Conservation Science and Practice

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#WomeninConservation Spotlight:

📝🌺Gender and conservation science: Men continue to out-publish women at the world's largest environmental conservation non-profit organization🌏🏃‍♀️ (James et al, 2022) . doi.org/10.1111/csp2...

#conservation #science #womensday #internationalwomensday #WomeninSTEM

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#WomeninConservation Spotlight:

🌟🐾Challenges and supports for women conservation leaders👑🌳 (Jones & Solomon, 2019). doi.org/10.1111/csp2...

#conservation #science #womensday #internationalwomensday #WomeninSTEM

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#WomeninConservation Spotlight:

🌿✨ Increasing diversity to save biodiversity: Rising to the challenge and supporting Indonesian women in conservation🌿✨ (Poor et al, 2021). doi.org/10.1111/csp2...

#conservation #science #womensday #internationalwomensday #WomeninSTEM

🥳Happy #InternationalWomensDay!🌍 Today we’re highlighting research from #ConservationScienceandPractice exploring the experiences, leadership, & contributions of #WomeninConservation. Stay tuned as we share several articles throughout the day. #science #womeninscience #conservation #STEM #womensday

🏡 In this article, Nguyen et al share findings from their survey of 120 households conducted to compare income and other livelihood benefits of #landholders residing inside and outside the #biodiversitycorridors. Read more at: doi.org/10.1111/csp2...

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🐆 In this paper, García-Burgos et al discuss decadal changes in environmental suitability for the #margay under anthropogenic pressure in the Yucatán Peninsula. Read more at doi.org/10.1111/csp2...

In this article, Flinn et al discuss using structured decision making to evaluate the tradeoffs of selective fish passage. Read more at doi.org/10.1111/csp2...

#conservation #science #fishconservation

Importance of context‐specific community perspectives in human–wildlife coexistence: Evidence from Chitwan National Park, Nepal This study examines community priorities for human–wildlife coexistence strategies across four administrative sectors of Chitwan National Park, Nepal, revealing marked differences among sectors. Resu....

Ferdin et al examined #community priorities for human–wildlife coexistence strategies across 4 administrative sectors of Chitwan National Park, Nepal, revealing marked differences among sectors.🏔 Interested in learning more about their results? Visit doi.org/10.1111/csp2...

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💚🌳Volume 8, Number 2🌳💚
of #ConservationScienceandPractice is waiting for you!

🔗Check it out at doi.org/10.1111/csp2...

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In this article, Jones et al discuss the coverage of threatened ecosystems within protected areas and Key Biodiversity Areas is substantially insufficient, highlighting clear priorities for expansion to achieve GBF targets. Learn more at: doi.org/10.1111/csp2...

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Ready for another #FunFactFriday?

More data doesn’t always lead to better #conservation decisions 📊

In many real-world conservation settings, how information is presented ✨and who is involved in interpreting it✨ matters more than the amount of data available.

#science #csp #funfact

Mapping Mediterranean bentho‐demersal communities to better inform marine conservation Marine protected areas are one of the most common conservation tools being implemented worldwide to reach conservation targets, but their implementation does not usually take the heterogeneous distri...

🌍In this study, López et al discuss their work mapping Mediterranean bentho‐demersal communities to better inform marine conservation.🌊 Read the #openaccess article at: doi.org/10.1111/csp2...

#NACCR2026 Call for proposals will open early February, and registration will open in the middle of February! 🤩

In the meantime, please consider submitting to
special call for proposals for education forum (due February 15th) & for conservation artists (due April 15th)!

Threatened or thriving? – The status of Serbian hoverflies on the IUCN European Red List of Hoverflies Spatial distribution of Critically Endangered (CR) (a), Endangered (EN) (b), and Vulnerable (VU) (c) species in Serbia, showing overlap with Prime Hoverfly Areas (PHAs) and Protected Areas (PAs).

Threatened or thriving? 🐝🪰

In this article, Milosavljević et al discuss the status of Serbian hoverflies on the IUCN European Red List of #Hoverflies.

doi.org/10.1111/csp2...

#conservation #science

🎉 Conservation Science and Practice is launching #FunFactFriday to highlight from #conservationscience that inform practice, spark curiosity, and support action!! 🌱💡

✨#FunFact: People are more likely to remember scientific information when it’s shared as a short, surprising insight! 🧠

SCBNA strongly opposes the decision of the U.S. to withdraw from more than 60 international scientific, environmental, and cultural organizations.

Full statement: tinyurl.com/5n7s9wk8

In this article, Onley et al discuss how #wildlife and #environmentalcrime is a global issue, but regional assessments of these crimes and their impacts are lacking.🚔 🇦🇺 Read the full article at: doi.org/10.1111/csp2...

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🌟Special Issue Alert!🌟

🌳Volume 8, Issue 1🌳 of #ConservationScienceandPractice is all about Climate‐Change Refugia Conservation!

Check it out at: doi.org/10.1111/csp2...

#conservation #science #CSP #scientificjournal #newrelease

Tourist visits to Madagascar's protected areas linked to deforestation decreases within but increases outside protected area boundaries Tourist visits to protected areas (PAs) are a widely promoted, yet largely untested, approach to achieve forest conservation and socioeconomic development. We assessed the impacts of annual tourist v...

Did you know that #Tourist visits to #Madagascar's protected areas are linked to deforestation decreases within but increases outside protected area boundaries?🌳🪵 Find out more in DeSisto et al's #recently published article- doi.org/10.1111/csp2...

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We are happy to announce that submissions to CSP have grown substantially in 2025, and we thank all our contributors for trusting your manuscripts to Conservation Science and Practice.📖

Our CSP Editorial Board has taken a well-deserved break and will return to reviewing submissions on January 8th!

Mouser et al share their findings on the efficacy of #agriculturalconservation practices, which may be improved by promoting their continued use by landowners (i.e., persistence) after cost-share contracts with government agencies end. 🚜🌾

🔗: doi.org/10.1111/csp2.70201

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In this article, Sakai et al discuss Harnessing #communityscience and open research-based data to track distributions of invasive species in #Japan. 🐜🌿 Read more at doi.org/10.1111/csp2...

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🎄Happy Holidays!☃

Our gift to you- 🎁Volume 7, Number 12💝 of #ConservationScienceandPractice is now available online at doi.org/10.1111/csp2...

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A climate‐adapted refugia framework for enhancing ecosystem resilience: Actionable science for forest management in southern California Combining climate-adapted refugia, vulnerabilities, and priority resources into a co-produced spatial decision framework for forest management supports strategic, climate-informed decision-making.

Jennings et al shared that combining climate-adapted refugia, vulnerabilities, and priority resources into a co-produced spatial decision framework for forest management supports strategic, climate-informed decision-making.🌳 Read more at doi.org/10.1111/csp2...

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Read WHY and HOW we MUST protect the ESA implementation guideline: scbnorthamerica.org/wp-content/u...

Browse the visual infographic: www.canva.com/design/DAG7r...

Protect ESA TODAY
📞 Phone & email your representatives
✍️ Follow our action toolkit: scbnorthamerica.org/wp-content/u...

TAKE ACTION with SCBNA TODAY to write in opposition to the proposed changes to the Endangered Species Act (ESA) implementation guidelines.

If enacted, they will deteriorate vital ecosystem functions that sustain biogeochemical processes and jeopardize the core benefits that people get from nature.

The construction of biodiversity in conservation policy discourse: A multiscalar analysis This article examines how biodiversity is constructed in conservation policy discourses globally and in biodiversity priority countries, using Africa and Zambia as a case study, through critical disc...

Mfuni et al examined how #biodiversity is constructed in #conservationpolicy discourses globally and in biodiversity priority countries, using Africa and Zambia as a case study, through critical discourse analysis and critical insights from political ecology.🐾
doi.org/10.1111/csp2.70211

Responsible land tenure governance in relation to land degradation neutrality: A research synthesis This research contributes to international knowledge by bridging land governance and environmental sustainability discourses and calls for future efforts to ground policy in local realities and stren...

In this research synthesis, Eshetie et al discuss responsible land tenure governance in relation to land degradation neutrality.🌿 You can find their #openaccess article at doi.org/10.1111/csp2...
#conservation #science

Monitoring biodiversity on a budget: Optimizing camera trap selection in a biodiversity hotspot This study evaluates two common camera trap models used to monitor wildlife in a global biodiversity hotspot. We found that while Reconyx cameras provide marginally higher detectability, Swift camera...

How can we monitor biodiversity on a budget? In this article, Moore et al discuss optimizing camera trap selection in a biodiversity hotspot.🌿 Find their #openaccess article at doi.org/10.1111/csp2...

#conservation #biodiversity #science

Counting spots: Leopard density along a gradient of conservation rigor We assess the density of leopard populations in and around Kruger National Park in South Africa and investigate the drivers behind differences in leopard densities across the landscape. In well prote...

🐆Counting spots: Leopard density along a gradient of conservation rigor🐆 from Smyth et al can be found at doi.org/10.1111/csp2...

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