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Mismatch Between Global Importance of Peatlands and the Extent of Their Protection

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Conservation Letters Pub Date : 2025-02-12 DOI: 10.1111/conl.13080

Kemen G. Austin, Paul R Elsen, Euridice N. Honorio Coronado, Alfred DeGemmis, Angela V. Gallego-Sala, Lorna Harris, Heidi E. Kretser, Joe R. Melton, Daniel Murdiyarso, Sigit D. Sasmito, Erin Swails, Arief Wijaya, R. Scott Winton, Dan Zarin

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Bats as a Model for Enhancing IUCN Red List Assessments: Real-Time Data, Contributor Networks, and Specialized Training to Address Common Challenges 蝙蝠是加强世界自然保护联盟红色名录评估的典范：实时数据、贡献者网络和专业培训应对共同挑战

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Conservation Letters Pub Date : 2025-02-12 DOI: 10.1111/conl.13089

Danilo Russo, Luca Cistrone, David L. Waldien

{"title":"Bats as a Model for Enhancing IUCN Red List Assessments: Real-Time Data, Contributor Networks, and Specialized Training to Address Common Challenges","authors":"Danilo Russo, Luca Cistrone, David L. Waldien","doi":"10.1111/conl.13089","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.13089","url":null,"abstract":"The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species is a critical tool in global conservation, providing essential information on species' conservation status worldwide. However, the current assessment process faces several challenges, including data gaps, standard inconsistencies across taxonomic groups, and a limited assessor pool. Data gaps are common for many taxa, particularly those more difficult to observe or identify with wide, fragmented ranges. We use bats as a model to highlight challenges and propose solutions relevant to many taxonomic groups. Basic presence data and population estimates are often missing, with critical information unpublished or inaccessible for assessments. Assessors are responsible for reviewing all available information, seeking advice from local or taxon-specific experts, and compiling a comprehensive species status assessment. We propose a network of regional operators, researchers, and stakeholders who could regularly contribute updated data on populations, threats, and conservation actions, employing a dynamic real-time repository. This approach would enable assessors to access an up-to-date overview, improving the Red List assessments' efficiency, accuracy, and consistency. Expanding assessors and training early-career professionals would also standardize evaluation criteria and reduce subjectivity. By capitalizing on IUCN's training expertise, these changes aim to enhance the robustness of assessments, supporting more effective, evidence-based conservation.","PeriodicalId":157,"journal":{"name":"Conservation Letters","volume":"18 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.7,"publicationDate":"2025-02-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/conl.13089","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143389255","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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Integrating GPS-Tracked Sentinel Species Into the Fight Against Wildlife Poisoning

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Conservation Letters Pub Date : 2025-02-11 DOI: 10.1111/conl.13086

Jorge Rodríguez-Pérez, Elena Bravo-Chaparro, María Fernández-García, José Carlos González, Gerardo Báguena, Pablo González-Quirós, José Vicente López-Bao, Patricia Mateo-Tomás

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Reconciling Different Forms of Ecological Integrity to Aid the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

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Conservation Letters Pub Date : 2025-02-10 DOI: 10.1111/conl.13088

Valeria Y. Mendez Angarita, Peter Bille Larsen, Lara Marcolin, Moreno Di Marco

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Trees on farms improve dietary quality in rural Malawi

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Conservation Letters Pub Date : 2025-01-30 DOI: 10.1111/conl.13061

Charlotte Mackenzie Hall, Bowy Den Braber, Emilie Vansant, Johan A. Oldekop, Upasak Das, David Fielding, Judith F. M. Kamoto, Laura Vang Rasmussen

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Biodiversity Conservation in Human-Dominated Landscapes: Toward Collaborative Management of Blue–Green Systems

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Conservation Letters Pub Date : 2025-01-27 DOI: 10.1111/conl.13079

Giulia F. A. Donati, Francine van den Brandeler, Manuel Fischer, Francesc Molné, Noemi Schenk, Mirjam Grünholz, Janine Bolliger

{"title":"Biodiversity Conservation in Human-Dominated Landscapes: Toward Collaborative Management of Blue–Green Systems","authors":"Giulia F. A. Donati, Francine van den Brandeler, Manuel Fischer, Francesc Molné, Noemi Schenk, Mirjam Grünholz, Janine Bolliger","doi":"10.1111/conl.13079","DOIUrl":"10.1111/conl.13079","url":null,"abstract":"Maintaining ecological connectivity is crucial for biodiversity, yet effectively managing interconnected areas through actor collaboration is challenging. This study examines collaboration through social–ecological fit in interconnected aquatic “blue” and terrestrial “green” areas, encompassing natural and semi-natural elements, in human-dominated landscapes. Combining species distribution models and connectivity analyses focused on declining amphibians and survey data on actors’ area management and collaboration within interconnected areas, we create a spatially explicit social–ecological network that we analyze using network models. Results highlight diverse ecological dependencies shaping actor interactions. Strong collaboration is observed in interconnected blue-rural-green areas, whereas blue-urban-green areas lack collaboration, with minor rivers and urban-green spaces at the network's core plagued by social–ecological misfit. Strengthening collaboration in these areas is essential to prevent further ecological network degradation. Incorporating a spatially explicit social–ecological perspective covering diverse blue and green areas guides targeted interventions and fosters effective conservation policy and practice.","PeriodicalId":157,"journal":{"name":"Conservation Letters","volume":"18 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/conl.13079","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143044354","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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Unlocking the Value of Ranger-Based Monitoring for Biodiversity Conservation and Protected Area Management 释放护林员监测对生物多样性保护和保护区管理的价值

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Conservation Letters Pub Date : 2025-01-21 DOI: 10.1111/conl.13082

Timothy Kuiper, Anthony Dancer, Colin M. Beale, Arash Ghoddousi, Harriet Ibbett, Laure Joanny, Aidan Keane, Blessing Kavhu, Daniel Makaza, E. J. Milner-Gulland, Jennifer F. Moore, Lily Xu

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Banning Wildlife Trade Can Boost the Unregulated Trade of Threatened Species 禁止野生动物贸易会助长濒危物种的无序贸易

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Conservation Letters Pub Date : 2025-01-21 DOI: 10.1111/conl.13077

Takahiro Kubo, Taro Mieno, Shinya Uryu, Saeko Terada, Diogo Veríssimo

{"title":"Banning Wildlife Trade Can Boost the Unregulated Trade of Threatened Species","authors":"Takahiro Kubo, Taro Mieno, Shinya Uryu, Saeko Terada, Diogo Veríssimo","doi":"10.1111/conl.13077","DOIUrl":"10.1111/conl.13077","url":null,"abstract":"Banning wildlife trade is an immediate measure to protect species from overexploitation. Yet, regulations on the harvest and use of natural resources might have unintended side effects beyond the policy goals. Few causal inference studies have investigated the consequences of wildlife trade bans. We use the synthetic difference-in-differences causal inference approach based on an 11-year online trade dataset to explore whether trade bans on three threatened species in Japan—giant water bugs (Kirkaldyia deyrolli), Tokyo salamanders (Hynobius tokyoensis), and golden venus chub (Hemigrammocypris neglectus)—have spillover effects on trades of substitutable nonbanned species. We found spillover effects of wildlife trade bans, leading to an increase in sales of nonbanned species in each taxon. This effect lasted over a year only for water bugs. Our results raise concerns about the unintended consequences of trade bans and underscore the importance of additional efforts concerning consumer research, monitoring and enforcement beyond the policy-targeted species.","PeriodicalId":157,"journal":{"name":"Conservation Letters","volume":"18 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/conl.13077","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142991581","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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Co-Benefits From Species-Level Conservation Contribute to Multilateral Environmental Agreement Targets 物种保护的共同利益有助于实现多边环境协定的目标

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Conservation Letters Pub Date : 2025-01-08 DOI: 10.1111/conl.13072

Luz A. de Wit, Karin L. Akre, M. Teague O'Mara, Jon Flanders, Michael Nakamoto, Winifred F. Frick

{"title":"Co-Benefits From Species-Level Conservation Contribute to Multilateral Environmental Agreement Targets","authors":"Luz A. de Wit, Karin L. Akre, M. Teague O'Mara, Jon Flanders, Michael Nakamoto, Winifred F. Frick","doi":"10.1111/conl.13072","DOIUrl":"10.1111/conl.13072","url":null,"abstract":"Conservation investments do not operate within a zero-sum paradigm, but instead provide opportunities for co-benefits across sustainable development and conservation goals. Recognizing the interconnectedness of conservation efforts within socioenvironmental systems can amplify support for conservation actions, ultimately creating additional co-benefits across the social, ecological, and economic sectors. As an ecologically diverse taxonomic group with broad conservation needs, we explore how conserving bats contributes to both biodiversity and society's economic and social needs. We align bat conservation goals with Global Biodiversity Framework targets and explore their contribution to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The benefits of targeted bat conservation actions extend beyond species-level conservation goals and the preservation of bat-derived ecosystem services, encompassing broader contributions to global sustainability goals. Our findings underscore the potential for conservation investments to generate positive outcomes across multiple sectors, fostering sustainability and resilience within socioenvironmental systems.","PeriodicalId":157,"journal":{"name":"Conservation Letters","volume":"18 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/conl.13072","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142937723","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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Beyond the Hype: Navigating the Conservation Implications of Artificial Intelligence 超越炒作：导航人工智能的保护含义

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Conservation Letters Pub Date : 2024-12-20 DOI: 10.1111/conl.13076

Chris Sandbrook

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