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The contribution of mental models to the transformation of conflicts over wildlife Open

Duan Biggs, Abigail Brown, Angela M. Guerrero, Niall L. Hammond, Jon Hutton , et al. · 2025

Human–wildlife conflict (HWC) is a growing threat to conservation and human well‐being. It is increasingly recognized that HWC is largely human–human conflict over wildlife, which is frequently characterized by deep‐rooted differences amon…

Market patterns within Indonesia's songbird trade Open

Karlina Indraswari, Sicily Fiennes, Phillip Cassey, Ganjar Cahyadi, Richard Noske , et al. · 2025

Protect the Integrity of CITES: Lessons From Japan's IWC Withdrawal to Keep Polarization From Tearing CITES Apart Open

Hubert Cheung, Daniel W. S. Challender, Michelle Anagnostou, Alexander Braczkowski, Moreno Di Marco , et al. · 2025

Unsustainable wildlife trade is a major driver of global biodiversity loss. Effective wildlife trade governance is critical for conservation and requires international cooperation and coordination to regulate an industry valued at hundreds…

Insights into large carnivore populations in Uganda: A participatory survey of lions, leopards, and hyenas using spatial capture-recapture Open

Alexander Braczkowski, Nicholas B. Elliot, Aggrey Rwetsiba, Tutilo Mudumba, Arjun M. Gopalaswamy , et al. · 2024

Monitoring wildlife populations at scale is fraught with logistical and resource constraints. Despite this, estimating wildlife population state variables and vital rates remains crucial for science, and to assess conservation investment a…

Rangers on the frontline of wildlife monitoring: a case study on African lions in Uganda’s Nile Delta Open

Alexander Braczkowski, Lilian Namukose, Silvan Musobozi, Orin Cornille, Tutilo Mudumba , et al. · 2024

Regular population monitoring of imperilled charismatic species such as large carnivores is critical for conservation. However, the role of monitoring in conservation is frequently diminished due to: 1) surveys being implemented in isolati…

Long‐distance swimming by African lions in Uganda Open

Alexander Braczkowski, L. Ochse, Bosco Atukwatse, Orin Cornille, Corliss A. O’Bryan , et al. · 2024

Earth's most imperiled and iconic wildlife are facing tough decisions under increasing human pressure and limited resources. Swimming across rivers and water bodies filled with high densities of predators may be one such example. In Africa…

Policy diffusion in global biodiversity conservation: Learning, competition, coercion, and emulation amid US–China great‐power politics Open

Hubert Cheung, Annie Young Song, Moreno Di Marco, Duan Biggs · 2024

Coordinated policies and effective global environmental governance are needed to address the global biodiversity crisis. Human dimensions like geopolitics influence conservation decision‐making and outcomes. The importance of considering t…

‘Greenlash’ and reactionary stakeholders in environmental governance: An analysis of soy farmers against zero deforestation in Brazil Open

Rafaela Barbosa de Andrade Aragão, Mairon G. Bastos Lima, Georgette Leah Burns, Helen Ross, Duan Biggs · 2024

Market Patterns within Indonesia's Songbird Trade Open

Karlina Indraswari, Sicily Fiennes, Phillip Cassey, Ganjar Cahyadi, Richard Noske , et al. · 2024

Utilitarian Morals and Public Understanding of Conservation Issues Predict Acceptability of Lethal Management of Elephants Open

Niall L. Hammond, Darragh Hare, Duan Biggs, Matthew J. Hornsey · 2024

‘greenlash’ and Reactionary Stakeholders in Environmental Governance: an Analysis of Soy Farmers Against Zero Deforestation in Brazil Open

Rafaela Barbosa de Andrade Aragão, Mairon G. Bastos Lima, Georgette Leah Burns, Helen Ross, Duan Biggs · 2024

Effects of planting basins and farmyard manure addition on soil carbon and nitrogen pools under on‐farm conditions in Makueni county of Kenya Open

Edith Kichamu‐Wachira, Zhihong Xu, Kathryn Reardon‐Smith, Leigh Winowiecki, Gebiaw T. Ayele , et al. · 2023

Climate change, land degradation and inadequate soil nutrients pose significant threats to food security and agricultural sustainability. This study aims to examine the effects of planting basins with farmyard manure on soil total carbon (…

Beyond conventional farming: exploring the benefits of planting basins with manure on soil quality as reflected in labile organic carbon and nitrogen indicators in Kenya Open

Edith Kichamu‐Wachira, Yifan Bai, Zhihong Xu, Kathryn Reardon‐Smith, Hongdou Liu , et al. · 2023

Purpose Soil quality is critical for plant growth and ecosystem sustainability. Understanding the indicators that indicate soil quality is, therefore, crucial. Labile organic carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) are important components of soil fun…

A veloz, furiosa e brutalmente curta vida do leão macho Open

Alexander Braczkowski, Peter A. Lindsey, Duan Biggs · 2023

The resilience of coral reef tourism to global change and crises Open

Duan Biggs · 2023

Escalating global change may have profound impacts on society. There is concern over a potential increase in environmental‐induced and other crises as a result of this escalating change. In today's highly connected world the impacts and ex…

Governance principles for the wildlife trade to reduce spillover and pandemic risk Open

Duan Biggs, Alison J. Peel, Christos Astaras, Alexander Braczkowski, Hubert Cheung , et al. · 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath are the most significant socio-economic crises in modern history. The pandemic’s devastating impacts have prompted urgent policy and regulatory action to reduce the risks of future spillover events a…

Global governance for pandemic prevention and the wildlife trade Open

Eduardo Gallo‐Cajiao, Susan Lieberman, Nives Dolšak, Aseem Prakash, Ronald Labonté , et al. · 2023

Although ideas about preventive actions for pandemics have been advanced during the COVID-19 crisis, there has been little consideration for how they can be operationalised through governance structures within the context of the wildlife t…

The unequal burden of human-wildlife conflict Open

Alexander Braczkowski, Christopher J. O’Bryan, Christian Leßmann, Carlo Rondinini, Anna P. Crysell , et al. · 2023

Implications of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for the governance of biodiversity conservation Open

Eduardo Gallo‐Cajiao, Nives Dolšak, Aseem Prakash, Taej Mundkur, Paul G. Harris , et al. · 2023

Maintaining peace and conserving biodiversity hinge on an international system of cooperation codified in institutions, but Russia’s invasion of Ukraine brings recent progress to a crossroads. Against this backdrop, we address some implica…

Understanding China's political will for sustainability and conservation gains Open

Hubert Cheung, Yutong Phoenix Feng, Amy Hinsley, Tien Ming Lee, Hugh P. Possingham , et al. · 2023

Political will is a critical determinant of the success or failure of environmental policies and interventions. Harnessing the political will necessary to implement environmental solutions can be challenging because environmental prioritie…

Examining attention given to threats to elephant conservation on social media Open

Niall L. Hammond, Amy Dickman, Duan Biggs · 2022

Although social media is growing rapidly as a news source, including for disseminating conservation information, studies comparing attention given to differing threats to species on social media are almost non‐existent. As the amount of at…

IPBES Sustainable Use of Wild Species Assessment - Chapter 4. The drivers of the sustainable use of wild species Open

Ganesan Balachander, Marwa Waseem A. Halmy, Brenda Parlee, Duan Biggs, Murali Chatakonda , et al. · 2022