Biodiversity conservation strategies may prioritise certain values of nature over others.
Whilst there will likely always be a need for compromise in conservation planning, the …

Protected areas (PAs) remain central to the conservation of biodiversity. Classical PAs were
conceived as areas that would be set aside to maintain a natural state with minimal human …

Elephants have fascinated humans for millennia. Aristotle wrote of them with awe; Hannibal
used them in warfare; and John Donne called the elephant “Nature's greatest masterpiece …

Does restoration pay? We seek to answer this question by reviewing the benefits and costs
of 37 economic values derived from five groups of actual restoration-related case studies in …

Most conservation practitioners rely on experience-based information for management
decisions. In South Africa, government policy thus directs managers to base decisions for …

Elephant populations have declined by half since 1979. In response, activists have
promoted destroying confiscated and stockpiled ivory to “send a message” to reduce …

Trophy hunting of African elephant is often implemented as an income generator for
communities surrounding protected areas. However, the sustainability of hunting on …

The global challenges of biodiversity loss and persistent poverty and inequality, which
interact and shape each other at the local scale, require new strategies to improve human …

Cost benefit analysis (CBA) is used in many fields to ensure efficient allocation of scarce
resources but is rarely applied in conservation. By using a common metric to evaluate …

Unprecedented poaching levels triggered by demand for ivory in Far East Asia are
threatening the persistence of African elephant Loxodonta africana. Southern African …