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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, 1-15. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-59754-7

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

2025

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Marine conservation leadership: does Australia walk the talk?

Klein, Carissa, Becker, Kate, Carrasco Rivera, David E., Davey, Madeline, Dominguez‐Martinez, Rosa Mar, Grantham, Hedley, Lucas, Benjamin, Possingham, Hugh, Roberson, Leslie, Wakwella, Ama, Wenger, Amelia and Watson, James E. M. (2025). Marine conservation leadership: does Australia walk the talk?. Conservation Letters, 18 (5) e13147, 1-10. doi: 10.1111/conl.13147

Marine conservation leadership: does Australia walk the talk?

2025

Journal Article

High-Integrity Forests Are Critical for Forest Specialist Birds

Callaghan, Corey T., Venegas-Li, Ruben, Mason, Brittany M., Fuller, Richard A., Spake, Rebecca and Watson, James E. M. (2025). High-Integrity Forests Are Critical for Forest Specialist Birds. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 34 (9) e70118. doi: 10.1111/geb.70118

High-Integrity Forests Are Critical for Forest Specialist Birds

2025

Journal Article

Large reductions in tropical bird abundance attributable to heat extreme intensification

Kotz, Maximilian, Amano, Tatsuya and Watson, James E. M. (2025). Large reductions in tropical bird abundance attributable to heat extreme intensification. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 9 (10), 1897-1909. doi: 10.1038/s41559-025-02811-7

Large reductions in tropical bird abundance attributable to heat extreme intensification

2025

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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, 1-11. 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

Leveraging Digital Interventions to Build Public Support for Bold Policy Change Aimed at Conserving Biodiversity

Kindler, Gareth S., Kelly, Nick and Watson, James E. M. (2025). Leveraging Digital Interventions to Build Public Support for Bold Policy Change Aimed at Conserving Biodiversity. Integrative Conservation, 4 (3) inc3.70031, 354-361. doi: 10.1002/inc3.70031

Leveraging Digital Interventions to Build Public Support for Bold Policy Change Aimed at Conserving Biodiversity

2025

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The first record of a Plains-wanderer ( <i>Pedionomus torquatus</i> ) nest in Queensland highlights the importance of arid zone herblands

Terrington, Daniel I., Leseberg, Nicholas P., Bone, Indra T., McDonald, Jane A., Teixeira, Daniella, Grills, Ethan and Watson, James E. M. (2025). The first record of a Plains-wanderer ( Pedionomus torquatus ) nest in Queensland highlights the importance of arid zone herblands. Emu - Austral Ornithology, 125 (3), 277-282. doi: 10.1080/01584197.2025.2555935

The first record of a Plains-wanderer ( <i>Pedionomus torquatus</i> ) nest in Queensland highlights the importance of arid zone herblands

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, 1-10. 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

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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, 39 (5) 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

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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

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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, 1-13. doi: 10.1111/csp2.70039

Educating and empowering Australians through a digital approach to biodiversity conservation

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

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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

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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 and 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

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 e70092. 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