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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

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

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

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. 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

2024

Journal Article

Mixed effectiveness of global protected areas in resisting habitat loss

Li, Guangdong, Fang, Chuanglin, Watson, James E. M., Sun, Siao, Qi, Wei, Wang, Zhenbo and Liu, Jianguo (2024). Mixed effectiveness of global protected areas in resisting habitat loss. Nature Communications, 15 (1) 8389, 1-17. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-52693-9

Mixed effectiveness of global protected areas in resisting habitat loss

2024

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 (2024). Ability of new protected areas to counteract losses from downgrading, downsizing, and degazettement. Conservation Biology, 39 (2) e14381, e14381. doi: 10.1111/cobi.14381

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

2024

Journal Article

The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework needs headline indicators that can actually monitor forest integrity

Pillay, Rajeev, Watson, James E M, Goetz, Scott J, Hansen, Andrew J, Jantz, Patrick A, Ramírez-Delgado, Juan Pablo, Grantham, Hedley S, Ferrier, Simon and Venter, Oscar (2024). The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework needs headline indicators that can actually monitor forest integrity. Environmental Research: Ecology, 3 (4), 043001. doi: 10.1088/2752-664x/ad7961

The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework needs headline indicators that can actually monitor forest integrity

2024

Journal Article

Author Correction: A policy-driven framework for conserving the best of Earth’s remaining moist tropical forests

Hansen, Andrew J., Burns, Patrick, Ervin, Jamison, Goetz, Scott J., Hansen, Matthew, Venter, Oscar, Watson, James E. M., Jantz, Patrick A., Virnig, Anne L. S., Barnett, Kevin, Pillay, Rajeev, Atkinson, Scott, Supples, Christina, Rodríguez-Buritica, Susana and Armenteras, Dolors (2024). Author Correction: A policy-driven framework for conserving the best of Earth’s remaining moist tropical forests. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 8 (12), 2336-2336. doi: 10.1038/s41559-024-02557-8

Author Correction: A policy-driven framework for conserving the best of Earth’s remaining moist tropical forests

2024

Journal Article

Breeding diet of the Australian Red Goshawk and its implications for understanding the species’ trophic niche and decline

MacColl, Christopher, Ward, Michael P., Seaton, Richard, Leseberg, Nicholas P., Murphy, Stephen A. and Watson, James E. M. (2024). Breeding diet of the Australian Red Goshawk and its implications for understanding the species’ trophic niche and decline. Journal of Raptor Research, 58 (4), 411-425. doi: 10.3356/jrr2416

Breeding diet of the Australian Red Goshawk and its implications for understanding the species’ trophic niche and decline

2024

Journal Article

Motivating government on threatened species through electoral systems

Kindler, Gareth S., Kusmanoff, Alexander M., Kearney, Stephen, Ward, Michelle, Fuller, Richard A., Lloyd, Thomas J., Bekessy, Sarah A., Gregg, Emily A., Stewart, Romola and Watson, James E. M. (2024). Motivating government on threatened species through electoral systems. Conservation Science and Practice, 6 (9) e13206, 1-11. doi: 10.1111/csp2.13206

Motivating government on threatened species through electoral systems

2024

Journal Article

Ecosystem extent is a necessary but not sufficient indicator of the state of global forest biodiversity

Ferrier, Simon, Ware, Chris, Austin, Jenet M., Grantham, Hedley S., Harwood, Thomas D. and Watson, James E. M. (2024). Ecosystem extent is a necessary but not sufficient indicator of the state of global forest biodiversity. Conservation Letters, 17 (5) e13045. doi: 10.1111/conl.13045

Ecosystem extent is a necessary but not sufficient indicator of the state of global forest biodiversity

2024

Journal Article

Shifting baselines clarify the impact of contemporary logging on forest‐dependent threatened species

Ward, Michelle, Ashman, Kita, Lindenmayer, David B., Legge, Sarah, Kindler, Gareth, Cadman, Timothy, Fletcher, Rachel, Whiterod, Nick, Lintermans, Mark, Zylstra, Philip, Stewart, Romola, Thomas, Hannah, Blanch, Stuart and Watson, James E. M. (2024). Shifting baselines clarify the impact of contemporary logging on forest‐dependent threatened species. Conservation Science and Practice, 6 (9) e13185. doi: 10.1111/csp2.13185

Shifting baselines clarify the impact of contemporary logging on forest‐dependent threatened species

2024

Journal Article

Four years of targeted surveys across northern Queensland failed to detect any evidence of Buff-breasted Button-quail Turnix olivii

Webster, Patrick T. D., Leseberg, N. P., Murphy, S. A. and Watson, J. E. M. (2024). Four years of targeted surveys across northern Queensland failed to detect any evidence of Buff-breasted Button-quail Turnix olivii. Emu - Austral Ornithology, 124 (3-4), 211-220. doi: 10.1080/01584197.2024.2343680

Four years of targeted surveys across northern Queensland failed to detect any evidence of Buff-breasted Button-quail Turnix olivii