Several intergovernmental policy instruments, including the World Heritage Convention of
UNESCO and the Convention on Biological Diversity, have proposed to develop integrated …

Science, as both a body of knowledge and a process of acquiring new knowledge, is widely
regarded as playing a central role in biodiversity conservation. Science undoubtedly …

Despite broad recognition of the value of social sciences and increasingly vocal calls for
better engagement with the human element of conservation, the conservation social …

Biodiversity is being lost at an unprecedented rate, making the conservation movement of
critical importance for life on Earth. However, recent debates over the future of conservation …

Despite increasing scientific understanding of the global environmental crisis, we struggle to
adopt the policies science suggests would be effective. One of the reasons for that is the lack …

In recent years, conservationists have been taking an increasingly holistic, interdisciplinary
approach to conservation science, utilizing many methodologies and techniques from the …

Conservation approaches to social-ecological systems have largely been informed by a
framing of preserving nature for its instrumental societal benefits, often ignoring the complex …

Biodiversity conservation is one of the grand challenges facing society. Many people
interested in biodiversity conservation have a background in wildlife biology. However, the …

Despite a long-standing debate about the utility of species-centered conservation
approaches (Roberge & Angelstam 2004), surrogate species remain popular because they …

Studies suggest that trillions of microplastic particles are floating on the surface of the global
oceans and that the total amount of plastic waste entering the ocean will increase by an …