, Watson, James E.M.

“…Wilderness areas are ecologically intact landscapes predominantly free of human uses, especially industrial-scale activities that result in substantial…”
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Prospects for Sustainable Logging in Tropical Forests by Zimmerman, Barbara L, Kormos, Cyril F

“…A convincing body of evidence shows that as it is presently codified, sustainable forest-management (SFM) logging implemented at an industrial scale guarantees…”
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THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN FOR ENVIRONMENTAL REFORMS AT THE WORLD BANK by BOWLES, IAN A., KORMOS, CYRIL F.

“…Owing largely to input from environmental organizations, the U.S. Congress has, since the 1980s, used its influence to pressure the World Bank to address the…”
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Wilderness, wildlands, and people: a partnership for the planet by Martin, Vance, Kormos, Cyril F

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THE INTERNATIONAL CONSERVATION MANDATE OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT by Bowles, Ian A, Kormos, Cyril F

“…Introduction Conservation of the world's biological diversity is a major challenge for the United States and the international community. The statistics on…”
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THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION LENDING AND PROPOSALS FOR REFORM: A CASE STUDY OF CONSERVATION AND OIL DEVELOPMENT IN THE GUATEMALAN PETÉN by Bowles, Ian A., Rosenfeld, Amy B., Kormos, Cyril F., Reining, Conrad C.S., Nations, James D., Ankersen, Thomas

“…This Article presents a case study of lending by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private-sector lending arm of the World Bank Group, in the…”
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Great Apes and Biodiversity Offset Projects in Africa: The Case for National Offset Strategies: e111671 by Kormos, Rebecca, Kormos, Cyril F, Humle, Tatyana, Lanjouw, Annette, Rainer, Helga, Victurine, Ray, Mittermeier, Russell A, Diallo, Mamadou S, Rylands, Anthony B, Williamson, Elizabeth A

“…The development and private sectors are increasingly considering "biodiversity offsets" as a strategy to compensate for their negative impacts on biodiversity,…”
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