Biodiversity and Protected Areas

• Main Author: Baldwin, Robert (auth)
• Other Authors: Beazley, Karen (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2019
• Subjects: n/a; landscape metrics; Mongolia; nested approaches; biodiversity hotspots; conservation standards; protected area reporting; climate change; private land conservation; noise pollution; management effectiveness; conservation targets; remote sensing; protected area management; deforestation; prioritization; GIS; conservation; protected areas; Convention on Biological Diversity; IUCN; sacred forests; equity framework; wildness; carbon finance; light pollution; public goods; jurisdictional; privacy; hotspots; fragmentation; Tiger; Aichi Biodiversity Targets; biocultural heritage; sub-Saharan Africa; land use; conservation landscapes; accreditation; biodiversity; IPCAs; Halgurd-Sakran National Park; conservation planning; traditional ecological knowledge; reconciliation; biodiversity conservation targets; scale of assessment; tropics; threat assessment; conservation assured; ecosystems; human population density; Wilderness Study Areas; information communication technology; Aichi Target 11; Indigenous peoples; global commons
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Biodiversity and Protected Areas assembles twelve topics from around the world, illustrating the complexities and promise of addressing the biodiversity crisis. Authors from Mongolia, Africa, India, Canada, Iraq, and the United States dwell on particular aspects and challenges relevant to those regi...