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Analysing and Interpreting Citizen Science Data
The Collaborative Fund project ‘Citizen science for conservation in Africa (CISCA)‘ will help translate citizen science species monitoring into conservation action in Africa. There is huge potential for citizen science to help conservation managers engage people to collect the valuable data they need for managing their important habitats and species. This project will give these…
About the Group and Organisation Future of Conservation Survey (GO-FOX)
A new tool has been launched to help conservation organisations and groups understand how similar their views are on key questions about the future of wildlife conservation. Building on the first large-scale study of the views of those working to protect the natural world, the tool can be used for teaching or to support strategy…
The prevalence, characteristics and effectiveness of Aichi Target 11′s “other effective area‐based conservation measures” (OECMs) in Key Biodiversity Areas
Aichi Target 11 of the CBD Strategic Plan for Biodiversity commits countries to the effective conservation of areas of importance for biodiversity, through protected areas and “other effective area‐based conservation measures” (OECMs). However, the prevalence and characteristics of OECMs are poorly known, particularly in sites of importance for biodiversity. We assess the prevalence of potential…
Accurate Measurement of Tropical Forest Canopy Heights and Aboveground Carbon Using Structure From Motion
Unmanned aerial vehicles are increasingly used to monitor forests. Three-dimensional models of tropical rainforest canopies can be constructed from overlapping photos using Structure from Motion (SfM), but it is often impossible to map the ground elevation directly from such data because canopy gaps are rare in rainforests. Without knowledge of the terrain elevation, it is,…
The global conservation movement is diverse but not divided
Biodiversity is being lost at an unprecedented rate, making the conservation movement of critical importance for life on Earth. However, recent debates over the future of conservation have been polarized, acrimonious and dominated by an unrepresentative demographic group. The views of the wider global conservation community on fundamental questions regarding what, why and how to…