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{"title":"Language barriers in conservation science citation networks.","authors":"Kelsey Hannah, Richard A Fuller, Rebecca K Smith, William J Sutherland, Tatsuya Amano","doi":"10.1111/cobi.70051","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.70051","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Using relevant scientific evidence is crucial to effectively conserve species and ecosystems worldwide. Currently, evidence that is available only in non-English languages is severely underutilized. We examined many underutilized non-English languages in the conservation evidence literature and factors that facilitate the use of non-English-language evidence based on citation patterns of articles testing the effectiveness of conservation actions published in English and 15 non-English languages. Multivariate models incorporated explanatory variables, such as lexical distance from English, availability of an English abstract, study design complexity, conservation status of studied species, and language of citing articles. Non-English-language articles received significantly fewer English citations (i.e., citations in English-language articles) than English-language articles. Hungarian, Polish, Korean, and Russian articles were particularly undercited in English. Despite fewer English citations, many non-English-language articles had high citation rates in their own languages, indicating their value in local conservation communities. Non-English-language articles with English abstracts received more English citations. The content of the article, such as a more robust study design or assessment of threatened species, was not significantly associated with the number of English citations received. Our findings highlight the importance of increasing the visibility and recognition of non-English-language articles, especially those in currently underutilized languages, for a more comprehensive understanding of global conservation challenges. Providing a translated English abstract has the potential to increase readership of an article by increasing the accessibility to those who can understand English.</p>","PeriodicalId":10689,"journal":{"name":"Conservation Biology","volume":" ","pages":"e70051"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2025-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144076558","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Including the urbanization gradient in people-centered wildlife conservation in Amazonia.","authors":"Lísley P Lemos, Denis Valle, Thaís Queiroz Morcatty, Willandia Chaves","doi":"10.1111/cobi.70049","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.70049","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Conservation policy in the Amazon traditionally focuses on rural areas, overlooking the socioecological roles of urban populations. This oversight can hinder sustainability by neglecting rural-urban connections. We compared the prevalence and quantity of wild meat consumed, bartered, and traded commercially in rural, peri-urban, and urban areas of the Brazilian Amazon to inform policies aimed at including local people in conservation. We also examined social factors influencing wildlife access. These factors included household management (single vs. dual adult households), household dependency (ratio of minors to working adults), residence status (single-sited vs. multisited households), frequency of rural area visits by urban residents, and market access by peri-urban and rural residents. We surveyed 782 households in Manaus and Carauari (Manaus: 299 urban, 90 peri-urban, 120 rural; Carauari: 159 urban, 41 peri-urban, 73 rural) about social factors related to wildlife used that are linked to urbanization. Results revealed widespread wildlife use across urbanization categories. The percentage of urban households that consumed (Manaus 22%, Carauari 57%), bartered (Manaus 17%, Carauari 30%), and traded (Manaus 21%, Carauari 7%) wildlife was substantial. Market access was higher in Manaus than in Carauari. Commercial trade in chelonians and barter of mammals and birds increased as access to markets increased. Commercial wildlife trade was present in urban households (Carauari 21% [95% CI 7-34], Manaus 16% [95% CI 6-26]) but higher in peri-urban Manaus (chelonian trade 44% [95% CI 22-62]). Given these high prevalence levels, especially near expanding urban areas, such as Manaus, wildlife barter and commercial trade likely contribute to unsustainable harvesting pressures, affecting people's sovereignty. Our research underscores the need for inclusive policies that regulate subsistence hunting to uphold rural rights; integration of fish and wildlife management in community-based conservation frameworks to enhance food security and reduce wildlife dependence; and inclusion of wildlife users in integrated development programs through community-based conservation to curtail wildlife trade, ultimately creating sustainable and just pathways for the urbanizing Amazonia.</p>","PeriodicalId":10689,"journal":{"name":"Conservation Biology","volume":" ","pages":"e70049"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143967393","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Modeling nature-based restoration potential across aquatic-terrestrial boundaries.","authors":"B Wegscheider, N K Rideout, W A Monk, M A Gray, R Steeves, D J Baird","doi":"10.1111/cobi.70046","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.70046","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Today, few watersheds remain untouched by global change processes arising from climate warming, impoundments, channelization, water extraction, pollution, and urbanization. The need for restoration has resulted in a myriad of interventions, generally performed at small scales, which have limited measurable impact in restoring biodiversity and ecosystem functions. We propose bringing nature-based restoration (also referred to as rewilding) principles to rivers and their watersheds to allow freshwater ecosystems to heal themselves and present a case study example for the Wolastoq, a transboundary watershed on North America's east coast. We aimed to identify key areas for the provision of the ecosystem function secondary productivity in the watershed and explored how the existing network of protected lands contributes to its conservation. We first developed species distribution models for 94 aquatic insects and 5 aerial insectivores and then considered human footprint and existing protected areas when employing spatial prioritization to meet 2 area-based targets (17% and 30% [i.e., Aichi Biodiversity Target 11 and Canada's 30×30, respectively]) for conservation or restoration of freshwater secondary production. Current conservation protection in the watershed was predicted to be insufficient to protect either ecosystem function providers or receivers of secondary production. By considering integrated conservation strategies, restoration and conservation actions can be better allocated throughout habitat patches to ensure sustained provision of ecosystem functions across the watershed. Nature-based restoration and conservation can help inform Canada's area-based targets, providing a framework for incorporating ecosystem functions into conservation planning and offering practical insights for policy and restoration efforts aimed at safeguarding biodiversity.</p>","PeriodicalId":10689,"journal":{"name":"Conservation Biology","volume":" ","pages":"e70046"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143986304","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Assessing the palatability of different meats consumed in a biodiversity hotspot to inform alternative protein interventions.","authors":"Charles A Emogor, Isa B Ebri, Benedict A Atsu, Dominic S Ogu, Omini B Iferi, Andrew Balmford","doi":"10.1111/cobi.70026","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.70026","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Alternative protein interventions are common in conservation. They aim to reduce the hunting or consumption of wildlife by promoting substitutes. However, selecting suitable meat substitutes is challenging because many factors drive wild meat consumption. Palatability, one such factor, drives consumer food preference and is potentially crucial in determining meat substitutability in the context of alternative protein interventions. Nonetheless, there have been few assessments of wild meat palatability compared with other options. We collected data on the meat palatability of 96 animal species via a standardized questionnaire administered to 570 hunters, household members, and wild meat vendors (190 respondents in each group) in southeast Nigeria to examine the potential for wild meat substitution. We found positive correlations in the palatability of different species across pairs of respondent groups, highlighting preference similarities. We did not find a statistically significant difference in the average palatability of domestic meat, fish, invertebrates, or wild meat, suggesting scope for substitution based on palatability. Among mammalian orders, ungulates, carnivores, primates, and rodents had similar palatability, but pangolins (Phataginus sp. and Smutsia gigantea) had higher palatability than all orders except rodents. These findings suggest that substituting wild meat with other types of meat based on palatability might be appropriate, except for pangolins, which can only be suitably substituted with rodents.</p>","PeriodicalId":10689,"journal":{"name":"Conservation Biology","volume":" ","pages":"e70026"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143981265","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Biodiversity risk assessment and management for infrastructure projects under the Belt and Road Initiative.","authors":"Huiyun Xiao, Sheng Li, Aili Kang, Richard T Corlett, Keping Ma, Xiaoli Shen","doi":"10.1111/cobi.70039","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.70039","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has greatly contributed to the global expansion of infrastructure projects, and managing the impacts of its projects on biodiversity is critical to global biodiversity conservation and sustainable development. We rated BRI projects (691) based on their potential effect on threatened species and important biodiversity areas (protected areas and key biodiversity areas) derived from spatial analyses. Projects were categorized into three levels of risk to biodiversity: high (red), medium (yellow), and low (green). We also compared the impacts and risks of China-funded BRI projects with projects funded by multilateral development banks (MDBs). The potential impacts of BRI projects on biodiversity are high. An average of seven threatened vertebrates would potentially be affected in the average impact zone of every project, and 7.7% of the average impact zones of a project overlapped important biodiversity areas. Thus, more than half of BRI projects were rated red or yellow. Compared with MDB-funded projects, China-funded BRI projects presented similar risks to important biodiversity areas but presented higher risks to threatened species, highlighting the importance of managing the impacts and risks of BRI projects on species. We recommend that our spatially informed database and risk assessment method be adopted by the Chinese government to assist risk management of BRI projects and that biodiversity-inclusive spatial planning be adopted by countries with BRI projects to reconcile conservation and development.</p>","PeriodicalId":10689,"journal":{"name":"Conservation Biology","volume":" ","pages":"e70039"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143982014","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A social network analysis of the European science-policy-society interface on biodiversity.","authors":"Dalia D'Amato, Salla Rantala, Kaisa Korhonen-Kurki, Karla E Locher-Krause, Twan Stoffers, Enzo Falco, Renata Włodarczyk-Marciniak, Mihai Adamescu, Kinga Krauze, M Susana Orta-Ortiz, Robin Dianoux, Matthew J Grainger, Juliette Young","doi":"10.1111/cobi.70023","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.70023","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Despite the wealth of evidence on biodiversity status, trends, and policy options in Europe, knowledge often fails to inform policy makers and decision makers effectively. Implementing the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 will require the transformation of engagement and exchange between knowledge providers and policy and decision makers. This is one of the main goals of the forthcoming EU Science Service for Biodiversity. We sought to support this endeavor by mapping the landscape of actors at the biodiversity science-policy-society interface. We first compiled an extensive database of actors (n = 215) by combining existing databases, searching the web, and consulting experts. We then interviewed representatives of key organizations (n = 28) to elicit data about their network of relations with other organizations. Additional qualitative data were elicited from a subset of organizations (n = 17/28) focusing on the roles of different actors in knowledge cocreation and their potential contribution to the functioning of the Science Service for Biodiversity. The social network analysis mapped the interactions (and lack thereof) between 101 organized actors. Central to the network were EU organizations, other international and intergovernmental organizations, and one well-known public interest group. A more varied mix of organizations had the potential to act as bridges between unconnected actors, including private sector organizations, organizations dedicated to the management of ecological units, and science-based networks. The social network analysis also revealed 4 thematic communities emerging from the interactions among actors: biodiversity knowledge for EU policy-making; land ownership and management in agriculture and forestry; natural capital and sustainable development; and nature conservation and participation. Consistent with the results of the social network analysis, the qualitative data suggested that nonpolicy and nonscience actors have an important role to play in the dialogue and knowledge cocreation for biodiversity conservation and restoration. To strengthen the European science-policy-society interface on biodiversity, we recommend addressing gaps in themes and actor types, fostering cross-community dialogue, and supporting the further development of the network in terms of participants and potential intermediaries.</p>","PeriodicalId":10689,"journal":{"name":"Conservation Biology","volume":" ","pages":"e70023"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143987328","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"African voices and their role in improving north-south collaborations for biodiversity conservation.","authors":"Kudzai Shaun Mpakairi, Tatenda Dalu, Olga Laiza Kupika, Paradzayi Tagwireyi, Blessing Kavhu, Justice Muvengwi, Victor K Muposhi, Henry Ndaimani, Tinaapi Hilary Madiri, Edson Gandiwa, Edmond Sanganyado","doi":"10.1111/cobi.70032","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.70032","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>While the dominance of policies from the Global North has shaped conservation practices, holistic decision-making is urgently needed to incorporate more local voices, especially in Africa. Effective conservation strategies may be enhanced by incorporating the expertise and resources of the Global North alongside the knowledge, lived experiences, insights, and leadership of local communities, scientists, and civil society groups from the Global South. This approach fosters mutual respect, equitable partnerships, and shared accountability and moves away from parachute conservation models toward more inclusive and context-sensitive solutions for biodiversity conservation. We advocate for eliminating parachute conservation practices in Africa and emphasize the importance of more inclusive strategies prioritizing equitable north-south collaborations to address pressing biodiversity challenges. Key challenges in Africa include financial transparency issues, misaligned philanthropy, unbalanced representation of Indigenous perspectives, and the influence of international organizations. Possible mechanisms to move away from conservation practices driven by colonial legacies, legacies in which policies are often developed in the Global North and imposed on the Global South, sometimes without prior informed consent, include free, prior, and informed consent on projects and equitable benefit-sharing mechanisms. By prioritizing the voices of local communities, including local scientific expertise and Indigenous knowledge systems, we posit that a more just and sustainable global environmental policy framework can be realized that can contribute to the long-term well-being of the planet and its people.</p>","PeriodicalId":10689,"journal":{"name":"Conservation Biology","volume":" ","pages":"e70032"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143971583","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Indigenous peoples and local community reports of climate change impacts on biodiversity.","authors":"Albert Cruz-Gispert, David García-Del-Amo, André B Junqueira, Christoph Schunko, Santiago Álvarez-Fernández, Victoria Reyes-García","doi":"10.1111/cobi.70033","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.70033","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Climate change impacts on biodiversity have been primarily studied through ecological research methods, largely ignoring other knowledge systems. Indigenous and local knowledge systems include rich observations of changes in biodiversity that can inform climate change adaptation planning and environmental stewardship. We reviewed literature documenting local observations of climate change impacts on biodiversity reported by Indigenous peoples and local communities. We examined whether reported impacts varied across taxa, geographic regions, and people's main livelihood activities and assessed whether local reports followed geographic and taxonomic patterns found in the natural sciences literature. We also compared taxa reportedly affected by climate change by Indigenous peoples and local communities and by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List. Our analyses included 2452 observations of climate change impacts on 1715 taxa from 203 documents describing 291 case studies. Changes in taxon abundance, phenotype, phenology, and distribution were widely reported, and most climate change impacts were reported for plants, fishes, and mammals. Reported impacts differed by geographic region and by livelihood, and most species reported as affected by climate change by Indigenous peoples and local communities were not considered threatened by climate change by the IUCN. Our results showed that Indigenous and local knowledge systems can contribute to a more complete understanding of climate change impacts on biodiversity.</p>","PeriodicalId":10689,"journal":{"name":"Conservation Biology","volume":" ","pages":"e70033"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143983304","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Use of the terms efficiency versus effective in conservation.","authors":"Maite Telletxea, Rafael Miranda","doi":"10.1111/cobi.70038","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.70038","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10689,"journal":{"name":"Conservation Biology","volume":" ","pages":"e70038"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143961865","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effects of climate change and El Niño anomalies on historical declines, extinctions, and disease emergence in Brazilian amphibians.","authors":"Lucas Ferrante, Fabricio Beggiato Baccaro, Igor Luis Kaefer, Luisa Maria Diele-Viegas, Augusto Getirana, Celio Fernando Baptista Haddad, Luis Cesar Schiesari, Philip Martin Fearnside","doi":"10.1111/cobi.70024","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.70024","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Amphibian declines, linked to climate change and disease, pose a global challenge, yet their primary drivers remain debated. We investigated the historical decline of Brazilian amphibians by assessing the influence of climate change, extreme weather events, and the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd). Our analysis encompassed 90 amphibian species over more than a century (1900-2014). We integrated historical climate data-including El Niño anomalies and Southern Hemisphere temperature records-with documented extreme weather events and amphibian population trends. We used Granger causality tests to assess the potential of various factors to forecast anuran population declines and extinctions in Brazil and structural equation models to evaluate the relationships between the variables of interest. We identified gradual climate change and extreme weather events, particularly El Niño-driven temperature anomalies, as the primary drivers of amphibian population declines in Brazil. The structural equation models supported these findings and showed that climate-driven stressors significantly contribute to population crashes and increase Bd infections. However, Bd infections peaked years after population declines, suggesting that the fungus acts as an opportunistic pathogen rather than a primary driver of amphibian losses in Brazil. These findings challenge the prevailing view that Bd is the main cause of declines, instead highlighting climate anomalies and extreme weather events as the predominant factors.</p>","PeriodicalId":10689,"journal":{"name":"Conservation Biology","volume":" ","pages":"e70024"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143810703","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}