2025 Journal Article A horizon scan of biological conservation issues for 2025Sutherland, 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 |
2024 Journal Article The cost of recovering Australia’s threatened speciesReside, 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 e12682. doi: 10.1038/s41559-024-02617-z |
2024 Journal Article Global rarity of high-integrity tropical rainforests for threatened and declining terrestrial vertebratesPillay, 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 |
2024 Journal Article Author Correction: Global potential for natural regeneration in deforested tropical regionsWilliams, 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 |
2024 Journal Article Global potential for natural regeneration in deforested tropical regionsWilliams, 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 |
2024 Journal Article Mixed effectiveness of global protected areas in resisting habitat lossLi, 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 |
2024 Journal Article Ability of new protected areas to counteract losses from downgrading, downsizing, and degazettementYan, 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, e14381. doi: 10.1111/cobi.14381 |
2024 Journal Article The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework needs headline indicators that can actually monitor forest integrityPillay, 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 |
2024 Journal Article Author Correction: A policy-driven framework for conserving the best of Earth’s remaining moist tropical forestsHansen, 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 |
2024 Journal Article Breeding diet of the Australian Red Goshawk and its implications for understanding the species’ trophic niche and declineMacColl, 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 |
2024 Journal Article Motivating government on threatened species through electoral systemsKindler, 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. doi: 10.1111/csp2.13206 |
2024 Journal Article Ecosystem extent is a necessary but not sufficient indicator of the state of global forest biodiversityFerrier, 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 |
2024 Journal Article Shifting baselines clarify the impact of contemporary logging on forest‐dependent threatened speciesWard, 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 |
2024 Journal Article Four years of targeted surveys across northern Queensland failed to detect any evidence of Buff-breasted Button-quail <i>Turnix olivii</i>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), 1-10. doi: 10.1080/01584197.2024.2343680 |
2024 Journal Article Africa needs context-relevant evidence to shape its clean energy future (vol 7, pg 1015, 2022)Mulugetta, Yacob, Sokona, Youba, Trotter, Philipp A., Fankhauser, Samuel, Omukuti, Jessica, Croxatto, Lucas Somavilla, Steffen, Bjarne, Tesfamichael, Meron, Abraham, Edo, Adam, Jean-Paul, Agbemabiese, Lawrence, Agutu, Churchill, Aklilu, Mekalia Paulos, Alao, Olakunle, Batidzirai, Bothwell, Bekele, Getachew, Dagnachew, Anteneh G., Davidson, Ogunlade, Denton, Fatima, Diemuodeke, E. Ogheneruona, Egli, Florian, Eshetu, Gebrekidan Gebresilassie, Gebreslassie, Mulualem, Goundiam, Mamadou, Gujba, Haruna Kachalla, Hailu, Yohannes, Hawkes, Adam D., Hirmer, Stephanie, Hoka, Helen ... Yussuff, Abdulmutalib (2024). Africa needs context-relevant evidence to shape its clean energy future (vol 7, pg 1015, 2022). Nature Energy, 9 (7), 907-907. doi: 10.1038/s41560-024-01552-4 |
2024 Journal Article Beak and feather disease virus detected in the endangered Red Goshawk (Erythrotriorchis radiatus)MacColl, Christopher, Watson, James E. M., Leseberg, Nicholas P., Seaton, Richard, Das, Tridip, Das, Shubhagata and Raidal, Shane R. (2024). Beak and feather disease virus detected in the endangered Red Goshawk (Erythrotriorchis radiatus). Scientific Reports, 14 (1) 10263, 1-9. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-60874-1 |
2024 Journal Article Scaling up area-based conservation to implement the Global Biodiversity Framework’s 30x30 target: The role of Nature’s StrongholdsRobinson, John G., LaBruna, Danielle, O’Brien, Tim, Clyne, Peter J., Dudley, Nigel, Andelman, Sandy J., Bennett, Elizabeth L., Chicchon, Avecita, Durigan, Carlos, Grantham, Hedley, Kinnaird, Margaret, Lieberman, Sue, Maisels, Fiona, Moreira, Adriana, Rao, Madhu, Stokes, Emma, Walston, Joe and Watson, James E.M. (2024). Scaling up area-based conservation to implement the Global Biodiversity Framework’s 30x30 target: The role of Nature’s Strongholds. PLoS Biology, 22 (5 May) e3002613, e3002613. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3002613 |
2024 Journal Article Bringing the forest back: restoration priorities in ColombiaWilliams, Brooke A., López‐Cubillos, Sofía, Ochoa‐Quintero, Jose Manuel, Crouzeilles, Renato, Villa‐Piñeros, Marcelo, Isaacs Cubides, Paola Johanna, Schmoeller, Marina, Marin, Wilmer, Tedesco, Anazelia, Bastos, Diego, Suárez‐Castro, Andrés Felipe, Romero Jiménez, Luis Hernando, Broadbent, Eben N., Almeyda Zambrano, Angelica M., Vincent, Jeffrey R., Yi, Yuanyuan, Chazdon, Robin L., Watson, James E. M., Urbano, Elkin Alexi Noguera, Rodriguez, Cristian Alexander Cruz and Beyer, Hawthorne L. (2024). Bringing the forest back: restoration priorities in Colombia. Diversity and Distributions, 30 (4) e13821, 1-16. doi: 10.1111/ddi.13821 |
2024 Journal Article Effectively incorporating small reserves into national systems of protected and conserved areasDudley, Nigel, Timmins, Hannah L., Stolton, Sue and Watson, James E. M. (2024). Effectively incorporating small reserves into national systems of protected and conserved areas. Diversity, 16 (4) 216, 1-10. doi: 10.3390/d16040216 |
2024 Journal Article Global marine conservation priorities for sustaining marine productivity, preserving biodiversity and addressing climate changeFermepin, Solange, Watson, James E.M., Grantham, Hedley S. and Mendez, Martin (2024). Global marine conservation priorities for sustaining marine productivity, preserving biodiversity and addressing climate change. Marine Policy, 161 106016. doi: 10.1016/j.marpol.2024.106016 |