December - 2016

Special Issue: Achieving the targets of global biodiversity conventions

The journal Conservation Letters has just released a Special Issue on "Achieving the targets of global biodiversity conventions". This is the first Special Issue of Conservation Letters, proposed by Moreno Di Marco (GFS), James Watson (GFS leader), Oscar Venter and Hugh Possingham and developed in collaboration with the Editor in Chief Eddie Game. The issue includes 13 articles, written by an amazing group of authors. This is a truly exciting set of papers focused on the de

Engaging local communities in fighting the illegal wildlife trade: can a theory of change help?

Recent alarming rises in illegal wildlife trade (IWT) show that tough law enforcement is not enough to stop poachers devastating populations of iconic or endangered species. Local people must be empowered to benefit from conservation and be supported to partner with law enforcement agencies in the fight against wildlife crime. We have developed a ‘Theory of Change’ for understanding how community-level interventions can help in tackling IWT. Do the ‘pathways’ we present refle

'We may not survive' - UN issues dire warning over climate change

Fire regimes are changing in both Australia and Brazil

Ambitious and holistic goals key to saving Earth’s biodiversity, study says

How Australia Can Rise From The Ashes

Change in terrestrial human footprint drives continued loss of intact ecosystems

Minimising the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services in an intact landscape under risk of.....

World’s protected areas lack connections, recent study finds

Study finds a Mexico-sized swath of intact land lost to human pressure

Planetary ‘safety net’ could halt wildlife loss and slow climate breakdown

Isolation of protected areas a major blind spot in habitat conservation