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2026

Journal Article

A framework for designing multi-objective landscapes for conservation

Chauvenet, Alienor L. M., Renwick, Anna R., Possingham, Hugh P., Adams, Vanessa M., Mcgowan, Jennifer, Gagic, Vesna and Schellhorn, Nancy A. (2026). A framework for designing multi-objective landscapes for conservation. Biological Conservation, 315 111717, 111717. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2026.111717

A framework for designing multi-objective landscapes for conservation

2026

Journal Article

A Typology of Australian Terrestrial Bird Communities

Maron, Martine, Indraswari, Karlina, Mills‐Anderson, Jonathan, Melton, Courtney B., Possingham, Hugh, Radford, James, Reside, April E., Bennett, Andrew, Burbidge, Allan, Clarke, Michael, Clarke, Rohan H., Davis, Robert, Eyre, Teresa, Freeman, Amanda, Gibson, Michelle, Hansen, Birgita, Humphrey, Jacinta, Jackett, Nigel, Palmer, Bryony, Kutt, Alex, Leseberg, Nicholas P., Loyn, Richard, Maisey, Alex, Maurer, Golo, Mayfield, Helen, McDonald, Paul, Mihailou, Helenna, Noske, Richard, Rainsford, Fred ... Fraser, Hannah (2026). A Typology of Australian Terrestrial Bird Communities. Diversity and Distributions, 32 (2) e70143. doi: 10.1111/ddi.70143

A Typology of Australian Terrestrial Bird Communities

2026

Book Chapter

Regulatory compliance and the illegal wildlife trade: a case study on the factors affecting rhino horn prescription by traditional Chinese medicine practitioners in Guangdong province, China

Cheung, Hubert, Mazerolle, Lorraine, Possingham, Hugh P. and Biggs, Duan (2026). Regulatory compliance and the illegal wildlife trade: a case study on the factors affecting rhino horn prescription by traditional Chinese medicine practitioners in Guangdong province, China. Routledge handbook of wildlife crime. (pp. 196-212) edited by Francis Massé, Annette Hübschle, Laura Gutiérrez, Rebecca W.Y. Wong and Tanya Wyatt. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003333906-19

Regulatory compliance and the illegal wildlife trade: a case study on the factors affecting rhino horn prescription by traditional Chinese medicine practitioners in Guangdong province, China

2026

Journal Article

Australia’s harmful fossil fuel approvals

Thomas, Hannah, Possingham, Hugh, Klein, Carissa, Watson, James E. M. and Ward, Michelle (2026). Australia’s harmful fossil fuel approvals. Science, 391 (6780), 32-32. doi: 10.1126/science.aed7274

Australia’s harmful fossil fuel approvals

2025

Journal Article

How monitoring matters for nature conservation: 15 reasons framed in a theory of change

Helmstedt, Kate J., Holden, Matthew H., Baker, Christopher M., Elliot-Kerr, Shona, Greiner, Ariel, Hudgins, Emma J., Shea, Katriona, Tulloch, Ayesha I. T., Young, Alys R., Zhang, Luping and Possingham, Hugh P. (2025). How monitoring matters for nature conservation: 15 reasons framed in a theory of change. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, 292 (2061) 20252527. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2025.2527

How monitoring matters for nature conservation: 15 reasons framed in a theory of change

2025

Journal Article

Biological invasions limit the effectiveness of land abandonment as a conservation strategy

Lenda, Magdalena, Skórka, Piotr, Kotowska, Dorota, Chuda, Karolina, Guo, Xin-Lei, Moroń, Dawid, Possingham, Hugh P. and Knops, Johannes M. H. (2025). Biological invasions limit the effectiveness of land abandonment as a conservation strategy. Landscape Ecology, 40 (12) 235, 1-15. doi: 10.1007/s10980-025-02241-7

Biological invasions limit the effectiveness of land abandonment as a conservation strategy

2025

Journal Article

Multiple-use spatial planning for sustainable development and conservation

Neubert, Sandra, McGowan, Jennifer, Metcalfe, Kristian, Hanson, Jeffrey O., Buenafe, Kristine Camille V., Dabalà, Alvise, Dunn, Daniel C., Everett, Jason D., Possingham, Hugh P., Stelzenmüller, Vanessa, Estep, Andy, Ervin, Jamison and Richardson, Anthony J. (2025). Multiple-use spatial planning for sustainable development and conservation. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 40 (11), 1126-1142. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2025.09.007

Multiple-use spatial planning for sustainable development and conservation

2025

Journal Article

Expand or better manage protected areas: A framework for minimizing extinction risk when threats are concentrated near edges

Dillon, Brendan G., Possingham, Hugh P. and Holden, Matthew H. (2025). Expand or better manage protected areas: A framework for minimizing extinction risk when threats are concentrated near edges. Biological Conservation, 311 111469, 111469-311. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2025.111469

Expand or better manage protected areas: A framework for minimizing extinction risk when threats are concentrated near edges

2025

Journal Article

Soft range limits shape sensitivity to forest cover more strongly than hard range limits

Granville, Natasha R., Pigot, Alex L., Howes, Benjamin, dos Anjos, Luiz, Arroyo-Rodriguez, Victor, Barbaro, Luc, Barlow, Jos, Betts, Matthew G., Cerezo, Alexis, Develey, Pedro F., Hatfield, Jack H., Jactel, Hervé, Karubian, Jordan, Kormann, Urs G., Lasky, Jesse R., Marsh, Charles J., Mestre, Luiz A. M., Morante-Filho, José Carlos, Olivier, Pieter, Pidgeon, Anna M., Possingham, Hugh, Proença, Vânia, Terraube, Julien, Uezu, Alexandre, Wood, Eric M. and Banks-Leite, Cristina (2025). Soft range limits shape sensitivity to forest cover more strongly than hard range limits. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 34 (11) e70146. doi: 10.1111/geb.70146

Soft range limits shape sensitivity to forest cover more strongly than hard range limits

2025

Journal Article

A balanced measure of conservation outcomes: tracking woody vegetation loss and protection in Queensland, Australia

Venegas-Li, Rubén, Sherriff, Christopher Ryan, Ward, Michelle, Morales-Barquero, Lucia, Possingham, Hugh P. and Watson, James E. M. (2025). A balanced measure of conservation outcomes: tracking woody vegetation loss and protection in Queensland, Australia. Environmental Research Letters, 20 (11) 114076, 114076. doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/ae1623

A balanced measure of conservation outcomes: tracking woody vegetation loss and protection in Queensland, Australia

2025

Journal Article

A review of the application of coral reef condition indicators in conservation planning

Davey, Madeline, Klein, Carissa J., Roelfsema, Chris, Kuempel, Caitlin D. and Possingham, Hugh (2025). A review of the application of coral reef condition indicators in conservation planning. Ecological Indicators, 179 114222, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2025.114222

A review of the application of coral reef condition indicators in conservation planning

2025

Journal Article

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

Have significant biodiversity values been protected from industrial logging across Australia?

Taylor, Chris, Ashman, Kita, Ward, Michelle, Possingham, Hugh and Lindenmayer, David B. (2025). Have significant biodiversity values been protected from industrial logging across Australia?. Conservation Science and Practice, 7 (8) e70089. doi: 10.1111/csp2.70089

Have significant biodiversity values been protected from industrial logging across Australia?

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, 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

Prioritizing tidal marsh restoration in grazing lands

Araya-Lopez, Rocio, Possingham, Hugh P., Wartman, Melissa, Macreadie, Peter I. and Costa, Micheli Duarte de Paula (2025). Prioritizing tidal marsh restoration in grazing lands. Journal of Environmental Management, 380 124952, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.124952

Prioritizing tidal marsh restoration in grazing lands

2025

Journal Article

Large‐scale and long‐term wildlife research and monitoring using camera traps: a continental synthesis

Bruce, Tom, Amir, Zachary, Allen, Benjamin L, Alting, Brendan F., Amos, Matt, Augusteyn, John, Ballard, Guy‐Anthony, Behrendorff, Linda M., Bell, Kristian, Bengsen, Andrew J., Bennett, Ami, Benshemesh, Joe S., Bentley, Joss, Blackmore, Caroline J., Boscarino‐Gaetano, Remo, Bourke, Lachlan A., Brewster, Rob, Brook, Barry W., Broughton, Colin, Buettel, Jessie C., Carter, Andrew, Chiu‐Werner, Antje, Claridge, Andrew W., Comer, Sarah, Comte, Sebastien, Connolly, Rod M., Cowan, Mitchell A., Cross, Sophie L., Cunningham, Calum X. ... Luskin, Matthew S. (2025). Large‐scale and long‐term wildlife research and monitoring using camera traps: a continental synthesis. Biological Reviews, 100 (2), 530-555. doi: 10.1111/brv.13152

Large‐scale and long‐term wildlife research and monitoring using camera traps: a continental synthesis

2025

Journal Article

Advances in systematic conservation planning to meet global biodiversity goals

Giakoumi, Sylvaine, Richardson, Anthony J., Doxa, Aggeliki, Moro, Stefano, Andrello, Marco, Hanson, Jeffrey O., Hermoso, Virgilio, Mazor, Tessa, McGowan, Jennifer, Kujala, Heini, Law, Elizabeth, Álvarez-Romero, Jorge G., Magris, Rafael A., Gissi, Elena, Arafeh-Dalmau, Nur, Metaxas, Anna, Virtanen, Elina A., Ban, Natalie C., Runya, Robert M., Dunn, Daniel C., Fraschetti, Simonetta, Galparsoro, Ibon, Smith, Robert J., Bastardie, Francois, Stelzenmüller, Vanessa, Possingham, Hugh P. and Katsanevakis, Stelios (2025). Advances in systematic conservation planning to meet global biodiversity goals. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 40 (4), 395-410. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2024.12.002

Advances in systematic conservation planning to meet global biodiversity goals

2025

Journal Article

Protect the integrity of CITES: lessons from Japan's IWC withdrawal to keep polarization from tearing CITES apart

Cheung, Hubert, Challender, Daniel W. S., Anagnostou, Michelle, Braczkowski, Alexander R., Marco, Moreno Di, Hinsley, Amy, Kubo, Takahiro, Possingham, Hugh P., Song, Annie Young, Takashina, Nao, Wang, Yifu and Biggs, Duan (2025). Protect the integrity of CITES: lessons from Japan's IWC withdrawal to keep polarization from tearing CITES apart. Conservation Letters, 18 (2) e13099, 1-11. doi: 10.1111/conl.13099

Protect the integrity of CITES: lessons from Japan's IWC withdrawal to keep polarization from tearing CITES apart

2025

Journal Article

Why do (or don’t) people protect nature? insights from conservation practice and environmental psychology to respond to the biodiversity crisis

van Eeden, Lily M., Possingham, Hugh P., Milfont, Taciano L., Klebl, Christoph and Fielding, Kelly (2025). Why do (or don’t) people protect nature? insights from conservation practice and environmental psychology to respond to the biodiversity crisis. Global Environmental Psychology, 3, 1-24. doi: 10.5964/gep.10927

Why do (or don’t) people protect nature? insights from conservation practice and environmental psychology to respond to the biodiversity crisis

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