In this study, Katsanevakis et al found that introduced species contribute to #globalbiodiversity targets amid climate change and support ecosystem functions and services.🌱 Learn more about their work at: doi.org/10.1111/cobi...
#conservation #science #STEM #mediterraneanconservation

🦦This global index shared by Fredette-Roman et al presents the relative vulnerability of #marinemammal species to macroplastic pollution based on their likelihood of exposure, sensitivity, and population resilience.🥤 Read more at: doi.org/10.1111/cobi...

#conservation #science #STEM

Briceño Huerta et al found that a supply chain of unpurchased wild meat in the city of Iquitos, Peru, rivals that of purchased wild meat and provides food security.🍖
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#conservation #science

Scaling biodiversity conservation through institutional reform Click on the article title to read more.

In this article, Zhang et al discuss closing the #biodiversity finance gap- this needs credible governance, phased policy, and subsidy reform to drive resilient, equitable #conservation.💸🍃 Read more at doi.org/10.1111/cobi...

What are the drivers of bat researchers’ intent to adopt field hygiene practices?🦇🚿 Coleman et al share that research mentors can promote a normative shift toward wide uptake of practices to reduce disease transmission during wildlife fieldwork. Read more at doi.org/10.1111/cobi.70252

#conservation

Montecino-Latorre et al found that the integration of #rangers to monitor wildlife health at key human–livestock–wildlife interfaces can strengthen conservation and One Health.🌿 Learn more about their findings at doi.org/10.1111/cobi...

#conservation #science

Using resurvey data to predict changes in ecosystem functioning across protected and unprotected coastal dunes Protected areas are generally designed to conserve biodiversity. However, how much they also contribute to maintaining ecosystem functions that plant diversity supports has rarely been tested explici...

🌳In this article, Bella et al share their work hindcasting ecosystem functions from historical vegetation data, which enables monitoring of the protection of ecosystem functionality.🌿 Read more at doi.org/10.1111/cobi...

In this article, Marino et al share their work on contrasting vulnerability profiles for insular assemblages of birds and mammals facing global change.🐾 Read the full article at: doi.org/10.1111/cobi...

#conservation #science #biodiversity

Guiding stakeholder negotiations in data‐poor coastal planning with open‐access spatial data Negotiating conservation priorities in highly anthropic ecosystems requires approaches that promote cooperation and cost bargaining among stakeholders. In data-poor contexts, such negotiations are hi....

Pelage et al shard that supporting informed and transparent negotiations is key to conserving #biodiversity in heavily exploited social-ecological systems in data-poor regions.🌳 Read their full article at doi.org/10.1111/cobi...

#conservation #science

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✨#InternationalWomensDay Conservation Biology Highlight:✨

🐠Insights on the roles of women in effective and procedurally just environmental governance from coastal fisheries management in Fiji🏝💫 (Ferguson Irlanda et al, 2025). doi.org/10.1111/cobi...

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✨#InternationalWomensDay Conservation Biology Highlight:✨

🌸🌼🌺Three lessons for gender equity in biodiversity conservation🪸🐦‍🪶 (Lau, 2020). doi.org/10.1111/cobi...

#Womensday #WomeninScience #conservation #science #STEM #womeninstem #GenderEquity

🌍✨ Happy International Women’s Day!🌺✨
Today we’re highlighting research from #ConservationBiology that explores the roles, experiences, and contributions of women in conservation science and environmental governance.

#InternationalWomensDay #WomenInConservation #GenderEquity #ConservationScience

🌳🗺In this article, Iannella et al share their #biodiversity-driven, time-stacking spatial planning framework maps stable refugia, guiding protected area expansion under the 30×30 goal. Read the full article at: doi.org/10.1111/cobi...

#conservation #science

🔬Let's zoom in on the #WordoftheWeek: #Microbiome!

#conservation #science #STEM #STEMwords

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🦇🦇In this article, Barnes et al share their findings on temperature differences between hibernacula and how they predict Myotis lucifugus declines and recovery after white-nose syndrome.🦇🦇 Read more at doi.org/10.1111/cobi...

#conservation #science #bats #batconservation

The #WordoftheWeek...WordS of the week? is #SocioecologicalConservation!🌳

#STEM #STEMwords #science #conservation

Have you checked out Pirotta et al's #recentlypublished article on their multistressor experiment that suggests that #oilspills may exacerbate other stressor effects in coastal populations of long-lived #vertebrates?⚫🛢☠ Find out more at doi.org/10.1111/cobi...

#conservation #science

📢 Call for Abstracts — Special Issue in Conservation Biology

The Business of Biodiversity & Conservation Outcomes explores how business operations, finance, investment, and supply chains shape biodiversity—--or better or worse.

🗓️ Deadline: 3/31
🔗 Submission info can be found on our website!

🐊Volume 40, Issue 1🐊 of of #ConservationBiology is now available online! ✨

➡https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.70229⬅

#conservation #science #stem #scientificjournal

🦁Pekor et al found that incentive payments can transform the financial impact of carnivores on local people and improve attitudes toward these species.🐆 Read their full article at: doi.org/10.1111/cobi...

#conservation #science #carnivoreconservation

Humphries et al found that only 7.5% of IUCN-listed threats are supported by species-specific quantitative empirical data. 📈🔴 Learn more about their findings at doi.org/10.1111/cobi.70213

#conservation #science

In this article, Gatiso et al share their findings on a new natural language processing pipeline that automates global monitoring of wildlife perceptions, tracking progress on #biodiversity targets. Find out more at doi.org/10.1111/cobi...

Erickson & Jones found that the COM-B model of behavior is a useful tool for organizing conservation practitioner communication about human–beaver coexistence.🪵🦫 You can learn more in their #recentlypublished article!
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🐘🧑‍🌾 In this article, Sekar et al share that organized crop guarding can increase elephant mortality; thus, it is important to rigorously evaluate human–wildlife conflict interventions.
Learn more at: doi.org/10.1111/cobi...

#humanwildlifeconflict #conservation #science #elephantconservation

In this article, East et al discuss their comprehensive framework for assessing and optimizing existing research networks. 🍃 Learn more at doi.org/10.1111/cobi...

#conservation #science

🌱In this #recentlypublished article, Zhao et al share that characteristics of naturalized threatened plants deviate from those of other threatened plants and can inform conservation practice.🌿 Learn more at: doi.org/10.1111/cobi...
#conservation #science

How much biotic nativeness matters across human demographic groups? 🐦⚖🐦‍⬛

🌱Eyster & Gould found that #Conservationists use nativeness to decide which species to conserve, but such decisions may have unintended social and equity consequences.

doi.org/10.1111/cobi.70197

#conservation #science

Wilson & Edmunds share that #Marine ecological approaches need to be revised in response to a new era of reef-building tropical #corals becoming increasingly rare in their #recentlypublished article.🪸 Read more at doi.org/10.1111/cobi...

#conservation #science

Distribution, scale, and drivers of mass mortality events in Europe's freshwater bivalves Mass mortality events (MMEs) are decimating populations and compromising key ecosystem functions around the globe. One taxon particularly vulnerable to MMEs is freshwater bivalve mollusks. This group...

Important information from Cossey et al:

🌊Freshwater bivalve mass mortality events in Europe require immediate conservation action and policy development.

Learn more at doi.org/10.1111/cobi...

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Brown et al shared that social marketing evaluation shows limitations of #ivory demand management due to weak integration of key principles for behavior change.🐘
doi.org/10.1111/cobi.70191

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