No-take marine reserves can be powerful management tools, but only if they are well
designed and effectively managed. We review how ecological guidelines for improving …

The maintenance of biodiversity and the capacity of natural systems to provide goods and
services for people is affected on different levels by the intensity of human activities on …

Data on the extent, patterns, and trends of human land use are critically important to support
global and national priorities for conservation and sustainable development. To inform these …

Habitat loss and deterioration represent the main threats to wildlife species, and are closely
linked to the expansion of roads and human settlements. Unfortunately, large-scale effects of …

Human activities seriously threaten the structure and function of ecosystems. Therefore, to
establish a bridge between requirements of humans and provision of ecosystem services is …

Humanity is causing dramatic changes to the Earth, and we may be entering a human-
dominated era referred to as the Anthropocene. Mapping the human footprint and assessing …

Evaluating the cumulative effects of the human footprint on landscape connectivity is crucial
for implementing policies for the appropriate management and conservation of landscapes …

The spatial correlation between human disturbances and ecosystem services carries
profound implications, serving as a pivotal tool for quantifying the magnitude of human …

Closing the research-implementation gap is key for advancing biodiversity conservation.
One approach is to generate ecologically relevant spatial datasets that integrate easily with …

Land use is considered one of the most serious drivers of biodiversity change. Aquatic
macrophytes are sensitive to changes occurring within their physical habitat and respond at …