Tens of thousands of species are threatened with extinction as a result of human activities.
Here we explore how the extinction risks of terrestrial mammals and birds might change in …

Conservation organizations have increasingly raised concerns about escalating rates of
illegal hunting and trade in wildlife. Previous studies have concluded that people hunt …

The harvest of wildlife for human consumption is valued at several billion dollars annually
and provides an essential source of meat for hundreds of millions of rural people living in …

Alternative livelihood project (ALP) is a widely used term for interventions that aim to reduce
the prevalence of activities deemed to be environmentally damaging by substituting them …

Resources for biodiversity conservation are severely limited, requiring strategic investment.
Understanding both the economic benefits and costs of conserving ecosystems will help to …

Rules governing human behaviour are at the heart of every system of natural resource
management. Without compliance, however, rules are meaningless so effective enforcement …

The poor management of natural resources has led in many cases to the decline and
extirpation of populations. Recent advances in fisheries science could revolutionize …

More than 18% of tropical rainforests are now covered by totally protected areas. If these
were well protected, we could feel reasonably confident that current conservation strategies …

Ecosystem services are the benefits humans obtain from ecosystems. The importance of
research into ecosystem services has been widely recognized, and rapid progress is being …

Research on the interactions between human behaviour and ecological systems tends to
focus on the direct effects of human activities on ecosystems, such as biodiversity loss …