"Like the plains people losing the buffalo": perceptions of climate change impacts, fisheries management, and adaptation actions by Indigenous peoples in coastal British Columbia,... by Charlotte K. Whitney, Alejandro Frid, Barry K. Edgar, Jennifer Walkus, Peter Siwallace, Iris L. Siwallace, Natalie C. Ban

“…Actions typically proposed by non-Indigenous government, including marine protected areas and ecosystem-based management were not prioritized. …”
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The effects of forest management on biodiversity in the Czech Republic: an overview of biologists’ opinions by Kjučukov P, Hofmeister J, Bače R, Vítková L, Svoboda M

“…Large-scale non-intervention within protected areas is necessary to support the presence of old-growth forests. …”
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Combined Effects of Clime, Vegetation, Human-Related Land Use and Livestock on the Distribution of the Three Indigenous Species of Gazelle in Eritrea by Futsum Hagos, Tecle Yemane, Kamal M. Ibrahim, Marco Mangiacotti, Roberto Sacchi

“…Therefore, the establishment of protected areas that preserve the potential optimal habitats for gazelle and reduce the impact of livestock ranching are essential to ensure a future for these gazelle in Eritrea.…”
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Large, but Dispersal‐Limited Populations of the Marsh Fritillary Euphydryas aurinia Persist on Abandoned Military Training Areas Three Decades After the End of the Cold War by Cindy Schröer, David Singer, Johannes Kamp

“…Many of these are now protected areas, and current management strategies vary from rewilding to active habitat management such as grazing or mowing. …”
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Monitoring a newly re-born patient: water quality and cyanotoxin occurrence in a reconstructed shallow Mediterranean lake by Spyros Gkelis, Manthos Panou, Ioannis Chronis, Sevasti-Kiriaki Zervou, Christophoros Christophoridis, Korina Manolidi, Chrysoula Ntislidou, Theodoros M. Triantis, Triantafyllos Kaloudis, Anastasia Hiskia, Ifigenia Kagalou, Maria Lazaridou

“…The lake is listed in the network of the Greek protected areas as it is considered a vital aquatic ecosystem, in terms of biodiversity. …”
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Connecting governance interventions to ecosystem services provision: A social‐ecological network approach by Jean Paul Metzger, Pedro Fidelman, Claudia Sattler, Barbara Schröter, Martine Maron, Felix Eigenbrod, Marie‐Josée Fortin, Camila Hohlenwerger, Jonathan R. Rhodes

“…Starting from undesirable situations where demand exceeds supply, we exemplify the application of this conceptual model considering hierarchical (e.g. creation of protected areas), market (e.g. payments for environmental services) and community‐based (e.g. enhancing links between stakeholders) governance approaches. …”
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Geoconservation of geological and mining heritage related to banded iron formation of Itabira Group, Quadrilátero Ferrífero, Minas Gerais, Brazil: A challenging issue by José Adilson Dias Cavalcanti, Marilda Santana da Silva, Carlos Schobbenhaus, Daniel Atencio, Hernani Mota de Lima

“…Many geological and mining sites related to gold mining and iron ore mining are in protected areas, and have been studied for preservation and use in educational and tourism projects, but at the same time, the region has suffered many pressures from mining companies and its preservation is in a constant state of alert. …”
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Characterisation of Organic Olive Farmers in the Framework of M11 of the Common Agricultural Policy by Obdulia Parra Rivero, Álvaro Ojeda Roldán, Raquel González Álvarez-Ossorio, Christos Staboulis, Dimitrios Natos, Konstadinos Mattas, Waldemar Bojar, Renata Kuśmierek-Tomaszewska, Piotr Baranowski, Jaromir Krzyszczak

“…The results highlight that most of the respondents are unaware of important aspects, such as exploitation costs and their belonging to environmentally protected areas. Furthermore, it is interesting to note that most farmers are approximately 60 years old, and more than 35% are women. …”
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Defining Success in the Commons: Addressing Problem Orientations, Multidimensionality, Norms, and Tradeoffs by Allain J. Barnett, Stefan Partelow, Ulrich Frey, Alejandro García-Lozano, Maria del Mar Mancha-Cisneros, Christoph Oberlack, Elicia Ratajczyk, Hillary Smith, Sergio Villamayor-Tomás, Charlotte K. Whitney

“…A regression analysis suggests that studies on rangelands or grasslands, correlative studies, and/or studies of state property systems (i.e., protected areas) were more likely to use fewer dimensions of success. …”
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A 5,000-Year Fire History in the Strait of Georgia Lowlands, British Columbia, Canada by Sinead F. Murphy, Marlow G. Pellatt, Marlow G. Pellatt, Karen E. Kohfeld

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Genetic Population Structure of Lane Snapper <i>Lutjanus synagris</i> (Linnaeus, 1758) in Western Atlantic: Implications for Conservation by Mayra Núñez-Vallecillo, Iván Vera-Escalona, Antonella Rivera, Konrad Górski, Antonio Brante

“…At a regional scale, lane snappers should be included in the management plans of existing marine protected areas necessary to ensure the long-term sustainability of the species and the marine ecosystems in which it resides.…”
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Assessing the contribution of local experts in monitoring Neotropical vertebrates with camera traps, linear transects and track and sign surveys in the Amazon by Monique Ponce-Martins, Cintia Karoline Manos Lopes, Elildo Alves Ribeiro de Carvalho-Jr, Felipe Matheus dos Reis Castro, Milton José de Paula, Juarez Carlos Brito Pezzuti

“…Given the need for consistent databases for conservation planning and management in protected areas, a challenge is to develop more accessible approaches, while ensuring that the data are robust and fit for purpose. …”
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Impacts of Photovoltaic Farms on the Environment in the Romanian Plain by Alexandra Vrînceanu, Ines Grigorescu, Monica Dumitrașcu, Irena Mocanu, Cristina Dumitrică, Dana Micu, Gheorghe Kucsicsa, Bianca Mitrică

“…Several indicators have been computed: the share of PV farms from the main land use/cover categories and main soil types, and the distance of PV farms to forests, water bodies, or protected areas. The overall results of the study reveal the current and potential impacts of PV farms in order to understand the interactions between the environment and the use of renewable energy sources and further support science-based solutions for sustainable development.…”
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Potential Distribution of <i>Pilocarpus microphyllus</i> in the Amazonia/Cerrado Biomes under Near-Future Climate Change Scenarios by Waléria P. Monteiro, Everaldo B. de Souza, Leonardo de Sousa Miranda, Luciano J. S. Anjos, Cecilio F. Caldeira

“…On the other hand, positive impacts of the expansion of the plant habitat suitability are projected over forest cover protected areas of the Amazon biome in the southeastern Pará state. …”
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Browsing intensity as an index of ungulate density across multiple spatial scales by Valerio Donini, Luca Corlatti, Francesco Ferretti, Giorgio Carmignola, Luca Pedrotti

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Every hill has its leopard: patterns of space use by leopards (Panthera pardus) in a mixed use landscape in India by Sanjay Gubbi, Koustubh Sharma, Vijaya Kumara

“…Although leopard abundance has been estimated at the scale of protected areas or other smaller regions, reliable information describing leopard distribution over large spatial scales remains largely unavailable. …”
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Deep-sea biodiversity at the extremes of the Salas y Gómez and Nazca ridges with implications for conservation. by Alan M Friedlander, Whitney Goodell, Jonatha Giddens, Erin E Easton, Daniel Wagner

“…While Chile and Peru have recently established or proposed marine protected areas in this region, the majority of these ridges lie outside of national jurisdictions and are under threat from overfishing, plastic pollution, climate change, and potential deep-sea mining. …”
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A social-ecological approach to estimate fisher resilience: a case study from Brazil by Monalisa R. O. Silva, Maria Grazia Pennino, Priscila F. M. Lopes

“…This scale was then tested in marine protected areas that allow sustainable use. Our approach estimated SER from information on fisheries ecosystem services and adaptive capacity at the local scale, considering the individual and community levels. …”
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Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on tourism, income of local communities and biodiversity conservation: Evidence from Burunge wildlife management area, Tanzania by Francis Chebby, Naza Mmbaga, Kelvin Ngongolo

“…It is important for local communities, especially those adjacent to protected areas, to have diversified means of income that are environmentally and socially sustainable, such as fish farming and beekeeping, to reduce the impacts of unanticipated crises such as COVID-19.…”
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The Fergana Valley Is an Isolate of Biodiversity: A Discussion of the Endemic Herpetofauna and Description of Two New Species of <i>Alsophylax</i> (Sauria: Gekkonidae) from Eastern... by Roman A. Nazarov, Timur V. Abduraupov, Evgeniya Yu. Shepelya, Mariya A. Gritsina, Daniel A. Melnikov, Matthew D. Buehler, Jack D. Lapin, Nikolay A. Poyarkov, Jesse L. Grismer

“…The many studies documenting levels of endemism, along with the data published in this study, are the basis for the justification for state-protected areas in the Fergana Valley.…”
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