Search Results - "Neil D. Burgess"

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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Mapping Change in Human Pressure Globally on Land and within Protected Areas by GELDMANN, JONAS, JOPPA, LUCAS N, BURGESS, NEIL D

“…It is widely accepted that the main driver of the observed decline in biological diversity is increasing human pressure on Earth's ecosystems. However, the…”
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Effectiveness of terrestrial protected areas in reducing habitat loss and population declines by Geldmann, Jonas, Barnes, Megan, Coad, Lauren, Craigie, Ian D., Hockings, Marc, Burgess, Neil D.

“…•We conducted a systematic review looking at the effectiveness of protected areas.•The search was divided into two outcomes (1) population trends and (2)…”
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Widespread shortfalls in protected area resourcing undermine efforts to conserve biodiversity by Coad, Lauren, Watson, James EM, Geldmann, Jonas, Burgess, Neil D, Leverington, Fiona, Hockings, Marc, Knights, Kathryn, Di Marco, Moreno

“…Protected areas (PAs) are a key tool in efforts to safeguard biodiversity against increasing anthropogenic threats. As signatories to the 2011–2020 Strategic…”
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An assessment of threats to terrestrial protected areas by Schulze, Katharina, Knights, Kathryn, Coad, Lauren, Geldmann, Jonas, Leverington, Fiona, Eassom, April, Marr, Melitta, Butchart, Stuart H. M., Hockings, Marc, Burgess, Neil D.

“…Protected areas (PAs) represent a cornerstone of efforts to safeguard biodiversity, and if effective should reduce threats to biodiversity. We present the most…”
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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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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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Changes in protected area management effectiveness over time: A global analysis by Geldmann, Jonas, Coad, Lauren, Barnes, Megan, Craigie, Ian D., Hockings, Marc, Knights, Kathryn, Leverington, Fiona, Cuadros, Ivon C., Zamora, Camilo, Woodley, Stephen, Burgess, Neil D.

“…Protected area coverage has reached over 15% of the global land area. However, the quality of management of the vast majority of reserves remains unknown, and…”
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partitioning of Africa: statistically defined biogeographical regions in sub‐Saharan Africa by Linder, H. Peter, de Klerk, Helen M, Born, Julia, Burgess, Neil D, Fjeldså, Jon, Rahbek, Carsten

“…Aim To test whether it is possible to establish a common biogeographical regionalization for plants and vertebrates in sub‐Saharan Africa (the Afrotropical…”
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A spatial overview of the global importance of Indigenous lands for conservation by Garnett, Stephen T., Burgess, Neil D., Fa, Julia E., Fernández-Llamazares, Álvaro, Molnár, Zsolt, Robinson, Cathy J., Watson, James E. M., Zander, Kerstin K., Austin, Beau, Brondizio, Eduardo S., Collier, Neil French, Duncan, Tom, Ellis, Erle, Geyle, Hayley, Jackson, Micha V., Jonas, Harry, Malmer, Pernilla, McGowan, Ben, Sivongxay, Amphone, Leiper, Ian

“…Understanding the scale, location and nature conservation values of the lands over which Indigenous Peoples exercise traditional rights is central to…”
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Impacts of Community-Based Natural Resource Management on Wealth, Food Security and Child Health in Tanzania by Pailler, Sharon, Naidoo, Robin, Burgess, Neil D, Freeman, Olivia E, Fisher, Brendan

“…Community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) is a major global strategy for enhancing conservation outcomes while also seeking to improve rural…”
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Towards understanding interactions between Sustainable Development Goals: the role of environment–human linkages by Scharlemann, Jörn P. W., Brock, Rebecca C., Balfour, Nicholas, Brown, Claire, Burgess, Neil D., Guth, Miriam K., Ingram, Daniel J., Lane, Richard, Martin, Juliette G. C., Wicander, Sylvia, Kapos, Valerie

“…Only 10 years remain to achieve all Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) globally, so there is a growing need to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of…”
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A global analysis of management capacity and ecological outcomes in terrestrial protected areas by Geldmann, Jonas, Coad, Lauren, Barnes, Megan D., Craigie, Ian D., Woodley, Stephen, Balmford, Andrew, Brooks, Thomas M., Hockings, Marc, Knights, Kathryn, Mascia, Michael B., McRae, Louise, Burgess, Neil D.

“…Protecting important sites is a key strategy for halting the loss of biodiversity. However, our understanding of the relationship between management inputs and…”
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Using Social Media to Measure the Contribution of Red List Species to the Nature-Based Tourism Potential of African Protected Areas by Willemen, Louise, Cottam, Andrew J, Drakou, Evangelia G, Burgess, Neil D

“…Cultural ecosystem services are defined by people's perception of the environment, which make them hard to quantify systematically. Methods to describe…”
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Financial Costs of Meeting Global Biodiversity Conservation Targets: Current Spending and Unmet Needs by McCarthy, Donal P., Donald, Paul F., Scharlemann, Jörn P. W., Buchanan, Graeme M., Balmford, Andrew, Green, Jonathan M. H., Bennun, Leon A., Burgess, Neil D., Fishpool, Lincoln D. C., Garnett, Stephen T., Leonard, David L., Maloney, Richard F., Morling, Paul, Schaefer, H. Martin, Symes, Andy, Wiedenfeld, David A., Butchart, Stuart H. M.

“…World governments have committed to halting human-induced extinctions and safeguarding important sites for biodiversity by 2020, but the financial costs of…”
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Biofuel Plantations on Forested Lands: Double Jeopardy for Biodiversity and Climate by DANIELSEN, FINN, BEUKEMA, HENDRIEN, BURGESS, NEIL D, PARISH, FAIZAL, BRÜHL, CARSTEN A, DONALD, PAUL F, MURDIYARSO, DANIEL, PHALAN, BEN, REIJNDERS, LUCAS, STRUEBIG, MATTHEW, FITZHERBERT, EMILY B

“…The growing demand for biofuels is promoting the expansion of a number of agricultural commodities, including oil palm ( Elaeis guineensis). Oil-palm…”
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Monitoring Matters: Examining the Potential of Locally-based Approaches by Danielsen, Finn, Burgess, Neil D, Balmford, Andrew

“…Monitoring of biodiversity and resource use by professional scientists is often costly and hard to sustain, especially in developing countries, where financial…”
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Status and trends in the international wildlife trade in Chameleons with a focus on Tanzania by Isaac, Maxim Conrad, Burgess, Neil D, Tallowin, Oliver J S, Pavitt, Alyson T, Kadigi, Reuben M J, Ract, Claire

“…Chameleons (family Chamaeleonidae) are a distinctive group of reptiles, mainly found in Africa, which have high local endemism and face significant threats…”
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Predictable waves of sequential forest degradation and biodiversity loss spreading from an African city by Ahrends, Antje, Burgess, Neil D., Milledge, Simon A. H., Bulling, Mark T., Fisher, Brendan, Smart, James C. R., Clarke, G. Philip, Mhoro, Boniface E., Lewis, Simon L., Dasgupta, Partha Sarathi

“…Tropical forest degradation emits carbon at a rate of ∼0.5 Pg·y⁻¹, reduces biodiversity, and facilitates forest clearance. Understanding degradation drivers…”
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Nature Forest Reserves in Tanzania and their importance for conservation by Ract, Claire, Burgess, Neil D, Dinesen, Lars, Sumbi, Peter, Malugu, Isaac, Latham, Julia, Anderson, Lucy, Gereau, Roy E, Gonçalves de Lima, Marcelo, Akida, Amina, Nashanda, Evarist, Shabani, Zainabu, Tango, Yusuph, Mteleka, Someni, Santos Silayo, Dos, Mwangi, Juma, Lyatuu, Gertrude, Platts, Philip J, Rovero, Francesco

“…Since 1997 Tanzania has undertaken a process to identify and declare a network of Nature Forest Reserves (NFRs) with high biodiversity values, from within its…”
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