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Industry and conservation goals are complementary for the most valuable fishery in the United States under climate-driven life history changes 在气候驱动的生活史变化下，工业和保护目标对美国最有价值的渔业是相辅相成的

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Conservation Letters Pub Date : 2023-10-18 DOI: 10.1111/conl.12982

Noah Hunt, Ellen Pikitch, Burton Shank, Cameron T. Hodgdon, Yong Chen

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Operation mercury: Impacts of national-level armed forces intervention and anticorruption strategy on artisanal gold mining and water quality in the Peruvian Amazon 汞行动：国家一级武装部队干预和反腐败战略对秘鲁亚马逊手工金矿开采和水质的影响

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Conservation Letters Pub Date : 2023-09-19 DOI: 10.1111/conl.12978

Evan N. Dethier, Miles R. Silman, Luis E. Fernandez, Jorge Caballero Espejo, Sarra Alqahtani, Paúl Pauca, David A. Lutz

{"title":"Operation mercury: Impacts of national-level armed forces intervention and anticorruption strategy on artisanal gold mining and water quality in the Peruvian Amazon","authors":"Evan N. Dethier, Miles R. Silman, Luis E. Fernandez, Jorge Caballero Espejo, Sarra Alqahtani, Paúl Pauca, David A. Lutz","doi":"10.1111/conl.12978","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12978","url":null,"abstract":"Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM), a wealth-generating industry in many regions, is nonetheless a global challenge for governance and a threat to biodiversity, public health, and ecosystem integrity. In 2019, the Peruvian government mobilized a targeted, large-scale armed intervention against illegal ASGM, which has caused deforestation and water resource degradation in this Tropical Biodiversity Hotspot. Before the intervention, the extent of waterbodies created by mining (mining ponds) was increasing by 33%–90%/year; after, they decreased by 4%–5%/year in targeted zones. Mining activity indicators showed 70%–90% abandonment. New mining activity accelerated in nearby areas outside the targeted area (pond area increases: 42%–83%; deforestation increases +3–5 km2/year). Far from intervention zones, mining remained stable during the study period. Our analysis demonstrates that targeted, large-scale government intervention can have positive effects on conservation by stopping illegal mining activity and shifting it to permitted areas, thereby setting the stage for governance. Continued conservation efforts must further address the impacts of informal mining while (1) limiting environmental degradation by legal mining; (2) remediating former mining areas to reduce erosion and enable reforestation or alternative uses of the landscape; and (3) sustaining such efforts, as some miners began to return to intervention areas when enforcement relaxed in 2022.","PeriodicalId":157,"journal":{"name":"Conservation Letters","volume":"16 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.5,"publicationDate":"2023-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/conl.12978","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41229911","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Explicit incentives increase citizen science recordings 明确的激励措施增加公民科学记录

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Conservation Letters Pub Date : 2023-09-07 DOI: 10.1111/conl.12973

Florian Diekert, Stefan Munzinger, Gaby Schulemann-Maier, Laura Städtler

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Foraging mode affects extinction risk of snakes and lizards, but in different ways 觅食模式影响蛇和蜥蜴的灭绝风险，但方式不同

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Conservation Letters Pub Date : 2023-08-29 DOI: 10.1111/conl.12977

Simon Baeckens, Shai Meiri, Richard Shine

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Who cares about monarch butterflies? Comparing US State Wildlife Action Plans 2015–2025 谁会在乎帝王蝶?比较2015-2025年美国各州野生动物行动计划

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Conservation Letters Pub Date : 2023-08-24 DOI: 10.1111/conl.12976

K. Harris, Damon M. Hall, D. Finke

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Threatened fauna protections compromised by agricultural interests in Australia 澳大利亚农业利益损害濒危动物保护

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Conservation Letters Pub Date : 2023-08-18 DOI: 10.1111/conl.12975

Jayden E. Engert, Robert L. Pressey, Vanessa M. Adams

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Toward more equitable ecosystem investment programs—Adaptation and equity are central to the design and functioning of successful water funds 实现更公平的生态系统投资计划——适应和公平是成功的水基金设计和运作的核心

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Conservation Letters Pub Date : 2023-08-08 DOI: 10.1111/conl.12974

L. Bremer, K. Brauman, M. Echavarría

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Rubber's inclusion in zero-deforestation legislation is necessary but not sufficient to reduce impacts on biodiversity 将橡胶纳入零毁林立法是必要的，但不足以减少对生物多样性的影响

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Conservation Letters Pub Date : 2023-07-30 DOI: 10.1111/conl.12967

Eleanor Warren-Thomas, Antje Ahrends, Yunxia Wang, Maria M. H. Wang, Julia P. G. Jones

{"title":"Rubber's inclusion in zero-deforestation legislation is necessary but not sufficient to reduce impacts on biodiversity","authors":"Eleanor Warren-Thomas, Antje Ahrends, Yunxia Wang, Maria M. H. Wang, Julia P. G. Jones","doi":"10.1111/conl.12967","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12967","url":null,"abstract":"Agricultural commodity production is a major driver of tropical deforestation and biodiversity loss. Natural rubber from Hevea brasiliensis, a valuable commodity without viable substitutes, has recently been included in the European Union (EU) deforestation regulation that aims to halt imports of goods containing embedded deforestation. Sustained growth in demand for rubber is driven by increasing tire production, caused by rising transport flows and personal car ownership. We show that average natural rubber yields remain static, meaning 2.7–5.3 million ha of additional plantations could be needed by 2030 to meet demand. A systematic literature search identified 106 case studies concerning transitions to and from rubber, revealing that substantial rubber plantation area expansion since 2010 has occurred at the expense of natural forest. Eliminating deforestation from rubber supply chains requires support for millions of smallholder growers to maintain or increase production from existing plantations, without land or water degradation. Supply chain traceability efforts offer opportunities to deliver such support. While the inclusion of rubber in EU legislation is a positive step, it is critical to ensure that smallholders are not marginalized to avoid exacerbating poverty, and that other markets follow suit to avoid displacement of rubber-driven deforestation to unregulated markets.","PeriodicalId":157,"journal":{"name":"Conservation Letters","volume":"16 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.5,"publicationDate":"2023-07-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/conl.12967","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41229820","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Principles for climate resilience are prevalent in marine protected area management plans 在海洋保护区管理计划中普遍采用气候适应性原则

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Conservation Letters Pub Date : 2023-07-28 DOI: 10.1111/conl.12972

Cori Lopazanski, Bergen Foshay, Jessica L. Couture, Daniel Wagner, Lee Hannah, Emily Pidgeon, Darcy Bradley

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Shark-dust: Application of high-throughput DNA sequencing of processing residues for trade monitoring of threatened sharks and rays 鲨鱼粉尘：加工残留物高通量DNA测序在受威胁鲨鱼和鳐鱼贸易监测中的应用

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Conservation Letters Pub Date : 2023-07-19 DOI: 10.1111/conl.12971

Andhika P. Prasetyo, Joanna M. Murray, Muh. Firdaus A. K. Kurniawan, Naiara G. Sales, Allan D. McDevitt, Stefano Mariani

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