Article
Business
Anna-Maria Kanzola, Konstantina Papaioannou, Panagiotis E. Petrakis
Summary: This study uses social identity theory to examine human economic behavior and views on environmental perceptions, and explores how they could impact future alternative scenarios in relation to the environmental crisis. The future scenarios include growth, unsustainable growth, transformation, and downfall. The research analyzes field data from Greece collected between 2019 and 2020, and identifies the variables that influence environmental preferences and future scenarios through principal components analysis. The study concludes that environmental behavior is influenced by long-term life variables, and suggests policy measures to promote environmental sustainability for a preferable future.
TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING AND SOCIAL CHANGE
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Zhengyang Wang, Wei-Ping Chan, Nhat Tan Pham, Jimmy Zeng, Naomi E. Pierce, David J. Lohman, Weilin Meng
Summary: Humankind's love for butterflies is reflected in the global e-commerce platform eBay.com, where we observed a year-long butterfly trading activity involving 50,555 transactions of 3,767 species from 44 countries. This extensive record shows the transportation of butterflies from the Global South to the United States and Europe, highlighting the complex relationship between wildlife market economics and human aesthetic preferences. The study also reveals that the aesthetic appeal of a butterfly, rather than its rarity or phylogenetic status, is the key factor influencing its trade volume.
BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION
(2023)
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Lucie Hambalkova, Richard Policht, Jan Cukor, Vlastimil Hart, Richard Sevcik
Summary: This study analyzed the hissing calls of black grouse from four countries and found a certain level of geographical variability, although not at the level of dialect distinction. The black grouse is a species with a rapidly declining population, making the study of its acoustic variability crucial for conservation efforts.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Zarrar Khan, Isaac Thompson, Chris R. Vernon, Neal T. Graham, Thomas B. Wild, Min Chen
Summary: Water usage is closely tied to local and global societal goals, such as sustainable development and economic growth. Understanding how future water usage could change globally is valuable for long-term planning, especially considering the influence of global forces like socioeconomic and climate change. A novel dataset has been generated, providing a global gridded monthly sectoral water withdrawal and consumption data at fine resolution for 2010-2100, harmonized with different scenarios to study the implications of uncertain human and earth system change on future dynamics.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Dominic Muenzel, Kay Critchell, Courtney Cox, Stuart J. Campbell, Raymond Jakub, Wahid Suherfian, La Sara, Iliana Chollett, Eric A. Treml, Maria Beger
Summary: This study used larval dispersal connectivity to design networks of no-take reserves in Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia. Different methods, such as decision trees and Marxan, were used to consider the setting and expansion of marine reserve networks at different scales. The study found that there were differences in priority areas for protection and expected benefits among different species, and that reef quality should also be taken into account when interpreting larval dispersal patterns and evaluating conservation measures.
CONSERVATION BIOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Magdalena de la Mora, Nathan J. Bennett, Stuart Fulton, Adrian Munguia-Vega, Cristina Lasch-Thaler, Mariana Walther-Mendoza, Jose Alberto Zepeda-Dominguez, Elena Marie Finkbeiner, Alison L. Green, Alvin Suarez, Amy Hudson Weaver, Ana Luisa R. Figueroa Carranza, Armando Vega Velazquez, Calina Zepeda, Celerino Montes, David Antonio Fuentes Montalvo, Fiorenza Micheli, Hector Reyes-Bonilla, Iliana Chollett, Ines Lopez-Ercilla, Juan Francisco Torres Origel, Leonardo Vazquez-Vera, Maria del Carmen Garcia-Rivas, Maria del Mar Mancha-Cisneros, Maria Jose Espinosa-Romero, Mirian Martin Ruiz, Nur Arafeh-Dalmau, Ollin T. Gonzalez-Cuellar, Oswaldo Huchim, Salvador Rodriguez Van Dyck
Summary: This paper discusses a participatory process to co-produce biophysical, socio-economic, and governance principles for marine reserves design and management in Mexico. The integrative approach aims to achieve more effective, equitable, inclusive, and robust marine policies and practices. The process includes convening a coordination team, reviewing science, holding multi-stakeholder workshops, developing principles, and promoting their uptake and application in policy and practice.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Robert A. Ronconi, David J. Lieske, Laura A. McFarlane Tranquilla, Sue Abbott, Karel A. Allard, Brad Allen, Amie L. Black, Francois Bolduc, Gail K. Davoren, Antony W. Diamond, David A. Fifield, Stefan Garthe, Carina Gjerdrum, April Hedd, Mark L. Mallory, Robert A. Mauck, Julie McKnight, William A. Montevecchi, Ingrid L. Pollet, Isabeau Pratte, Jean-Francois Rail, Paul M. Regular, Gregory J. Robertson, Jennifer C. Rock, Lucas Savoy, Katherine R. Shlepr, Dave Shutler, Stephanie C. Symons, Philip D. Taylor, Sabina Wilhelm
Summary: Conservation of mobile organisms is challenging without detailed information on movement and habitat use. Predictive distribution models, integrating telemetry and census data, can inform conservation planning by constructing distribution maps. This study used tracking data and machine-learning models to predict foraging distributions of seabirds in Atlantic Canada, demonstrating the utility of this approach for broader-scale conservation assessment.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Fisheries
Arturo Ramirez-Valdez, Timothy J. Rowell, Katherine E. Dale, Matthew T. Craig, Larry G. Allen, Juan Carlos Villasenor-Derbez, Andres M. Cisneros-Montemayor, Arturo Hernandez-Velasco, Jorge Torre, Jennifer Hofmeister, Brad E. Erisman
Summary: Asymmetric management and research between the United States and Mexico have led to distorted views on the population status of the giant sea bass, highlighting the importance of cross-border cooperation in assessing and managing shared fish stocks.
FISH AND FISHERIES
(2021)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Norman W. H. Mason, Olivia Burge, Robbie Price, Rowan Sprague, John Dymond, Mike Watt, Tessa Roberts, Thomas Paul, Brian Richardson, Carol Rolando, Sarah Wyse, Philip E. Hulme, Pike Stahlmann-Brown, Shaun Awatere, Duane A. Peltzer
Summary: The challenge of designing and implementing long-term management strategies for chronic biological invasions lies in integrating science-based and values-based knowledge sources, as well as developing durable knowledge generation and curation platforms. This paper proposes a transdisciplinary knowledge ecology framework to address this challenge.
BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Chaoyue Yu, Yang Gao, Chenxu Wang, Tianqian Chen, Jiabin Wang, Qingling Lu
Summary: A framework called Targets-Plans-Decision (TPD) was established to identify the adequate size of Protected Areas (PAs) by combining species distribution probability prediction, Systematic Conservation Planning (SCP) theory, and protection efficiency analysis. The framework defines protection targets, plans PAs of different sizes, and determines the optimal size through ecological protection efficiency analysis. Empirical study in Nanchang showed that setting PAs size to 70% of important habitats and ecosystems was most beneficial for ecological protection, and the TPD framework can serve as a basis for PAs size identification worldwide.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Geography
Yu Luo, Yufang Gao
Summary: This article examines the importance of African elephants in China ethically by analyzing global responses to the China-Africa ivory trade. The research highlights the complexity of more-than-human ethics across geographic spaces and politico-cultural boundaries. The study reveals that conservationists play a crucial role in promoting conservation ideologies and building human-nonhuman connections on a transnational scale, while also acknowledging different cultural contexts and regimes of values.
SOCIAL & CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Yubing Fan, Sushil K. Himanshu, Srinivasulu Ale, Paul B. DeLaune, Tian Zhang, Seong C. Park, Paul D. Colaizzi, Steven R. Evett, R. Louis Baumhardt
Summary: This study evaluated the synergy between water conservation strategies and economic profitability in agricultural production. Results showed that increasing irrigation water can improve net return for cotton production, LEPA system had higher net returns at various irrigation levels, and SDI system achieved groundwater conservation without compromising farm profit.
AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Demography
Zhenchao Qian, Ming-Chang Tsai
Summary: In recent decades, there has been a decline in cross-border marriages between less-educated and rural Taiwanese men with women from mainland China and Southeast Asia. The advantage of spatial hypergamy for less-educated Taiwanese men has diminished due to rapid economic development in mainland China and Southeast Asia. Female migrants who married in recent years are more likely to marry Taiwanese men with higher levels of education.
POPULATION RESEARCH AND POLICY REVIEW
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
J. S. Mishra, S. P. Poonia, Rakesh Kumar, Rachana Dubey, Virender Kumar, Surajit Mondal, S. K. Dwivedi, K. K. Rao, Rahul Kumar, Manisha Tamta, Mausam Verma, Kirti Saurabh, Santosh Kumar, B. P. Bhatt, R. K. Malik, Andrew McDonald, S. Bhaskar
Summary: The study found that in the rice-wheat-greengram rotation, zero tillage methods resulted in significantly higher wheat yields, while system intensification planting was comparable to conventional deep plowing for rice production.
FIELD CROPS RESEARCH
(2021)
Review
Virology
Shubhangi Kandwal, Darren Fayne
Summary: The majority of SARS-CoV-2 therapeutic development work has been focused on targeting spike protein, viral polymerase, and proteases. However, these proteins are prone to mutation and drug resistance. Therefore, it is necessary to target other viral proteins, such as NSPs, and the conserved residues of these proteins.
Article
Zoology
Geison P. Mesquita, Margarita Mulero-Pazmany, Serge A. Wich, Jose Domingo Rodriguez-Teijeiro
Summary: This study explores the potential of using drones for wildlife tracking, using an off-the-shelf system that is easy to use. The system's effectiveness in locating targets was tested by simulating target animals in different environments. In the tests conducted in the Brazilian Cerrado, the system achieved a detection rate of 90% in savanna areas and 40% in forest areas.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Angela J. Dean, Kerrie A. Wilson
Summary: The loss and degradation of nature can lead to hopelessness and despair, but fostering hope and optimism can motivate engagement in conservation actions without undermining the recognition of conservation challenges. This finding is important for increasing conservation engagement.
CONSERVATION BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Erik Meijaard, Douglas Sheil, Julie Sherman, Liana Chua, Safwanah Ni'matullah, Kerrie Wilson, Marc Ancrenaz, Darmawan Liswanto, Serge A. Wich, Benoit Goossens, Hjalmar S. Kuehl, Maria Voigt, Yaya Rayadin, Yuyun Kurniawan, Agus Trianto, Dolly Priatna, Graham L. Banes, Emily Massingham, John Payne, Andrew J. Marshall
Summary: This study evaluates the impacts of the Half-Earth and Whole-Earth conservation visions on the conservation of Bornean orangutans. The findings suggest that the Half-Earth approach is comparatively easier to achieve and is projected to result in an orangutan population of around 87% of its current size by 2032. The Whole-Earth approach, on the other hand, may lead to greater forest loss and ape killing, resulting in a prediction of only 44% of the current orangutan population by 2032.
Article
Ecology
Emma Hankinson, Amanda H. H. Korstjens, Ross A. A. Hill, Serge A. A. Wich, Helen D. D. Slater, Abdullah Abdullah, Supradi Supradi, Christopher D. D. Marsh, Vincent Nijman
Summary: Ecosystems worldwide are under irreversible impacts from climate change, habitat destruction, hunting, and population growth. Estimating species densities across their range is crucial for understanding natural variation, anthropogenic effects, and conservation effectiveness.
ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Review
Biology
Anazelia M. M. Tedesco, Pedro H. S. Brancalion, Michelle L. Hak Hepburn, Khalil Walji, Kerrie A. A. Wilson, Hugh P. P. Possingham, Angela J. J. Dean, Nick Nugent, Katerina Elias-Trostmann, Katharina-Victoria Perez-Hammerle, Jonathan R. R. Rhodes
Summary: Forest restoration is a scalable nature-based solution that aims to achieve global environmental and socio-economic goals. Incentive mechanisms play a crucial role in promoting restoration success, but their impact is not well-understood. Socio-economic factors have a significant influence on implementation and program success, highlighting the importance of assessing and managing these factors.
PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Benjamin S. Halpern, Carl Boettiger, Michael C. Dietze, Jessica A. Gephart, Patrick Gonzalez, Nancy B. Grimm, Peter M. Groffman, Jessica Gurevitch, Sarah E. Hobbie, Kimberly J. Komatsu, Kristy J. Kroeker, Heather J. Lahr, David M. Lodge, Christopher J. Lortie, Julie S. S. Lowndes, Fiorenza Micheli, Hugh P. Possingham, Mary H. Ruckelshaus, Courtney Scarborough, Chelsea L. Wood, Grace C. Wu, Lina Aoyama, Eva E. Arroyo, Christie A. Bahlai, Erin E. Beller, Rachael E. Blake, Karrigan S. Bork, Trevor A. Branch, Norah E. M. Brown, Julien Brun, Emilio M. Bruna, Lauren B. Buckley, Jessica L. Burnett, Max C. N. Castorani, Samantha H. Cheng, Sarah C. Cohen, Jessica L. Couture, Larry B. Crowder, Laura E. Dee, Arildo S. Dias, Ignacio J. Diaz-Maroto, Martha R. Downs, Joan C. Dudney, Erle C. Ellis, Kyle A. Emery, Jacob G. Eurich, Bridget E. Ferriss, Alexa Fredston, Hikaru Furukawa, Sara A. Gagne, Sarah R. Garlick, Colin J. Garroway, Kaitlyn M. Gaynor, Angelica L. Gonzalez, Eliza M. Grames, Tamar Guy-Haim, Ed Hackett, Lauren M. Hallett, Tamara K. Harms, Danielle E. Haulsee, Kyle J. Haynes, Elliott L. Hazen, Rebecca M. Jarvis, Kristal Jones, Gaurav S. Kandlikar, Dustin W. Kincaid, Matthew L. Knope, Anil Koirala, Jurek Kolasa, John S. Kominoski, Julia Koricheva, Lesley T. Lancaster, Jake A. Lawlor, Heili E. Lowman, Frank E. Muller-Karger, Kari E. A. Norman, Nan Nourn, Casey C. O'Hara, Suzanne X. Ou, Jacqueline L. Padilla-Gamino, Paula Pappalardo, Ryan A. Peek, Dominique Pelletier, Stephen Plont, Lauren C. Ponisio, Cristina Portales-Reyes, Diogo B. Provete, Eric J. Raes, Carlos Ramirez-Reyes, Irene Ramos, Sydne Record, Anthony J. Richardson, Roberto Salguero-Gomez, Erin Satterthwaite, Chloe Schmidt, Aaron J. Schwartz, Craig R. See, Brendan D. Shea, Rachel S. Smith, Eric R. Sokol, Christopher T. Solomon, Trisha Spanbauer, Paris Stefanoudis, Beckett W. Sterner, Vitor Sudbrack, Jonathan D. Tonkin, Ashley R. Townes, Mireia Valle, Jonathan A. Walter, Kathryn Wheeler, William R. Wieder, David R. Williams, Marten Winter, Barbora Winterova, Lucy C. Woodall, Adam S. Wymore, Casey Youngflesh
Summary: Synthesis research in ecology and environmental science is important for improving understanding, advancing theory, identifying research priorities, and supporting management strategies. A virtual workshop with participants from different countries and disciplines was held to discuss how synthesis can address key questions and themes in the field in the next decade. Seven priority research topics and two issues regarding synthesis practices were identified, providing a strategic vision for future synthesis in ecology and environmental science.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Noemie Bonnin, Alex K. Piel, Richard P. Brown, Yingying Li, Andrew Jesse Connell, Alexa N. Avitto, Jean P. Boubli, Adrienne Chitayat, Jasmin Giles, Madhurima S. Gundlapally, Iddi Lipende, Elizabeth V. Lonsdorf, Deus Mjungu, Dismas Mwacha, Lilian Pintea, Anne E. Pusey, Jane Raphael, Serge A. Wich, Michael L. Wilson, Emily E. Wroblewski, Beatrice H. Hahn, Fiona A. Stewart
Summary: Populations on the edge of a species' distribution may be fragmented and geographically isolated, leading to lack of genetic exchanges and compromising adaptive potential. A study on chimpanzees in western Tanzania revealed two isolated populations, but with evidence of high gene flow within each cluster. The presence of barriers to gene flow, such as rivers and bare habitats, was confirmed by landscape genetic analyses. Advances in sequencing technologies and landscape genetics approaches can inform conservation efforts of endangered species.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Paul Fergus, Carl Chalmers, Steven Longmore, Serge Wich, Carmen Warmenhove, Jonathan Swart, Thuto Ngongwane, Andre Burger, Jonathan Ledgard, Erik Meijaard
Summary: The biodiversity of our planet is at risk due to negative human actions, such as hunting, overfishing, pollution, and land conversion. Despite efforts and funding, global wildlife populations continue to decline. This paper proposes Interspecies Money, where animals own their own digital money to reward their guardians for conservation services. A trial in South Africa showed that using camera traps and deep learning, it is possible to achieve high accuracy in animal detection and transfer funds between animals and their guardians.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Michela Pacifici, Andrea Cristiano, Maria Lumbierres, Mauro Lucherini, David Mallon, Erik Meijaard, Sergio Solari, Marcelo F. Tognelli, Jerrold L. Belant, Thomas M. Butynski, Drew Cronin, Jean-Pierre d'Huart, Daniele Da Re, Yvonne A. de Jong, Arjun Dheer, Li Fei, Sonia Gallina, John M. Goodrich, Abishek Harihar, Carlos A. Lopez Gonzalez, Sarah R. B. King, Rebecca L. Lewison, Fabiano R. de Melo, Constanza Napolitano, Dede Aulia Rahman, Phillip T. Robinson, Timothy Robinson, Carlo Rondinini, Gono Semiadi, Karen Strier, Mauricio Talebi, William Andrew Taylor, Christine Thiel-Bender, Nelson Ting, Ingrid Wiesel
Summary: This study investigates the impact of habitat degradation on terrestrial mammal species. By comparing historic and current distribution maps for 475 species, we found that 59% of them have less available habitat in their lost ranges, suggesting habitat loss contributed to range declines. Factors like land conversion to rangeland and high livestock density negatively affected habitat availability. Intrinsic traits such as reproductive timing, habitat breadth and medium body size also played a role. The study underscores the need for conservation efforts to mitigate human-induced habitat threats and identifies species that could potentially reclaim lost range if threats are addressed.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Hubert Cheung, Yutong Phoenix Feng, Amy Hinsley, Tien Ming Lee, Hugh P. Possingham, Stephen N. Smith, Laura Thomas-Walters, Yifu Wang, Duan Biggs
Summary: Political will is crucial for the success of environmental policies, and aligning environmental solutions with the core interests of policymakers makes them more politically feasible. Understanding decision-makers' political agendas helps identify areas where political will already exists, enabling environmental objectives to be achieved.
Review
Biodiversity Conservation
Erik Meijaard, Nabillah Unus, Thina Ariffin, Rona Dennis, Marc Ancrenaz, Serge Wich, Sven Wunder, Chun Sheng Goh, Julie Sherman, Matthew C. Ogwu, Johannes Refisch, Jonathan Ledgard, Douglas Sheil, Kimberley Hockings
Summary: Agricultural expansion poses a threat to non-human great apes, leading to habitat loss and increasing conflict with humans. A more nuanced understanding of specific contexts is needed, along with new approaches and financial models for coexistence. Optimized land use planning and effective implementation, along with strategic investments in agriculture and wildlife conservation, can improve synergies between conservation and food production.
FRONTIERS IN CONSERVATION SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Emily J. Massingham, Kerrie A. Wilson, Erik Meijaard, Marc Ancrenaz, Truly Santika, Rachel Friedman, Hugh P. Possingham, Angela J. Dean
Summary: Public opinion can shape conservation policy-making and implementation, and social factors like wellbeing may influence public opinion about conservation issues. A survey of Indonesian and Malaysian residents revealed that diverse indicators of wellbeing were positively associated with public support for orangutan conservation. However, not all wellbeing indicators were related to conservation support. This study highlights the complexity of the relationship between wellbeing and public opinion and emphasizes the need to consider multidimensional aspects of wellbeing in diverse social and geographic settings.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Natalya M. Maitz, Martin F. J. Taylor, Michelle S. Ward, Hugh P. Possingham
Summary: Australia's national environmental legislation, the EPBC Act, is criticized for its failure to mitigate the national extinction crisis, as it does not adequately protect threatened species and habitats.
CONSERVATION SCIENCE AND PRACTICE
(2023)