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2021

Journal Article

Mismatch between bird species sensitivity and the protection of intact habitats across the Americas

Cazalis, Victor, Barnes, Megan D., Johnston, Alison, Watson, James E. M., Şekercioğlu, Cagan H. and Rodrigues, Ana S. L. (2021). Mismatch between bird species sensitivity and the protection of intact habitats across the Americas. Ecology Letters, 24 (11) ele.13859, 2394-2405. doi: 10.1111/ele.13859

Mismatch between bird species sensitivity and the protection of intact habitats across the Americas

2021

Journal Article

Wilderness

Watson, James E. M. and Venter, Oscar (2021). Wilderness. Current Biology, 31 (19), R1169-R1172. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.07.041

Wilderness

2021

Journal Article

Tropical forests are home to over half of the world’s vertebrate species

Pillay, Rajeev, Venter, Michelle, Aragon-Osejo, Jose, González-del-Pliego, Pamela, Hansen, Andrew J, Watson, James EM and Venter, Oscar (2021). Tropical forests are home to over half of the world’s vertebrate species. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 20 (1), 10-15. doi: 10.1002/fee.2420

Tropical forests are home to over half of the world’s vertebrate species

2021

Journal Article

Editorial: intact forests

Evans, Tom D., Morel, Alexandra C., Malhi, Yadvinder and Watson, James E. M. (2021). Editorial: intact forests. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 4 753786. doi: 10.3389/ffgc.2021.753786

Editorial: intact forests

2021

Journal Article

Scientific foundations for an ecosystem goal, milestones and indicators for the post-2020 global biodiversity framework

Nicholson, Emily, Watermeyer, Kate E., Rowland, Jessica A., Sato, Chloe F., Stevenson, Simone L., Andrade, Angela, Brooks, Thomas M., Burgess, Neil D., Cheng, Su-Ting, Grantham, Hedley S., Hill, Samantha L., Keith, David A., Maron, Martine, Metzke, Daniel, Murray, Nicholas J., Nelson, Cara R., Obura, David, Plumptre, Andy, Skowno, Andrew L. and Watson, James E. M. (2021). Scientific foundations for an ecosystem goal, milestones and indicators for the post-2020 global biodiversity framework. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 5 (10), 1338-1349. doi: 10.1038/s41559-021-01538-5

Scientific foundations for an ecosystem goal, milestones and indicators for the post-2020 global biodiversity framework

2021

Journal Article

A national‐scale dataset for threats impacting Australia’s imperiled flora and fauna

Ward, Michelle, Carwardine, Josie, Yong, Chuan J., Watson, James E. M., Silcock, Jennifer, Taylor, Gary S., Lintermans, Mark, Gillespie, Graeme R., Garnett, Stephen T., Woinarski, John, Tingley, Reid, Fensham, Rod J., Hoskin, Conrad J., Hines, Harry B., Roberts, J. Dale, Kennard, Mark J., Harvey, Mark S., Chapple, David G. and Reside, April E. (2021). A national‐scale dataset for threats impacting Australia’s imperiled flora and fauna. Ecology and Evolution, 11 (17) ece3.7920, 1-13. doi: 10.1002/ece3.7920

A national‐scale dataset for threats impacting Australia’s imperiled flora and fauna

2021

Journal Article

Determining ranges of poorly known mammals as a tool for global conservation assessment

Stewart, Claire L., Watson, James E.M., Bland, Lucie M. and Tulloch, Ayesha I.T. (2021). Determining ranges of poorly known mammals as a tool for global conservation assessment. Biological Conservation, 260 109188, 1-14. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109188

Determining ranges of poorly known mammals as a tool for global conservation assessment

2021

Journal Article

How to halve the carbon and biodiversity impacts of biofuel-driven land-use change in Brazil

de Andrade Junior, Milton A. U., Watson, James E. M., Williams, Brooke A., Allan, James R., O'Bryan, Christopher J. and Maxwell, Sean L. (2021). How to halve the carbon and biodiversity impacts of biofuel-driven land-use change in Brazil. Biological Conservation, 260 109214, 109214. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109214

How to halve the carbon and biodiversity impacts of biofuel-driven land-use change in Brazil

2021

Journal Article

Regional scalable priorities for national biodiversity and carbon conservation planning in Asia

Zhu, Li, Hughes, Alice C., Zhao, Xiao-Qian, Zhou, Li-Jing, Ma, Ke-Ping, Shen, Xiao-Li, Li, Sheng, Liu, Ming-Zhang, Xu, Wu-Bing and Watson, James E. M. (2021). Regional scalable priorities for national biodiversity and carbon conservation planning in Asia. Science Advances, 7 (35) eabe4261, eabe4261. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abe4261

Regional scalable priorities for national biodiversity and carbon conservation planning in Asia

2021

Journal Article

Talk is cheap: nations must act now to achieve long-term ambitions for biodiversity

Watson, James E. M., Simmonds, Jeremy S., Narain, Divya, Ward, Michelle, Maron, Martine and Maxwell, Sean L. (2021). Talk is cheap: nations must act now to achieve long-term ambitions for biodiversity. One Earth, 4 (7), 897-900. doi: 10.1016/j.oneear.2021.06.012

Talk is cheap: nations must act now to achieve long-term ambitions for biodiversity

2021

Journal Article

Telecoupled environmental impacts are an obstacle to meeting the sustainable development goals

Zeng, Yiwen, Runting, Rebecca K., Watson, James E. M. and Carrasco, Luis Roman (2021). Telecoupled environmental impacts are an obstacle to meeting the sustainable development goals. Sustainable Development, 30 (1) sd.2229, 1-7. doi: 10.1002/sd.2229

Telecoupled environmental impacts are an obstacle to meeting the sustainable development goals

2021

Journal Article

The emerging threat of extractives sector to intact forest landscapes

Grantham, Hedley S., Tibaldeschi, Paolo, Izquierdo, Pablo, Mo, Karen, Patterson, David J., Rainey, Hugo, Watson, J. E.M. and Jones, Kendall R. (2021). The emerging threat of extractives sector to intact forest landscapes. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 4 692338. doi: 10.3389/ffgc.2021.692338

The emerging threat of extractives sector to intact forest landscapes

2021

Journal Article

Using anecdotal reports to clarify the distribution and status of a near mythical species: Australia’s Night Parrot (Pezoporus occidentalis)

Leseberg, Nicholas P., McAllan, Ian A. W., Murphy, Stephen A., Burbidge, Allan H., Joseph, Leo, Parker, Shane A., Jackett, Nigel A., Fuller, Richard A. and Watson, James E. M. (2021). Using anecdotal reports to clarify the distribution and status of a near mythical species: Australia’s Night Parrot (Pezoporus occidentalis). Emu - Austral Ornithology, 121 (3), 1-11. doi: 10.1080/01584197.2021.1927760

Using anecdotal reports to clarify the distribution and status of a near mythical species: Australia’s Night Parrot (Pezoporus occidentalis)

2021

Journal Article

A metric for spatially explicit contributions to science-based species targets

Mair, Louise, Bennun, Leon A., Brooks, Thomas M., Butchart, Stuart H. M., Bolam, Friederike C., Burgess, Neil D., Ekstrom, Jonathan M. M., Milner-Gulland, E. J., Hoffmann, Michael, Ma, Keping, Macfarlane, Nicholas B. W., Raimondo, Domitilla C., Rodrigues, Ana S. L., Shen, Xiaoli, Strassburg, Bernardo B. N., Beatty, Craig R., Gómez-Creutzberg, Carla, Iribarrem, Alvaro, Irmadhiany, Meizani, Lacerda, Eduardo, Mattos, Bianca C., Parakkasi, Karmila, Tognelli, Marcelo F., Bennett, Elizabeth L., Bryan, Catherine, Carbone, Giulia, Chaudhary, Abhishek, Eiselin, Maxime, da Fonseca, Gustavo A. B. ... McGowan, Philip J. K. (2021). A metric for spatially explicit contributions to science-based species targets. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 5 (6), 836-844. doi: 10.1038/s41559-021-01432-0

A metric for spatially explicit contributions to science-based species targets

2021

Journal Article

Assisted colonization risk assessment-response

Brodie, Jedediah F., Lieberman, Susan, Moehrenschlager, Axel, Redford, Kent H., Rodriguez, Jon Paul, Schwartz, Mark, Seddon, Philip J. and Watson, James E. M. (2021). Assisted colonization risk assessment-response. Science, 372 (6545), 925-926. doi: 10.1126/science.abj3134

Assisted colonization risk assessment-response

2021

Journal Article

Equitable and effective area‐based conservation: Towards the conserved areas paradigm

Jonas, Harry D., Ahmadia, Gabby N., Bingham, Heather C., Briggs, Johnny, Butchart, Stuart H.M., Cariño, Joji, Chassot, Olivier, Chaudhary, Sunita, Darling, Emily, Degemmis, Alfred, Dudley, Nigel, Fa, Julia E., Fitzsimons, James, Garnett, Stephen, Geldmann, Jonas, Golden Kroner, Rachel, Gurney, Georgina G., Harrington, Alexandra R., Himes‐cornell, Amber, Hockings, Marc, Jonas, Holly C., Jupiter, Stacy, Kingston, Naomi, Lee, E., Lieberman, Susan, Mangubhai, Sangeeta, Marnewick, Daniel, Matallana‐tobón, Clara L., Maxwell, Sean L. ... von Weizsäcker, Christine (2021). Equitable and effective area‐based conservation: Towards the conserved areas paradigm. Parks, 27 (1), 71-84. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.CH.2021.PARKS-27-1HJ.en

Equitable and effective area‐based conservation: Towards the conserved areas paradigm

2021

Journal Article

Global policy for assisted colonization of species: coordinated policies are needed for the translocation of species for conservation

Brodie, Jedediah F., Lieberman, Susan, Moehrenschlager, Axel, Redford, Kent H., Rodríguez, Jon Paul, Schwartz, Mark, Seddon, Philip J. and Watson, James E.M. (2021). Global policy for assisted colonization of species: coordinated policies are needed for the translocation of species for conservation. Science, 372 (6541), 456-458. doi: 10.1126/science.abg0532

Global policy for assisted colonization of species: coordinated policies are needed for the translocation of species for conservation

2021

Journal Article

People have shaped most of terrestrial nature for at least 12,000 years

Ellis, Erle C., Gauthier, Nicolas, Goldewijk, Kees Klein, Bird, Rebecca Bliege, Boivin, Nicole, Díaz, Sandra, Fuller, Dorian Q., Gill, Jacquelyn L., Kaplan, Jed O., Kingston, Naomi, Locke, Harvey, McMichael, Crystal N.H., Ranco, Darren, Rick, Torben C., Rebecca Shaw, M., Stephens, Lucas, Svenning, Jens-Christian and Watson, James E.M. (2021). People have shaped most of terrestrial nature for at least 12,000 years. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 118 (17) e2023483118. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2023483118

People have shaped most of terrestrial nature for at least 12,000 years

2021

Journal Article

Australia faces environmental crisis

Ward, Michelle, Barmand, Shayan, Watson, James and Williams, Brooke (2021). Australia faces environmental crisis. Science, 371 (6534), 1115-1116. doi: 10.1126/science.abg9225

Australia faces environmental crisis

2021

Journal Article

Deforestation and bird habitat loss in Colombia

Negret, Pablo Jose, Maron, Martine, Fuller, Richard A., Possingham, Hugh P., Watson, James E.M. and Simmonds, Jeremy S. (2021). Deforestation and bird habitat loss in Colombia. Biological Conservation, 257 109044, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109044

Deforestation and bird habitat loss in Colombia