Originally conceived to conserve iconic landscapes and wildlife, protected areas are now
expected to achieve an increasingly diverse set of conservation, social and economic …

Protecting 30% of the planet for nature: costs, benefits and economic implications Page 1
Anthony Waldron1; Vanessa Adams2; James Allan3; Andy Arnell4; Greg Asner5; Scott Atkinson6; …

World governments have committed to halting human-induced extinctions and safeguarding
important sites for biodiversity by 2020, but the financial costs of meeting these targets are …

Protected areas (PAs) serve as a critical strategy for protecting natural resources, conserving
biodiversity, and mitigating climate change. While there is a critical need to guide area …

Ambitious biodiversity goals to protect 30% or more of the Earth's surface by 2030 (30x30)
require strategic near-term targets. To define areas that must be protected to prevent the …

Protected areas (PA s) are an essential tool for the conservation of biodiversity globally.
Previous studies have focussed on the effectiveness of PA s and the design of optimal PA …

Abstract The Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania show exceptional endemism that is
threatened by high anthropogenic pressure leading to the loss of natural habitat. Using a …

Cost data are crucial in conservation planning to identify more efficient and equitable land
use options. However, many studies focus on just one cost type and neglect others …

Protected areas have been gazetted to protect natural resources and biodiversity, but
evaluations of effectiveness rarely include measures of species population change. We …

De‐extinction technology that brings back extinct species, or variants on extinct species, is
becoming a reality with significant implications for biodiversity conservation. If extinction …