Vegetation change and anthropogenic development are altering ecosystems and
decreasing biodiversity. Successful management of ecosystems threatened by multiple …

Private land conservation (PLC) is an important means for achieving global conservation
targets. We reviewed peer-reviewed literature focussing on PLC to summarize past scientific …

Private lands are critical for conservation of ecosystem diversity and sustaining large-scale
ecological processes. Increasingly, conservation easements (CE) are used as a tool to …

Permanent protection of biodiversity on private lands is achieved through various
mechanisms around the world. In Australia, conservation covenants are widely used to …

Information is critical for environmental governance. The rise of digital mapping has the
potential to advance private-land conservation by assisting with conservation planning …

Conversion of native habitats to cropland is a leading cause of biodiversity loss. The
northeastern extent of the sagebrush (Artemisia L.) ecosystem of western North America has …

Conservation on private land is a growing part of international efforts to stem the decline of
biodiversity. In many countries, private land conservation policy often supports in perpetuity …

Increasing energy and housing demands are impacting wildlife populations throughout
western North America. Greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus), a species …

Conservation covenants and easements have become essential tools to secure biodiversity
outcomes on private land, and to assist in meeting international protection targets. In …

Conserving migratory ungulates in increasingly human‐dominated landscapes presents a
difficult challenge to land managers and conservation practitioners. Nevertheless, ungulates …