Prevalence of sustainable and unsustainable use of wild species inferred from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species [PDF]
Conservation Biology, Volume 36, Issue 2, April 2022., 2022 Abstract Unsustainable exploitation of wild species represents a serious threat to biodiversity and to the livelihoods of local communities and Indigenous peoples. However, managed, sustainable use has the potential to forestall extinctions, aid recovery, and meet human needs.
Sophie M. E. Marsh +10 more
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Importance of timely metadata curation to the global surveillance of genetic diversity [PDF]
Conservation Biology, Volume 37, Issue 4, August 2023., 2023 Abstract Genetic diversity within species represents a fundamental yet underappreciated level of biodiversity. Because genetic diversity can indicate species resilience to changing climate, its measurement is relevant to many national and global conservation policy targets.
Eric D. Crandall +23 more
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Implications of global distributive justice principles for implementation of the Kunming‐Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework [PDF]
Conservation Biology, Volume 40, Issue 1, February 2026.Abstract In the era of the sixth mass extinction, reversing global biodiversity loss is of vital importance for life on Earth. In 2022, parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) adopted the Kunming‐Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), a strategic plan with 23 action‐oriented targets to be achieved by 2030.
Ina Lehmann +3 more
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A global indicator of species recovery [PDF]
Conservation Biology, Volume 39, Issue 5, October 2025.Abstract Monitoring progress toward meeting global biodiversity goals involves several indicators, including, at the species level, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List Index (RLI) and the Living Planet Index (LPI). However, at present, there is no indicator specifically for tracking species recovery, despite this being ...
H. Resit Akçakaya +4 more
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Changes in Key Biodiversity Area networks following national comprehensive assessments [PDF]
Conservation Biology, Volume 40, Issue 1, February 2026.Making comprehensive assessments of Key Biodiversity Area (KBA) networks in a country greatly increases their number and area. Countries that have not yet done so will be missing about half of these globally significant sites and missing the opportunity to get 30 × 30 conservation in the right places. Abstract Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) are sites of
Andrew J. Plumptre +46 more
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Legal and economic perspectives on fair and equitable benefit sharing in the Nagoya Protocol [PDF]
Conservation Biology, Volume 39, Issue 2, April 2025.Abstract Adopted in 2010 as a supplementary agreement to the 1992 Convention on Biological Diversity, the Nagoya Protocol (NP) mandates the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the use of genetic resources provided by Indigenous peoples. Member states must newly enact or amend domestic laws to align with the NP.
Tae Jung Park, Sung‐Pil Park
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Lessons from a Rubik's Cube to solve the biodiversity crisis [PDF]
Conservation Biology, Volume 39, Issue 3, June 2025.Abstract Global biodiversity is facing unprecedented pressures, calling into question the effectiveness of existing governance systems aimed at halting extinctions. Renewed hope arose with the recent Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15 December 2022) and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered ...
Ana M. M. Sequeira, Erika J. E. Techera
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Three‐dimensional conservation planning of fish biodiversity metrics to achieve the deep‐sea 30×30 conservation target [PDF]
Conservation Biology, Volume 39, Issue 2, April 2025.Abstract Accelerating rate of human impact and environmental change severely affects marine biodiversity and increases the urgency to implement the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) 30×30 plan for conserving 30% of sea areas by 2030. However, area‐based conservation targets are complex to identify in a 3‐dimensional (3D) ocean where deep‐sea ...
Laetitia Mathon +19 more
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Biodistance Analysis via Dental Phenotypic Diversity in Early Collective Burials at Cerro Juan Díaz, Panamá (30–650 CE) [Análisis de Biodistancia Mediante la Diversidad Fenotípica Dental en los Entierros Colectivos Tempranos del Cerro Juan Díaz, Panamá (30–650 EC)] [PDF]
American Journal of Biological Anthropology, Volume 186, Issue 1, January 2025.PCoA plot showing biodistance by age at the Cerro Juan Díaz site in Central Panamá. ABSTRACT Objectives Burial space reuse and prolonged interaction with the dead were common practices in the Isthmo‐Colombian Area, dating back to at least the Early Ceramic Period in the Greater Coclé region.
Nicole E. Smith‐Guzmán +3 more
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Indicators to monitor the status of the tree of life
Conservation Biology, Volume 37, Issue 6, December 2023., 2023 Abstract Following the failure to fully achieve any of the 20 Aichi biodiversity targets, the future of biodiversity rests in the balance. The Convention on Biological Diversity's Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) presents the opportunity to preserve nature's contributions to people (NCPs) for current and future generations by ...
Rikki Gumbs +13 more
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