A conceptual framework for prioritization of invasive alien species for management according to their impact

S Kumschick, S Bacher, W Dawson, J Heikkila… - 2012 - scholar.sun.ac.za
The number of invasive alien species is increasing and so are the impacts these species
cause to the environment and economies. Nevertheless, resources for management are …

Six common mistakes in conservation priority setting

ET Game, P Kareiva, HP Possingham - Conservation Biology, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
A vast number of prioritization schemes have been developed to help conservation navigate
tough decisions about the allocation of finite resources. However, the application of …

[HTML][HTML] A Paris-like agreement for biodiversity needs IPCC-like science

GF Wilhere - Global Ecology and Conservation, 2021 - Elsevier
Maintaining or restoring at least 50% of Earth's land area as intact, natural ecosystems has
been proposed as a solution to the world's current biodiversity crisis. Several recent papers …

Three cultural boundaries of science, institutions, and policy: a cultural theory of coproduction, boundary‐work, and change

B Swedlow - Review of Policy Research, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
To help explain the role scientists play in policy change, concepts such as coproduction,
boundary‐work, and pollution and purity claims as they are used in science studies should …

A global analysis of factors predicting conservationists' values

R Luque‐Lora, A Keane, JA Fisher… - People and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
There exists a wealth of philosophical, sociological and anthropological literature on
environmental values; yet, few studies have investigated the values held by conservationists …

Transparency about values and assertions of fact in natural resource management

A Treves, PC Paquet, KA Artelle… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Worldwide, unsustainable use of nature threatens many ecosystems and the services they
provide for a broad diversity of life, including humans. Yet, governments commonly claim …

Delays in protecting a small endangered cetacean: lessons learned for science and management

E Slooten, SM Dawson - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Hector's dolphin is a small, endangered dolphin species found exclusively in the inshore
coastal waters of New Zealand. We draw on 36 years of involvement in research on Hector's …

Expert judgment and uncertainty regarding the protection of imperiled species

A Heeren, G Karns, J Bruskotter, E Toman… - Conservation …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Decisions concerning the appropriate listing status of species under the US Endangered
Species Act (ESA) can be controversial even among conservationists. These decisions may …

An impossible prescription: Why science cannot determine environmental water requirements for a healthy Murray-Darling Basin

SJ Capon, TR Capon - Water Economics and Policy, 2017 - World Scientific
The concept of environmental water requirements (EWRs) is central to Australia's present
approach to water reform. Current decision-making regarding environmental water relies …

A review of applications of the six-step method of systematic conservation planning

YF Wiersma, DJH Sleep - The Forestry Chronicle, 2016 - pubs.cif-ifc.org
Systematic Conservation Planning (SCP) is an approach to protected areas planning that
follows a step-by-step process. Recent reviews have examined the use of key …