Earth's biodiversity and human societies face pollution, overconsumption of natural
resources, urbanization, demographic shifts, social and economic inequalities, and habitat …

Anthropogenic pressures are driving insect declines across the world. Although protected
areas (PAs) play a prominent role in safeguarding many vertebrate species from human …

Ocean and coastal ecosystems support life on Earth and many aspects of human well-being.
Covering two-thirds of the planet, the ocean hosts vast biodiversity and modulates the global …

Human Footprint, the pressure imposed on the eco-environment by changing ecological
processes and natural landscapes, is raising worldwide concerns on biodiversity and …

Biodiversity underpins the fundamental elements for human well-being including food
security, human health and access to clean water. In 2010, the Aichi Targets were adopted …

Protected areas (PAs) are essential for biodiversity conservation but are threatened by
cropland expansion. Recent studies have only reported global cropland expansion in large …

Restoring species diversity is proposed as a strategy to improve ecosystem resistance to
extreme droughts, but the impact of species diversity on resistance has not been evaluated …

The 2020 global spatial targets for protected areas set by the Convention on Biological
Diversity have almost been achieved, but management effectiveness remains deficient …

Global policies call for connecting protected areas (PAs) to conserve the flow of animals and
genes across changing landscapes, yet whether global PA networks currently support …

Madagascar's unique biota is heavily affected by human activity and is under intense threat.
Here, we review the current state of knowledge on the conservation status of Madagascar's …