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2025

Journal Article

Effect of climate on traits of dominant and rare tree species in the world’s forests

Hordijk, Iris, Poorter, Lourens, Liang, Jingjing, Reich, Peter B., de-Miguel, Sergio, Nabuurs, Gert-Jan, Gamarra, Javier G. P., Chen, Han Y. H., Zhou, Mo, Wiser, Susan K., Pretzsch, Hans, Paquette, Alain, Picard, Nicolas, Hérault, Bruno, Bastin, Jean-Francois, Alberti, Giorgio, Abegg, Meinrad, Adou Yao, Yves C., Almeyda Zambrano, Angelica M., Alvarado, Braulio V., Alvarez-Davila, Esteban, Alvarez-Loayza, Patricia, Alves, Luciana F., Amaral, Iêda, Ammer, Christian, Antón-Fernández, Clara, Araujo-Murakami, Alejandro, Arroyo, Luzmila, Avitabile, Valerio ... Crowther, Thomas W. (2025). Effect of climate on traits of dominant and rare tree species in the world’s forests. Nature Communications , 16 (1) 4773. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-59754-7

Effect of climate on traits of dominant and rare tree species in the world’s forests

2025

Journal Article

Global land cover maps do not reveal mining pressures to biodiversity

Sonter, Laura J., Nursamsi, Ilyas, Bennun, Leon, Graham, Jamie, Maus, Victor, Rainey, Hugo, Starkey, Malcolm, Turner, Joseph A., Watson, James E. M. and Prescott, Graham W. (2025). Global land cover maps do not reveal mining pressures to biodiversity. Scientific Reports, 15 (1) 22421, 1. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-01959-3

Global land cover maps do not reveal mining pressures to biodiversity

2025

Journal Article

Groundhog Day: the EPBC Act reform process

Bell-James, Justine, Maron, Martine, McCormack, Phillipa C. and Watson, James E. M. (2025). Groundhog Day: the EPBC Act reform process. Environmental and Planning Law Journal, 41, 19-40.

Groundhog Day: the EPBC Act reform process

2025

Journal Article

Bridging conservation gaps under climate change at multiple scales to protect 30% of Earth's surface by 2030

Wu, Hui, Yu, Le, Shen, Xiaoli, Watson, James E. M., Wan, Huawei, Cao, Yue, Hua, Ting, Liu, Tao, Zhao, Jianqiao, Liu, Jianguo, Gao, Jixi and Ma, Keping (2025). Bridging conservation gaps under climate change at multiple scales to protect 30% of Earth's surface by 2030. Conservation Biology, e70054. doi: 10.1111/cobi.70054

Bridging conservation gaps under climate change at multiple scales to protect 30% of Earth's surface by 2030

2025

Journal Article

Negotiating risks to natural capital in net-zero transitions

Pascale, Andrew C., Watson, James E. M., Davis, Dominic, Smart, Simon, Brear, Michael, Jones, Ryan and Greig, Chris (2025). Negotiating risks to natural capital in net-zero transitions. Nature Sustainability, 8 (6) eadh2458, 1-10. doi: 10.1038/s41893-025-01576-y

Negotiating risks to natural capital in net-zero transitions

2025

Journal Article

Half of the habitat of Australia's highly imperilled narrow-range species is outside protected areas

Ward, Michelle, Maron, Martine, Simmonds, Jeremy S., Lintermans, Mark, Whiterod, Nick S., Chapple, David G., Possingham, Hugh P., Legge, Sarah M., Gallagher, Rachael V., Wintle, Brendan A., Vine, Samantha, Ashman, Kita, Hoskin, Conrad J., Garnett, Stephen T., Woinarski, John C.Z., Scheele, Ben C., Loane, Cerin, Fitzsimons, James A., Stewart, Romola R., Tulloch, Ayesha I.T., Hyman, Isabel T., Pearce, Kate, Burbidge, Allan H., Raadik, Tarmo A., Kuchling, Gerald, Georges, Arthur, West, Matthew, Adams, Vanessa M., Emery, J.P. and Watson, James E.M. (2025). Half of the habitat of Australia's highly imperilled narrow-range species is outside protected areas. Biological Conservation, 308 111195, 111195. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2025.111195

Half of the habitat of Australia's highly imperilled narrow-range species is outside protected areas

2025

Journal Article

Ability of new protected areas to counteract losses from downgrading, downsizing, and degazettement

Yan, Yanyun, Tan, Song Ling, Webb, Edward L., Watson, James E. M. and Carrasco, L. Roman (2025). Ability of new protected areas to counteract losses from downgrading, downsizing, and degazettement. Conservation Biology, 39 (2) e14381, 1-11. doi: 10.1111/cobi.14381

Ability of new protected areas to counteract losses from downgrading, downsizing, and degazettement

2025

Journal Article

Ambitions in national plans do not yet match bold international protection and restoration commitments

Bell-James, Justine and Watson, James E. M. (2025). Ambitions in national plans do not yet match bold international protection and restoration commitments. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 9 (3) 2096, 1-8. doi: 10.1038/s41559-025-02636-4

Ambitions in national plans do not yet match bold international protection and restoration commitments

2025

Journal Article

Australia’s inadequate marine protection

Davey, Madeline and Watson, James E. M. (2025). Australia’s inadequate marine protection. Science, 387 (6734), 586-587. doi: 10.1126/science.adt7848

Australia’s inadequate marine protection

2025

Journal Article

The estimated cost of preventing extinction and progressing recovery for Australia’s priority threatened species

Ward, Michelle, Possingham, Hugh P., Wintle, Brendan A., Woinarski, John C. Z., Marsh, Jessica R., Chapple, David G., Lintermans, Mark, Scheele, Ben C., Whiterod, Nick S., Hoskin, Conrad J., Aska, Bora, Yong, Chuanji, Tulloch, Ayesha, Stewart, Romola and Watson, James E. M. (2025). The estimated cost of preventing extinction and progressing recovery for Australia’s priority threatened species. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 122 (6) e2414985122, 1-10. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2414985122

The estimated cost of preventing extinction and progressing recovery for Australia’s priority threatened species

2025

Journal Article

Accounting for the true costs of recovery of threatened species

Reside, April E., Carwardine, Josie and Watson, James E. M. (2025). Accounting for the true costs of recovery of threatened species. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 9 (3), 372-373. doi: 10.1038/s41559-024-02621-3

Accounting for the true costs of recovery of threatened species

2025

Journal Article

Conservation in troubled times

Dudley, Nigel, Mitchell, Brent A., Redford, Kent H., Stolton, Sue, Timmins, Hannah L. and Watson, James E.M. (2025). Conservation in troubled times. Oryx, 59 (1), 1-3. doi: 10.1017/s0030605325000286

Conservation in troubled times

2025

Journal Article

Educating and empowering Australians through a digital approach to biodiversity conservation

Kindler, Gareth S., Kelly, Nick, Carden, Tim and Watson, James E. M. (2025). Educating and empowering Australians through a digital approach to biodiversity conservation. Conservation Science and Practice, 7 (4) e70039. doi: 10.1111/csp2.70039

Educating and empowering Australians through a digital approach to biodiversity conservation

2025

Journal Article

Role of protected areas in mitigating range loss and local extinctions of terrestrial mammals

Cristiano, Andrea, Pillay, Rajeev, Ramírez-Delgado, Juan Pablo, Watson, James E. M., Venter, Oscar and Pacifici, Michela (2025). Role of protected areas in mitigating range loss and local extinctions of terrestrial mammals. Conservation Biology. doi: 10.1111/cobi.70092

Role of protected areas in mitigating range loss and local extinctions of terrestrial mammals

2025

Journal Article

A horizon scan of biological conservation issues for 2025

Sutherland, William J., Brotherton, Peter N.M., Butterworth, Holly M., Clarke, Stewart J., Davies, Tammy E., Doar, Nigel, Esmail, Nafeesa, Fleishman, Erica, Gaston, Kevin J., Herbert-Read, James E., Hughes, Alice C., Hughes, Jonathan, Kaartokallio, Hermanni, Koh, Lian Pin, Kumar, Ritesh, Lickorish, Fiona A., Littler, Hannah, Palardy, James E., Pearce-Higgins, James W., Peck, Lloyd S., Pettorelli, Nathalie, Pretty, Jules, Schloss, Irene R., Spalding, Mark D., ten Brink, Dirk, Tew, Eleanor R., Timoshyna, Anastasiya, Tubbs, Nicolas, Watson, James E.M. ... Thornton, Ann (2025). A horizon scan of biological conservation issues for 2025. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 40 (1), 80-89. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2024.11.002

A horizon scan of biological conservation issues for 2025

2024

Journal Article

The cost of recovering Australia’s threatened species

Reside, April E., Carwardine, Josie, Ward, Michelle, Yong, Chuanji, Venegas Li, Ruben, Rogers, Andrew, Wintle, Brendan A., Silcock, Jennifer, Woinarski, John, Lintermans, Mark, Taylor, Gary, Pintor, Anna F. V. and Watson, James E. M. (2024). The cost of recovering Australia’s threatened species. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 9 (3) e12682, 425-435. doi: 10.1038/s41559-024-02617-z

The cost of recovering Australia’s threatened species

2024

Journal Article

Global rarity of high-integrity tropical rainforests for threatened and declining terrestrial vertebrates

Pillay, Rajeev, Watson, James E. M., Hansen, Andrew J., Burns, Patrick, Virnig, Anne Lucy Stilger, Supples, Christina, Armenteras, Dolors, González-del-Pliego, Pamela, Aragon-Osejo, Jose, A. Jantz, Patrick, Ervin, Jamison, Goetz, Scott J. and Venter, Oscar (2024). Global rarity of high-integrity tropical rainforests for threatened and declining terrestrial vertebrates. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 121 (51) e2413325121, e2413325121. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2413325121

Global rarity of high-integrity tropical rainforests for threatened and declining terrestrial vertebrates

2024

Journal Article

Author Correction: Global potential for natural regeneration in deforested tropical regions

Williams, Brooke A., Beyer, Hawthorne L., Fagan, Matthew E., Chazdon, Robin L., Schmoeller, Marina, Sprenkle-Hyppolite, Starry, Griscom, Bronson W., Watson, James E. M., Tedesco, Anazélia M., Gonzalez-Roglich, Mariano, Daldegan, Gabriel A., Bodin, Blaise, Celentano, Danielle, Wilson, Sarah Jane, Rhodes, Jonathan R., Alexandre, Nikola S., Kim, Do-Hyung, Bastos, Diego and Crouzeilles, Renato (2024). Author Correction: Global potential for natural regeneration in deforested tropical regions. Nature, 637 (8044), E9-E9. doi: 10.1038/s41586-024-08481-y

Author Correction: Global potential for natural regeneration in deforested tropical regions

2024

Journal Article

Global potential for natural regeneration in deforested tropical regions

Williams, Brooke A., Beyer, Hawthorne L., Fagan, Matthew E., Chazdon, Robin L., Schmoeller, Marina, Sprenkle-Hyppolite, Starry, Griscom, Bronson W., Watson, James E. M., Tedesco, Anazélia M., Gonzalez-Roglich, Mariano, Daldegan, Gabriel A., Bodin, Blaise, Celentano, Danielle, Wilson, Sarah Jane, Rhodes, Jonathan R., Alexandre, Nikola S., Kim, Do-Hyung, Bastos, Diego and Crouzeilles, Renato (2024). Global potential for natural regeneration in deforested tropical regions. Nature, 636 (8041) e1701345, 131-137. doi: 10.1038/s41586-024-08106-4

Global potential for natural regeneration in deforested tropical regions

2024

Journal Article

Dominance and rarity in tree communities across the globe: patterns, predictors and threats

Hordijk, Iris, Bialic-Murphy, Lalasia, Lauber, Thomas, Routh, Devin, Poorter, Lourens, Rivers, Malin C., ter Steege, Hans, Liang, Jingjing, Reich, Peter B., de-Miguel, Sergio, Nabuurs, Gert-Jan, Gamarra, Javier G. P., Chen, Han Y. H., Zhou, Mo, Wiser, Susan K., Pretzsch, Hans, Paquette, Alain, Picard, Nicolas, Hérault, Bruno, Bastin, Jean-Francois, Alberti, Giorgio, Abegg, Meinrad, Adou Yao, Yves C., Almeyda Zambrano, Angelica M., Alvarado, Braulio V., Alvarez-Davila, Esteban, Alvarez-Loayza, Patricia, Alves, Luciana F., Ammer, Christian ... Crowther, Thomas W. (2024). Dominance and rarity in tree communities across the globe: patterns, predictors and threats. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 33 (10), 1-21. doi: 10.1111/geb.13889

Dominance and rarity in tree communities across the globe: patterns, predictors and threats