The University of Queensland

Connectivity conservation and the Great Eastern Ranges corridor

Mackey, Brendan, Watson, James and Worboys, Graeme L. (2010). Connectivity conservation and the Great Eastern Ranges corridor. Sydney, Australia: Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water, NSW.

Finding birds in Darwin, Kakadu and the Top End, Northern Territory, Australia

McCrie, Niven and Watson, James (2003). Finding birds in Darwin, Kakadu and the Top End, Northern Territory, Australia. Casuarina, N.T.: N. McCrie.

Replacing underperforming nature reserves

Fuller, Richard A. and Watson, James E. M. (2018). Replacing underperforming nature reserves. Effective conservation science: data not dogma. (pp. 147-151) edited by Peter Kareiva, Michelle Marvier and Brian Silliman. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/oso/9780198808978.003.0023

Current wilderness coverage on the World Heritage list: broad gaps and opportunities

Allan, James R., Shi, Yichuan, Bertzky, Bastian, Jaeger, Tilman, Venter, Oscar, Mackey, Brendan, van Merm, Remco, Osipova, Elena, Watson, James Edward and Kormos, Cyril F. (2017). Current wilderness coverage on the World Heritage list: broad gaps and opportunities. World heritage, wilderness and large landscapes and seascapes. (pp. 27-47) edited by Cyril F. Kormos, Tim Badman, Tilman Jaeger, Bastian Bertzky, Remco van Merm, Elena Osipova, Yichuan Shi and Peter Bille Larsen. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN.

The need for a wilderness and large landscapes and seascapes approach under the World Heritage Convention

Kormos, Cyril F., Jaeger, Tilman, Bertzky, Bastian, Badman, Tim, van Merm, Remco, Osipova, Elena, Shi, Yichuan, Mackey, Brendan G., Mittermeier, Russell A., Jacobson, Mathew, Busch, Kyra, Khamaganova, Erjen, Hilty, Jodi, Larsen, Peter Bille, Watson, James E.M. and Locke, Harvey (2017). The need for a wilderness and large landscapes and seascapes approach under the World Heritage Convention. World heritage, wilderness and large landscapes and seascapes. (pp. 1-9) edited by Cyril F. Kormos, Tim Badman, Tilman Jaeger, Bastian Bertzky, Remco van Merm, Elena Osipova, Yichuan Shi and Peter Bille Larsen. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN.

Future directions in CCVA of species

Foden, Wendy B., Watson, James E. M., Hoffmann, Ary, Corlett, Richard and Hole, David (2016). Future directions in CCVA of species. IUCN SSC Guidelines for Assessing Species’ Vulnerability to Climate Change. Version 1.0. Occasional Paper of the IUCN Species Survival Commission No. 59. (pp. 63-66) Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN Species Survival Commission.

Introduction

Foden, W. B., Young, B. E. and Watson, J. E. M. (2016). Introduction. IUCN SSC Guidelines for Assessing Species’ Vulnerability to Climate Change. Version 1.0. Occasional Paper of the IUCN Species Survival Commission No. 59. (pp. 1-5) Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN Species Survival Commission.

Oats-From Farm to Fork

Menon, Ravi, Gonzalez, Tanhia, Ferruzzi, Mario, Jackson, Eric, Winderl, Dan and Watson, Jay (2016). Oats-From Farm to Fork. Advances in Food and Nutrition Research. (pp. 1-55) Cambridge, MA United States: Academic Press. doi: 10.1016/bs.afnr.2015.12.001

Optimal protection of the world’s threatened birds, mammals and amphibians

Watson, J. E., Segan, D. B. and Fuller, R. A. (2016). Optimal protection of the world’s threatened birds, mammals and amphibians. Protected areas: are they safeguarding biodiversity?. (pp. 66-80) edited by Lucas N. Joppa, Jonathan E. M. Baillie and John G. Robinson. Chichester United Kingdom: John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1002/9781118338117.ch4

Setting Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment goals and objectives

Young, Bruce E., Martin, Tara, Watson, James E. M., Foden, Wendy B., Williams, Stephen and Scheffers, Brett (2016). Setting Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment goals and objectives. IUCN SSC Guidelines for Assessing Species’ Vulnerability to Climate Change. Version 1.0. Occasional Paper of the IUCN Species Survival Commission No. 59. (pp. 13-16) Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN Species Survival Commission.

Using CCVAs and interpreting their results

Huntley, Brian, Foden, Wendy B., Smith, Adam, Platts, Philip, Watson, James E. M. and Garcia, Raquel A. (2016). Using CCVAs and interpreting their results. IUCN SSC Guidelines for Assessing Species’ Vulnerability to Climate Change. Version 1.0. Occasional Paper of the IUCN Species Survival Commission No. 59. (pp. 33-48) Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN Species Survival Commission.

A collaborative approach for mining, environment organisations and Traditional Owners to manage and conserve biodiversity in Australia’s Great Western Woodlands

Watson, Alexander W. T., Judd, Simon, O’Sullivan, Wayne and Watson, James E. M. (2015). A collaborative approach for mining, environment organisations and Traditional Owners to manage and conserve biodiversity in Australia’s Great Western Woodlands. Mining in ecologically sensitive landscapes. (pp. 251-264) edited by Mark Tibbett. Collingwood, VIC, Australia: CSIRO Publishing.

A global perspective on the role of protected areas in protecting natural capital

Watson, James (2015). A global perspective on the role of protected areas in protecting natural capital. Valuing Nature: Protected Areas and Ecosystem Services. (pp. 54-57) edited by Penelope Figgis, Brendan Mackey, James Fitzsimons, Jason Irving and Pepe Clarke. Sydney, Australia: Australian Committee for IUCN.

Tropical forests in a changing climate

Watson, J. E. M., Segan, D. B. and Tewksbury, J. (2015). Tropical forests in a changing climate. Climate change and biodiversity. (pp. 196-207) New Haven, CT, United States: Yale University Press.

Climate change

Dudley, Nigel and Watson, James (2014). Climate change. Applications of key biodiversity areas: end-user consultations. (pp. 92-95) edited by Nigel Dudley, Jessica L. Boucher, Annabelle Cuttelod, Thomas M. Brooks and Penny F. Langhammer. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN.

Planning for species conservation in a time of climate change

Watson, James E. M., Cross, Molly, Rowland, Erika, Joseph, Liana N., Rao, Madhu and Seimon, Anton (2011). Planning for species conservation in a time of climate change. Climate Change: Research and technology for adaptation and mitigation. (pp. 379-402) edited by Juan Blanco and Houshang Kheradmand. Rijeka, Croatia: InTech - Open Access Publisher. doi: 10.5772/24920

Systematic conservation planning: Past, present and future

Watson, James E. M., Grantham, Hedley S., Wilson, Kerrie A. and Possingham, Hugh P. (2011). Systematic conservation planning: Past, present and future. Conservation biogeography. (pp. 1956-1976) edited by Richard J. Ladle and Robert J. Whittaker. London , U. K.: John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1002/9781444390001.ch6

Australasian connectivity initiatives

Anderson, G., Atkins, R., Pulsford, I., Worboys, G. L., Howling, G., Watson, J. E. M., Judd, S., Mackey, B. G. and Bradby, K. (2010). Australasian connectivity initiatives. Connectivity conservation management: a global guide. (pp. 86-115) edited by Graeme L. Worboys, Wendy L. Francis and Michael Lockwood. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781849774727

Ecological restoration in Gondwanalink (south-western Western Australia) using the WildCountry principles: a convergence of thought and action

Watson, James E. M., Judd, Simon, Mackey, Brendan G. and Bradby, Keith (2010). Ecological restoration in Gondwanalink (south-western Western Australia) using the WildCountry principles: a convergence of thought and action. Connectivity Conservation Management: a global guide. (pp. 105-115) edited by Graeme L. Worboys, Wendy L. Francis and Michael Lockwood. London, Unitd Kingdom: Earthscan.

Conservation of bird diversity in Madagascar’s southeastern littoral forests

Watson, James E. M. (2007). Conservation of bird diversity in Madagascar’s southeastern littoral forests. Biodiversity conservation and mining in southeast Madagascar. (pp. 253-260) edited by J. U. Ganzhorn, S. M. Goodman, J. B. Ramanamanjato and M. Vincelette. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.

A global assessment of forest integrity within Key Biodiversity Areas

Crowe, Olivia, Beresford, Alison E., Buchanan, Graeme M., Grantham, Hedley S., Simkins, Ashley T., Watson, James E.M. and Butchart, Stuart H.M. (2023). A global assessment of forest integrity within Key Biodiversity Areas. Biological Conservation, 286 110293. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2023.110293

How to fuel an energy transition with ecologically responsible mining

Sonter, Laura J., Maron, Martine, Bull, Joseph W., Giljum, Stefan, Luckeneder, Sebastian, Maus, Victor, McDonald-Madden, Eve, Northey, Stephen A., Sánchez, Luis E., Valenta, Rick, Visconti, Piero, Werner, Tim T. and Watson, James E. M. (2023). How to fuel an energy transition with ecologically responsible mining. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 120 (35) e2307006120, 1-3. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2307006120

Priorities for embedding ecological integrity in climate adaptation policy and practice

Elsen, Paul R., Oakes, Lauren E., Cross, Molly S., DeGemmis, Alfred, Watson, James E.M., Cooke, Hilary A., Darling, Emily S., Jones, Kendall R., Kretser, Heidi E., Mendez, Martin, Surya, Gautam, Tully, Elizabeth and Grantham, Hedley S. (2023). Priorities for embedding ecological integrity in climate adaptation policy and practice. One Earth, 6 (6), 632-644. doi: 10.1016/j.oneear.2023.05.014

Retaining natural vegetation to safeguard biodiversity and humanity

Simmonds, Jeremy S., Suarez‐Castro, Andres Felipe, Reside, April E., Watson, James E.M., Allan, James R., Atkinson, Scott C., Borrelli, Pasquale, Dudley, Nigel, Edwards, Stephen, Fuller, Richard A., Game, Edward T., Linke, Simon, Maxwell, Sean L., Panagos, Panos, Puydarrieux, Philippe, Quétier, Fabien, Runting, Rebecca K., Santini, Talitha, Sonter, Laura J. and Maron, Martine (2023). Retaining natural vegetation to safeguard biodiversity and humanity. Conservation Biology, 37 (3) e14040, 1-16. doi: 10.1111/cobi.14040

Evenness mediates the global relationship between forest productivity and richness

Hordijk, Iris, Maynard, Daniel S., Hart, Simon P., Lidong, Mo, ter Steege, Hans, Liang, Jingjing, de‐Miguel, Sergio, Nabuurs, Gert‐Jan, Reich, Peter B., Abegg, Meinrad, Adou Yao, C. Yves, Alberti, Giorgio, Almeyda Zambrano, Angelica M., Alvarado, Braulio V., Esteban, Alvarez‐Davila, Alvarez‐Loayza, Patricia, Alves, Luciana F., Ammer, Christian, Antón‐Fernández, Clara, Araujo‐Murakami, Alejandro, Arroyo, Luzmila, Avitabile, Valerio, Aymard C, Gerardo A., Baker, Timothy, Bałazy, Radomir, Banki, Olaf, Barroso, Jorcely, Bastian, Meredith L., Bastin, Jean‐Francois ... Crowther, Thomas W. (2023). Evenness mediates the global relationship between forest productivity and richness. Journal of Ecology, 111 (6), 1308-1326. doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.14098

Countries’ differentiated responsibilities to fulfill area-based conservation targets of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

Shen, Xiaoli, Liu, Mingzhang, Hanson, Jeffrey O., Wang, Jiangyue, Locke, Harvey, Watson, James E.M., Ellis, Erle C., Li, Sheng and Ma, Keping (2023). Countries’ differentiated responsibilities to fulfill area-based conservation targets of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. One Earth, 6 (5), 548-559. doi: 10.1016/j.oneear.2023.04.007

Global assessment of the biodiversity safeguards of development banks that finance infrastructure

Narain, Divya, Sonter, Laura J., Lechner, Alex Mark, Watson, James E.M., Simmonds, Jeremy S. and Maron, Martine (2023). Global assessment of the biodiversity safeguards of development banks that finance infrastructure. Conservation Biology, 37 (4) e14095, 1-13. doi: 10.1111/cobi.14095

Global governance for pandemic prevention and the wildlife trade

Gallo-Cajiao, Eduardo, Lieberman, Susan, Dolšak, Nives, Prakash, Aseem, Labonté, Ronald, Biggs, Duan, Franklin, Christine, Morrison, Tiffany H, Viens, A. M., Fuller, Richard A, Aguiar, Raphael, Fidelman, Pedro, Watson, James E M, Aenishaenslin, Cécile and Wiktorowicz, Mary (2023). Global governance for pandemic prevention and the wildlife trade. The Lancet Planetary Health, 7 (4), e336-e345. doi: 10.1016/S2542-5196(23)00029-3

The costs of managing key threats to Australia's biodiversity

Yong, Chuanji, Ward, Michelle, Watson, James E. M., Reside, April E., van Leeuwen, Stephen, Legge, Sarah, Geary, William L., Lintermans, Mark, Kennard, Mark J., Stuart, Stephanie and Carwardine, Josie (2023). The costs of managing key threats to Australia's biodiversity. Journal of Applied Ecology, 60 (5), 898-910. doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.14377

Over half of threatened species require targeted recovery actions to avert human-induced extinction

Bolam, Friederike C., Ahumada, Jorge, Akçakaya, H. Reşit, Brooks, Thomas M., Elliott, Wendy, Hoban, Sean, Mair, Louise, Mallon, David, McGowan, Philip J.K., Raimondo, Domitilla, Rodríguez, Jon Paul, Roe, Dilys, Seddon, Mary B., Shen, Xiaoli, Stuart, Simon N., Watson, James E.M. and Butchart, Stuart H.M. (2023). Over half of threatened species require targeted recovery actions to avert human-induced extinction. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 21 (2), 64-70. doi: 10.1002/fee.2537

Human responses to climate change will likely determine the fate of biodiversity

Watson, James E.M. and Brodie, Jedediah F. (2023). Human responses to climate change will likely determine the fate of biodiversity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 120 (8) e2205512120. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2205512120

Rapid and recent range collapse of Australia’s Red Goshawk <i>Erythrotriorchis radiatus</i>

MacColl, Christopher, Leseberg, Nicholas P., Seaton, Richard, Murphy, Stephen A. and Watson, James E.M. (2023). Rapid and recent range collapse of Australia’s Red Goshawk Erythrotriorchis radiatus. Emu - Austral Ornithology, ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print), 1-12. doi: 10.1080/01584197.2023.2172735

Implications of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for the governance of biodiversity conservation

Gallo-Cajiao, Eduardo, Dolšak, Nives, Prakash, Aseem, Mundkur, Taej, Harris, Paul G., Mitchell, Ronald B., Davidson, Nick, Hansen, Birgita, Woodworth, Bradley K., Fuller, Richard A., Price, Melissa, Petkov, Nicky, Mauerhofer, Volker, Morrison, Tiffany H., Watson, James E. M., Chowdhury, Sayam U., Zöckler, Christoph, Widerberg, Oscar, Yong, Ding Li, Klich, Daniel, Smagol, Vitaliy, Piccolo, John and Biggs, Duan (2023). Implications of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for the governance of biodiversity conservation. Frontiers in Conservation Science, 4 989019, 1-8. doi: 10.3389/fcosc.2023.989019

Three-quarters of insect species are insufficiently represented by protected areas

Chowdhury, Shawan, Zalucki, Myron P., Hanson, Jeffrey O., Tiatragul, Sarin, Green, David, Watson, James E.M. and Fuller, Richard A. (2023). Three-quarters of insect species are insufficiently represented by protected areas. One Earth, 6 (2), 139-146. doi: 10.1016/j.oneear.2022.12.003

A global biological conservation horizon scan of issues for 2023

Sutherland, William J., Bennett, Craig, Brotherton, Peter N.M., Butterworth, Holly M., Clout, Mick N., Côté, Isabelle M., Dinsdale, Jason, Esmail, Nafeesa, Fleishman, Erica, Gaston, Kevin J., Herbert-Read, James E., Hughes, Alice, Kaartokallio, Hermanni, Le Roux, Xavier, Lickorish, Fiona A., Matcham, Wendy, Noor, Noor, Palardy, James E., Pearce-Higgins, James W., Peck, Lloyd S., Pettorelli, Nathalie, Pretty, Jules, Scobey, Richard, Spalding, Mark D., Tonneijck, Femke H., Tubbs, Nicolas, Watson, James E.M., Wentworth, Jonathan E., Wilson, Jeremy D. and Thornton, Ann (2023). A global biological conservation horizon scan of issues for 2023. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 38 (1), 96-107. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2022.10.005

Descriptions of the vocalisations of the Painted Button-quail Turnix varius in North Queensland

Webster, Patrick, Research and Recovery of Endangered Species Group, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Queensland, St Lucia QLD 4072, Australia, Leseberg, Nicholas, Murphy, Stephen, Watson, James, Research and Recovery of Endangered Species Group, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Queensland, St Lucia QLD 4072, Australia, Research and Recovery of Endangered Species Group, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Queensland, St Lucia QLD 4072, Australia and Research and Recovery of Endangered Species Group, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Queensland, St Lucia QLD 4072, Australia (2023). Descriptions of the vocalisations of the Painted Button-quail Turnix varius in North Queensland. Australian Field Ornithology, 40, 111-119. doi: 10.20938/afo40111119

Erratum: Protected areas and the future of insect conservation: (Trends in Ecology & Evolution 38(1), p:85–95; 2023) (Trends in Ecology & Evolution (2023) 38(1) (85–95), (S0169534722002245), (10.1016/j.tree.2022.09.004))

Chowdhury, Shawan, Jennions, Michael D., Zalucki, Myron P., Maron, Martine, Watson, James E.M. and Fuller, Richard A. (2023). Erratum: Protected areas and the future of insect conservation: (Trends in Ecology & Evolution 38(1), p:85–95; 2023) (Trends in Ecology & Evolution (2023) 38(1) (85–95), (S0169534722002245), (10.1016/j.tree.2022.09.004)). Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 38 (7), 681. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2023.04.006

Establishing effective conservation management strategies for a poorly known endangered species: a case study using Australia’s Night Parrot (Pezoporus occidentalis)

Leseberg, Nicholas P., Kutt, Alex, Evans, Megan C., Nou, Tida, Spillias, Scott, Stone, Zoe, Walsh, Jessica C., Murphy, Stephen A., Bamford, Mike, Burbidge, Allan H., Crossing, Kate, Davis, Robert A., Garnett, Stephen T., Kavanagh, Rodney P., Murphy, Robert, Read, John, Reid, Julian, van Leeuwen, Stephen, Watson, Alexander W. T., Watson, James E. M. and Maron, Martine (2023). Establishing effective conservation management strategies for a poorly known endangered species: a case study using Australia’s Night Parrot (Pezoporus occidentalis). Biodiversity and Conservation, 32 (8-9), 2869-2891. doi: 10.1007/s10531-023-02633-8

Feral cat GPS tracking and simulation models to improve the conservation management of night parrots

Murphy, Stephen A., McGregor, Hugh, Leseberg, Nicholas P., Watson, James and Kutt, Alex S. (2023). Feral cat GPS tracking and simulation models to improve the conservation management of night parrots. Wildlife Research, 50 (5), 325-334. doi: 10.1071/WR21123

Protected areas and the future of insect conservation

Chowdhury, Shawan, Jennions, Michael D., Zalucki, Myron P., Maron, Martine, Watson, James E.M. and Fuller, Richard A. (2023). Protected areas and the future of insect conservation. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 38 (1), 85-95. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2022.09.004

Threat-abatement framework confirms habitat retention and invasive species management are critical to conserve Australia's threatened species

Kearney, Stephen G., Watson, James E. M., Reside, April E., Fisher, Diana O., Maron, Martine, Doherty, Tim S., Legge, Sarah M., Woinarski, John C. Z., Garnett, Stephen T., Wintle, Brendan A., Ritchie, Euan G., Driscoll, Don A., Lindenmayer, David, Adams, Vanessa M., Ward, Michelle S. and Carwardine, Josie (2023). Threat-abatement framework confirms habitat retention and invasive species management are critical to conserve Australia's threatened species. Biological Conservation, 277 109833, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2022.109833

Conservation implications and opportunities of mining activities for terrestrial mammal habitat

Sonter, Laura J., Lloyd, Thomas J., Kearney, Stephen G., Di Marco, Moreno, O'Bryan, Christopher J., Valenta, Richard K. and Watson, James E. M. (2022). Conservation implications and opportunities of mining activities for terrestrial mammal habitat. Conservation Science and Practice, 4 (12) e12806, 1-11. doi: 10.1111/csp2.12806

Global drivers of change across tropical savannah ecosystems and insights into their management and conservation

Williams, Brooke A., Watson, James E.M., Beyer, Hawthorne L., Grantham, Hedley S., Simmonds, Jeremy S., Alvarez, Silvia J., Venter, Oscar, Strassburg, Bernardo B.N. and Runting, Rebecca K. (2022). Global drivers of change across tropical savannah ecosystems and insights into their management and conservation. Biological Conservation, 276 109786, 109786. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2022.109786

Exploring the risks and benefits of flexibility in biodiversity offset location in a case study of migratory shorebirds

Shumway, Nicole, Saunders, Megan I., Nicol, Sam, Fuller, Richard A., Ben‐Moshe, Noam, Iwamura, Takuya, Kim, Sun W., Murray, Nicholas J., Watson, James E. M. and Maron, Martine (2022). Exploring the risks and benefits of flexibility in biodiversity offset location in a case study of migratory shorebirds. Conservation Biology, 37 (2) e14031, e14031. doi: 10.1111/cobi.14031

Humid tropical vertebrates are at lower risk of extinction and population decline in forests with higher structural integrity

Pillay, Rajeev, Watson, James E. M., Hansen, Andrew J., Jantz, Patrick A., Aragon-Osejo, Jose, Armenteras, Dolors, Atkinson, Scott C., Burns, Patrick, Ervin, Jamison, Goetz, Scott J., González-del-Pliego, Pamela, Robinson, Nathaniel P., Supples, Christina, Virnig, Anne L. S., Williams, Brooke A. and Venter, Oscar (2022). Humid tropical vertebrates are at lower risk of extinction and population decline in forests with higher structural integrity. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 6 (12), 1840-1849. doi: 10.1038/s41559-022-01915-8

Developing an outcomes-based approach to achieving Target 3 of the global biodiversity framework

Dudley, Nigel, Robinson, John, Andelman, Sandy, Bingham, Heather, Conzo, Lori Anna, Geldmann, Jonas, Grorud-Colvert, Kirsten, Gurney, Georgina, Hickey, Valerie, Hockings, Marc, Jonas, Harry, Kettunen, Marianne, Marnewick, Daniel, Masozera, Michel, Mitchell, Brent, Parrish, Jeffrey, Redford, Kent, Espinoza, Andrew Rhodes, Russi, Daniela, Salafsky, Nick, Springer, Jenny, Sullivan-Stack, Jenna, Tugendhat, Helen, Watson, James E. M., Wilkie, David and Woodley, Stephen (2022). Developing an outcomes-based approach to achieving Target 3 of the global biodiversity framework. Parks, 28 (2), 33-44. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.CH.2022.PARKS-28-2ND.en

Land-use and climate risk assessment for Earth’s remaining wilderness

Asamoah, Ernest F., Di Marco, Moreno, Watson, James E.M., Beaumont, Linda J., Venter, Oscar and Maina, Joseph M. (2022). Land-use and climate risk assessment for Earth’s remaining wilderness. Current Biology, 32 (22), 4890-4899.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2022.10.016

How to prioritize species recovery after a megafire

Ward, Michelle, Carwardine, Josie, Watson, James E. M., Pintor, Anna, Stuart, Stephanie, Possingham, Hugh P., Rhodes, Jonathan R., Carey, Alexander R., Auerbach, Nancy, Reside, April, Yong, Chuan Ji and Tulloch, Ayesha (2022). How to prioritize species recovery after a megafire. Conservation Biology, 36 (5) e13936, 1-16. doi: 10.1111/cobi.13936

Biodiversity risks and safeguards of China’s hydropower financing in Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) countries

Narain, Divya, Teo, Hoong Chen, Lechner, Alex Mark, Watson, James E.M. and Maron, Martine (2022). Biodiversity risks and safeguards of China’s hydropower financing in Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) countries. One Earth, 5 (9), 1019-1029. doi: 10.1016/j.oneear.2022.08.012

Spatially explicit risk assessment of marine megafauna vulnerability to Indian Ocean tuna fisheries

Roberson, Leslie, Wilcox, Chris, Boussarie, Germain, Dugan, Emma, Garilao, Cristina, Gonzalez, Kristofer, Green, Madeline, Kark, Salit, Kaschner, Kristin, Klein, Carissa J., Rousseau, Yannick, Vallentyne, Dan, Watson, James E. M. and Kiszka, Jeremy J. (2022). Spatially explicit risk assessment of marine megafauna vulnerability to Indian Ocean tuna fisheries. Fish and Fisheries, 23 (5), 1180-1201. doi: 10.1111/faf.12676

Designing for connection with local threatened species

Kelly, Nick, Kindler, Gareth, Watson, James and Carden, Tim (2022). Designing for connection with local threatened species. Interactions, 29 (5), 22-23. doi: 10.1145/3555722

Multinational coordination required for conservation of over 90% of marine species

Roberson, Leslie A., Beyer, Hawthorne L., O’Hara, Casey, Watson, James E. M., Dunn, Daniel C., Halpern, Benjamin S., Klein, Carissa J., Frazier, Melanie R., Kuempel, Caitlin D., Williams, Brooke, Grantham, Hedley S., Montgomery, Jamie C., Kark, Salit and Runting, Rebecca K. (2022). Multinational coordination required for conservation of over 90% of marine species. Global Change Biology, 27 (23), 6206-6216. doi: 10.1111/gcb.15844

Restoring habitat for fire-impacted species’ across degraded Australian landscapes

Ward, Michelle, Tulloch, Ayesha, Stewart, Romola, Possingham, Hugh P., Legge, Sarah, Gallagher, Rachael V., Graham, Erin M., Southwell, Darren, Keith, David, Dixon, Kingsley, Yong, Chuanji, Carwardine, Josie, Cronin, Tim, Reside, April E. and Watson, James E. M. (2022). Restoring habitat for fire-impacted species’ across degraded Australian landscapes. Environmental Research Letters, 17 (8) 084036, 084036. doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/ac83da

The global rarity of intact coastal regions

Williams, Brooke A., Watson, James E. M., Beyer, Hawthorne L., Klein, Carissa J., Montgomery, Jamie, Runting, Rebecca K., Roberson, Leslie A., Halpern, Benjamin S, Grantham, Hedley S., Kuempel, Caitlin D., Frazier, Melanie, Venter, Oscar and Wenger, Amelia (2022). The global rarity of intact coastal regions. Conservation Biology, 36 (4) e13874, 1-12. doi: 10.1111/cobi.13874

Wilderness forms and their implications for global environmental policy and conservation

Pérez‐Hämmerle, Katharina‐Victoria, Moon, Katie, Venegas‐Li, Rubén, Maxwell, Sean, Simmonds, Jeremy S., Venter, Oscar, Garnett, Stephen T., Possingham, Hugh P. and Watson, James EM (2022). Wilderness forms and their implications for global environmental policy and conservation. Conservation Biology, 36 (4) e13875, e13875. doi: 10.1111/cobi.13875

A review of specimens of Buff-breasted Button-quail Turnix olivii suggests serious concern for its conservation outlook

Webster, Patrick T.D., Leseberg, Nicholas P., Murphy, Stephen A., Joseph, Leo and Watson, James E. M. (2022). A review of specimens of Buff-breasted Button-quail Turnix olivii suggests serious concern for its conservation outlook. Emu - Austral Ornithology, 122 (2), 121-130. doi: 10.1080/01584197.2022.2090962

Communicating the true challenges of saving species: response to Wiedenfeld et al

Watson, James E. M., Simmonds, Jeremy S., Ward, Michelle, Yong, Chuan J., Reside, April E., Possingham, Hugh P., Rogers, Andrew and Carwardine, Josie (2022). Communicating the true challenges of saving species: response to Wiedenfeld et al. Conservation Biology, 36 (4) e13961, e13961. doi: 10.1111/cobi.13961

The minimum land area requiring conservation attention to safeguard biodiversity

Allan, James R., Possingham, Hugh P., Atkinson, Scott C., Waldron, Anthony, Di Marco, Moreno, Butchart, Stuart H. M., Adams, Vanessa M., Kissling, W. Daniel, Worsdell, Thomas, Sandbrook, Chris, Gibbon, Gwili, Kumar, Kundan, Mehta, Piyush, Maron, Martine, Williams, Brooke A., Jones, Kendall R., Wintle, Brendan A., Reside, April E. and Watson, James E. M. (2022). The minimum land area requiring conservation attention to safeguard biodiversity. Science, 376 (6597), 1094-1101. doi: 10.1126/science.abl9127

Logging elevated the probability of high-severity fire in the 2019–20 Australian forest fires

Lindenmayer, David B., Zylstra, Phil, Kooyman, Robert, Taylor, Chris, Ward, Michelle and Watson, James E. M. (2022). Logging elevated the probability of high-severity fire in the 2019–20 Australian forest fires. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 6 (5), 533-535. doi: 10.1038/s41559-022-01717-y

Reconsidering priorities for forest conservation when considering the threats of mining and armed conflict

Williams, Brooke A., Grantham, Hedley S., Watson, James E. M., Shapiro, Aurélie C., Plumptre, Andrew J., Ayebare, Samuel, Goldman, Elizabeth and Tulloch, Ayesha I. T. (2022). Reconsidering priorities for forest conservation when considering the threats of mining and armed conflict. Ambio, 51 (9), 2007-2024. doi: 10.1007/s13280-022-01724-0

Accounting for both automated recording unit detection space and signal recognition performance in acoustic surveys: A protocol applied to the cryptic and critically endangered Night Parrot ( Pezoporus occidentalis )

Leseberg, Nicholas P., Venables, William N., Murphy, Stephen A., Jackett, Nigel A. and Watson, James E. M. (2022). Accounting for both automated recording unit detection space and signal recognition performance in acoustic surveys: A protocol applied to the cryptic and critically endangered Night Parrot ( Pezoporus occidentalis ). Austral Ecology, 47 (2), 440-455. doi: 10.1111/aec.13128

Importance of equitable cost sharing in the Convention on Biological Diversity's protected area agenda

Stark, Keila, Adams, Vanessa, Brown, Christopher J., Chauvenet, Alienor, Davis, Katrina, Game, Edward T., Halpern, Benjamin S., Lynham, John, Mappin, Bonnie, Selkoe, Kim, Watson, James E.M., Possingham, Hugh P. and Klein, Carissa J. (2022). Importance of equitable cost sharing in the Convention on Biological Diversity's protected area agenda. Conservation Biology, 36 (2) cobi.13812, e13812. doi: 10.1111/cobi.13812

Response: Where might we find ecologically intact communities?

Grantham, Hedley S., Evans, Tom, Lieberman, Susan, Robinson, John G., Elsen, Paul R., Ferrier, Simon, Kearney, Stephen G., Maurer, Golo, Surya, Gautam, Spindler, Rebecca, Stasak, Basha, Trezise, James and Watson, James E. M. (2022). Response: Where might we find ecologically intact communities?. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 5 730546. doi: 10.3389/ffgc.2022.730546

The role of different governance regimes in reducing native vegetation conversion and promoting regrowth in the Brazilian Amazon

Alves-Pinto, Helena N., Cordeiro, Carlos L. O., Geldmann, Jonas D., Jonas, Harry, Gaiarsa, Marilia Palumbo, Balmford, Andrew, Watson, James E. M., Latawiec, Agnieszka Ewa and Strassburg, Bernardo (2022). The role of different governance regimes in reducing native vegetation conversion and promoting regrowth in the Brazilian Amazon. Biological Conservation, 267 109473, 109473. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2022.109473

Accelerated shifts in terrestrial life zones under rapid climate change

Elsen, Paul R., Saxon, Earl C., Simmons, B. Alexander, Ward, Michelle, Williams, Brooke A., Grantham, Hedley S., Kark, Salit, Levin, Noam, Perez‐Hammerle, Katharina‐Victoria, Reside, April E. and Watson, James E. M. (2022). Accelerated shifts in terrestrial life zones under rapid climate change. Global Change Biology, 28 (3), 918-935. doi: 10.1111/gcb.15962

Matrix condition mediates the effects of habitat fragmentation on species extinction risk

Ramírez-Delgado, Juan Pablo, Di Marco, Moreno, Watson, James E. M., Johnson, Chris J., Rondinini, Carlo, Corredor Llano, Xavier, Arias, Miguel and Venter, Oscar (2022). Matrix condition mediates the effects of habitat fragmentation on species extinction risk. Nature Communications, 13 (1) 595, 595. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-28270-3

The costs and benefits of restoring a continent's terrestrial ecosystems

Mappin, Bonnie, Ward, Adrian, Hughes, Lesley, Watson, James E. M., Cosier, Peter and Possingham, Hugh P. (2022). The costs and benefits of restoring a continent's terrestrial ecosystems. Journal of Applied Ecology, 59 (2), 408-419. doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.14008

Creating past habitat maps to quantify local extirpation of Australian threatened birds

Ward, Michelle, Watson, James E. M., Possingham, Hugh P., Garnett, Stephen T., Maron, Martine, Rhodes, Jonathan R., MacColl, Chris, Seaton, Richard, Jackett, Nigel, Reside, April E., Webster, Patrick and Simmonds, Jeremy S. (2022). Creating past habitat maps to quantify local extirpation of Australian threatened birds. Environmental Research Letters, 17 (2) 024032, 024032. doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/ac4f8b

Saving species beyond the protected area fence: threats must be managed across multiple land tenure types to secure Australia's endangered species

Kearney, Stephen G., Carwardine, Josie, Reside, April E., Adams, Vanessa M., Nelson, Rebecca, Coggan, Anthea, Spindler, Rebecca and Watson, James E. M. (2022). Saving species beyond the protected area fence: threats must be managed across multiple land tenure types to secure Australia's endangered species. Conservation Science and Practice, 4 (3) e617. doi: 10.1111/csp2.617

A horizon scan of global biological conservation issues for 2022

Sutherland, William J., Atkinson, Philip W., Butchart, Stuart H.M., Capaja, Marcela, Dicks, Lynn V., Fleishman, Erica, Gaston, Kevin J., Hails, Rosemary S., Hughes, Alice C., Le Anstey, Becky, Le Roux, Xavier, Lickorish, Fiona A., Maggs, Luke, Noor, Noor, Oldfield, Thomasina E.E., Palardy, James E., Peck, Lloyd S., Pettorelli, Nathalie, Pretty, Jules, Spalding, Mark D., Tonneijck, Femke H., Truelove, Gemma, Watson, James E.M., Wentworth, Jonathan, Wilson, Jeremy D. and Thornton, Ann (2022). A horizon scan of global biological conservation issues for 2022. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 37 (1), 95-104. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2021.10.014

Consequences of the Australian 2019/20 wildfires for sites important for biodiversity and other world heritage values

Ward, Michelle, Watson, James E.M., Greenville, Aaron, Maurer, Golo, Todd, Stephanie, Geary, William and Tulloch, Ayesha (2022). Consequences of the Australian 2019/20 wildfires for sites important for biodiversity and other world heritage values. Australian Zoologist, 42 (2), 182-198. doi: 10.7882/AZ.2022.034

Nests and eggs of the Chestnut-backed Button-quail Turnix castanotus: Two new nests and a review of previous descriptions

Patrick, Patrick, Research and Recovery of Endangered Species, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Queensland, St Lucia QLD 4072, Australia, Jackett, Nigel, Mason, Ian, Rush, Emily, Leseberg, Nicholas, Watson, James, Research and Recovery of Endangered Species, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Queensland, St Lucia QLD 4072, Australia, Australian National Wildlife Collection, National Research Collections Australia, CSIRO, Canberra ACT, Australia, Australian Wildlife Conservancy, Cairns QLD 4870, Australia, Research and Recovery of Endangered Species, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Queensland, St Lucia QLD 4072, Australia and Research and Recovery of Endangered Species, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Queensland, St Lucia QLD 4072, Australia (2022). Nests and eggs of the Chestnut-backed Button-quail Turnix castanotus: Two new nests and a review of previous descriptions. Australian Field Ornithology, 39, 12-18. doi: 10.20938/afo39012018

New records of Painted Button-quail Turnix varius in North Queensland suggest a distribution through southern and central Cape York Peninsula

Webster, Patrick, Leseberg, Nicholas, Murphy, Stephen and Watson, James (2022). New records of Painted Button-quail Turnix varius in North Queensland suggest a distribution through southern and central Cape York Peninsula. Australian Field Ornithology, 39, 199-205. doi: 10.20938/afo39199205

Retaining the ‘art’: Painted Button-quail Turnix varius do make platelets in north-eastern Queensland

Webster, Patrick T.D., Murphy, Stephen A., Leseberg, Nicholas P. and Watson, James E.M. (2022). Retaining the ‘art’: Painted Button-quail Turnix varius do make platelets in north-eastern Queensland. Australian Field Ornithology, 39, 206-210. doi: 10.20938/afo39206210

Author Correction: Anthropogenic modification of forests means only 40% of remaining forests have high ecosystem integrity (Nature Communications, (2020), 11, 1, (5978), 10.1038/s41467-020-19493-3)

Grantham, H. S., Duncan, A., Evans, T. D., Jones, K. R., Beyer, H. L., Schuster, R., Walston, J., Ray, J. C., Robinson, J. G., Callow, M., Clements, T., Costa, H. M., DeGemmis, A., Elsen, P. R., Ervin, J., Franco, P., Goldman, E., Goetz, S., Hansen, A., Hofsvang, E., Jantz, P., Jupiter, S., Kang, A., Langhammer, P., Laurance, W. F., Lieberman, S., Linkie, M., Malhi, Y., Maxwell, S. ... Watson, J. E.M. (2021). Author Correction: Anthropogenic modification of forests means only 40% of remaining forests have high ecosystem integrity (Nature Communications, (2020), 11, 1, (5978), 10.1038/s41467-020-19493-3). Nature Communications, 12 (1) 592, 592. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-20999-7

Integrated spatial planning for biodiversity conservation and food production

Fastré, Constance, van Zeist, Willem-Jan, Watson, J. E.M. and Visconti, Piero (2021). Integrated spatial planning for biodiversity conservation and food production. One Earth, 4 (11), 1635-1644. doi: 10.1016/j.oneear.2021.10.014

Mismatch between bird species sensitivity and the protection of intact habitats across the Americas

Cazalis, Victor, Barnes, Megan D., Johnston, Alison, Watson, James E. M., Şekercioğlu, Cagan H. and Rodrigues, Ana S. L. (2021). Mismatch between bird species sensitivity and the protection of intact habitats across the Americas. Ecology Letters, 24 (11) ele.13859, 2394-2405. doi: 10.1111/ele.13859

Wilderness

Watson, James E. M. and Venter, Oscar (2021). Wilderness. Current Biology, 31 (19), R1169-R1172. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.07.041

Tropical forests are home to over half of the world’s vertebrate species

Pillay, Rajeev, Venter, Michelle, Aragon-Osejo, Jose, González-del-Pliego, Pamela, Hansen, Andrew J, Watson, James EM and Venter, Oscar (2021). Tropical forests are home to over half of the world’s vertebrate species. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 20 (1), 10-15. doi: 10.1002/fee.2420

Editorial: intact forests

Evans, Tom D., Morel, Alexandra C., Malhi, Yadvinder and Watson, James E. M. (2021). Editorial: intact forests. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 4 753786. doi: 10.3389/ffgc.2021.753786

Scientific foundations for an ecosystem goal, milestones and indicators for the post-2020 global biodiversity framework

Nicholson, Emily, Watermeyer, Kate E., Rowland, Jessica A., Sato, Chloe F., Stevenson, Simone L., Andrade, Angela, Brooks, Thomas M., Burgess, Neil D., Cheng, Su-Ting, Grantham, Hedley S., Hill, Samantha L., Keith, David A., Maron, Martine, Metzke, Daniel, Murray, Nicholas J., Nelson, Cara R., Obura, David, Plumptre, Andy, Skowno, Andrew L. and Watson, James E. M. (2021). Scientific foundations for an ecosystem goal, milestones and indicators for the post-2020 global biodiversity framework. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 5 (10), 1338-1349. doi: 10.1038/s41559-021-01538-5

A national‐scale dataset for threats impacting Australia’s imperiled flora and fauna

Ward, Michelle, Carwardine, Josie, Yong, Chuan J., Watson, James E. M., Silcock, Jennifer, Taylor, Gary S., Lintermans, Mark, Gillespie, Graeme R., Garnett, Stephen T., Woinarski, John, Tingley, Reid, Fensham, Rod J., Hoskin, Conrad J., Hines, Harry B., Roberts, J. Dale, Kennard, Mark J., Harvey, Mark S., Chapple, David G. and Reside, April E. (2021). A national‐scale dataset for threats impacting Australia’s imperiled flora and fauna. Ecology and Evolution, 11 (17) ece3.7920, 1-13. doi: 10.1002/ece3.7920

Determining ranges of poorly known mammals as a tool for global conservation assessment

Stewart, Claire L., Watson, James E.M., Bland, Lucie M. and Tulloch, Ayesha I.T. (2021). Determining ranges of poorly known mammals as a tool for global conservation assessment. Biological Conservation, 260 109188, 1-14. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109188

How to halve the carbon and biodiversity impacts of biofuel-driven land-use change in Brazil

de Andrade Junior, Milton A. U., Watson, James E. M., Williams, Brooke A., Allan, James R., O'Bryan, Christopher J. and Maxwell, Sean L. (2021). How to halve the carbon and biodiversity impacts of biofuel-driven land-use change in Brazil. Biological Conservation, 260 109214, 109214. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109214

Regional scalable priorities for national biodiversity and carbon conservation planning in Asia

Zhu, Li, Hughes, Alice C., Zhao, Xiao-Qian, Zhou, Li-Jing, Ma, Ke-Ping, Shen, Xiao-Li, Li, Sheng, Liu, Ming-Zhang, Xu, Wu-Bing and Watson, James E. M. (2021). Regional scalable priorities for national biodiversity and carbon conservation planning in Asia. Science Advances, 7 (35) eabe4261, eabe4261. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abe4261

Talk is cheap: nations must act now to achieve long-term ambitions for biodiversity

Watson, James E. M., Simmonds, Jeremy S., Narain, Divya, Ward, Michelle, Maron, Martine and Maxwell, Sean L. (2021). Talk is cheap: nations must act now to achieve long-term ambitions for biodiversity. One Earth, 4 (7), 897-900. doi: 10.1016/j.oneear.2021.06.012

Telecoupled environmental impacts are an obstacle to meeting the sustainable development goals

Zeng, Yiwen, Runting, Rebecca K., Watson, James E. M. and Carrasco, Luis Roman (2021). Telecoupled environmental impacts are an obstacle to meeting the sustainable development goals. Sustainable Development, 30 (1) sd.2229, 1-7. doi: 10.1002/sd.2229

The emerging threat of extractives sector to intact forest landscapes

Grantham, Hedley S., Tibaldeschi, Paolo, Izquierdo, Pablo, Mo, Karen, Patterson, David J., Rainey, Hugo, Watson, J. E.M. and Jones, Kendall R. (2021). The emerging threat of extractives sector to intact forest landscapes. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 4 692338. doi: 10.3389/ffgc.2021.692338

Using anecdotal reports to clarify the distribution and status of a near mythical species: Australia’s Night Parrot (Pezoporus occidentalis)

Leseberg, Nicholas P., McAllan, Ian A. W., Murphy, Stephen A., Burbidge, Allan H., Joseph, Leo, Parker, Shane A., Jackett, Nigel A., Fuller, Richard A. and Watson, James E. M. (2021). Using anecdotal reports to clarify the distribution and status of a near mythical species: Australia’s Night Parrot (Pezoporus occidentalis). Emu - Austral Ornithology, 121 (3), 1-11. doi: 10.1080/01584197.2021.1927760

A metric for spatially explicit contributions to science-based species targets

Mair, Louise, Bennun, Leon A., Brooks, Thomas M., Butchart, Stuart H. M., Bolam, Friederike C., Burgess, Neil D., Ekstrom, Jonathan M. M., Milner-Gulland, E. J., Hoffmann, Michael, Ma, Keping, Macfarlane, Nicholas B. W., Raimondo, Domitilla C., Rodrigues, Ana S. L., Shen, Xiaoli, Strassburg, Bernardo B. N., Beatty, Craig R., Gómez-Creutzberg, Carla, Iribarrem, Alvaro, Irmadhiany, Meizani, Lacerda, Eduardo, Mattos, Bianca C., Parakkasi, Karmila, Tognelli, Marcelo F., Bennett, Elizabeth L., Bryan, Catherine, Carbone, Giulia, Chaudhary, Abhishek, Eiselin, Maxime, da Fonseca, Gustavo A. B. ... McGowan, Philip J. K. (2021). A metric for spatially explicit contributions to science-based species targets. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 5 (6), 836-844. doi: 10.1038/s41559-021-01432-0

Assisted colonization risk assessment-response

Brodie, Jedediah F., Lieberman, Susan, Moehrenschlager, Axel, Redford, Kent H., Rodriguez, Jon Paul, Schwartz, Mark, Seddon, Philip J. and Watson, James E. M. (2021). Assisted colonization risk assessment-response. Science, 372 (6545), 925-926. doi: 10.1126/science.abj3134

Equitable and effective area‐based conservation: Towards the conserved areas paradigm

Jonas, Harry D., Ahmadia, Gabby N., Bingham, Heather C., Briggs, Johnny, Butchart, Stuart H.M., Cariño, Joji, Chassot, Olivier, Chaudhary, Sunita, Darling, Emily, Degemmis, Alfred, Dudley, Nigel, Fa, Julia E., Fitzsimons, James, Garnett, Stephen, Geldmann, Jonas, Golden Kroner, Rachel, Gurney, Georgina G., Harrington, Alexandra R., Himes‐cornell, Amber, Hockings, Marc, Jonas, Holly C., Jupiter, Stacy, Kingston, Naomi, Lee, E., Lieberman, Susan, Mangubhai, Sangeeta, Marnewick, Daniel, Matallana‐tobón, Clara L., Maxwell, Sean L. ... von Weizsäcker, Christine (2021). Equitable and effective area‐based conservation: Towards the conserved areas paradigm. Parks, 27 (1), 71-84. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.CH.2021.PARKS-27-1HJ.en

Global policy for assisted colonization of species: coordinated policies are needed for the translocation of species for conservation

Brodie, Jedediah F., Lieberman, Susan, Moehrenschlager, Axel, Redford, Kent H., Rodríguez, Jon Paul, Schwartz, Mark, Seddon, Philip J. and Watson, James E.M. (2021). Global policy for assisted colonization of species: coordinated policies are needed for the translocation of species for conservation. Science, 372 (6541), 456-458. doi: 10.1126/science.abg0532

People have shaped most of terrestrial nature for at least 12,000 years

Ellis, Erle C., Gauthier, Nicolas, Goldewijk, Kees Klein, Bird, Rebecca Bliege, Boivin, Nicole, Díaz, Sandra, Fuller, Dorian Q., Gill, Jacquelyn L., Kaplan, Jed O., Kingston, Naomi, Locke, Harvey, McMichael, Crystal N.H., Ranco, Darren, Rick, Torben C., Rebecca Shaw, M., Stephens, Lucas, Svenning, Jens-Christian and Watson, James E.M. (2021). People have shaped most of terrestrial nature for at least 12,000 years. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 118 (17) e2023483118. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2023483118

Australia faces environmental crisis

Ward, Michelle, Barmand, Shayan, Watson, James and Williams, Brooke (2021). Australia faces environmental crisis. Science, 371 (6534), 1115-1116. doi: 10.1126/science.abg9225

Deforestation and bird habitat loss in Colombia

Negret, Pablo Jose, Maron, Martine, Fuller, Richard A., Possingham, Hugh P., Watson, James E.M. and Simmonds, Jeremy S. (2021). Deforestation and bird habitat loss in Colombia. Biological Conservation, 257 109044, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109044

Four steps for the Earth: mainstreaming the post-2020 global biodiversity framework

Milner-Gulland, E. J., Addison, Prue, Arlidge, William N.S., Baker, Julia, Booth, Hollie, Brooks, Thomas, Bull, Joseph W., Burgass, Michael J., Ekstrom, Jon, zu Ermgassen, Sophus O.S.E., Fleming, L. Vincent, Grub, Henry M.J., von Hase, Amrei, Hoffmann, Michael, Hutton, Jonathan, Juffe-Bignoli, Diego, ten Kate, Kerry, Kiesecker, Joseph, Kümpel, Noëlle F., Maron, Martine, Newing, Helen S., Ole-Moiyoi, Katrina, Sinclair, Cheli, Sinclair, Sam, Starkey, Malcolm, Stuart, Simon N., Tayleur, Cath and Watson, James E.M. (2021). Four steps for the Earth: mainstreaming the post-2020 global biodiversity framework. One Earth, 4 (1), 75-87. doi: 10.1016/j.oneear.2020.12.011

A 2021 horizon scan of emerging global biological conservation issues

Sutherland, William J., Atkinson, Philip W., Broad, Steven, Brown, Sam, Clout, Mick, Dias, Maria P., Dicks, Lynn V., Doran, Helen, Fleishman, Erica, Garratt, Elizabeth L., Gaston, Kevin J., Hughes, Alice C., Le Roux, Xavier, Lickorish, Fiona A., Maggs, Luke, Palardy, James E., Peck, Lloyd S., Pettorelli, Nathalie, Pretty, Jules, Spalding, Mark D., Tonneijck, Femke H., Walpole, Matt, Watson, James E.M., Wentworth, Jonathan and Thornton, Ann (2021). A 2021 horizon scan of emerging global biological conservation issues. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 36 (1), 87-97. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2020.10.014

Conservation birding: a quantitative conceptual framework for prioritizing citizen science observations

Callaghan, Corey T., Watson, James E. M., Lyons, Mitchell B., Cornwell, William K. and Fuller, Richard A. (2021). Conservation birding: a quantitative conceptual framework for prioritizing citizen science observations. Biological Conservation, 253 108912, 1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108912

Descriptions of the vocalisations of the Chestnut-backed Button-quail Turnix castanotus

Webster, Patrick T.D., Jackett, Nigel A., Swann, George, Leseberg, Nicholas P., Murphy, Stephen and Watson, James E. (2021). Descriptions of the vocalisations of the Chestnut-backed Button-quail Turnix castanotus. Australian Field Ornithology, 38, 137-144. doi: 10.20938/afo38137144

Essential indicators for measuring site-based conservation effectiveness in the post-2020 global biodiversity framework

Geldmann, Jonas, Deguignet, Marine, Balmford, Andrew, Burgess, Neil D., Dudley, Nigel, Hockings, Marc, Kingston, Naomi, Klimmek, Helen, Lewis, Alanah Hayley, Rahbek, Carsten, Stolton, Sue, Vincent, Claire, Wells, Sue, Woodley, Stephen and Watson, James E. M. (2021). Essential indicators for measuring site-based conservation effectiveness in the post-2020 global biodiversity framework. Conservation Letters, 14 (4) e12792, 1-9. doi: 10.1111/conl.12792

Setting robust biodiversity goals

Maron, Martine, Juffe-Bignoli, Diego, Krueger, Linda, Kiesecker, Joseph, Kümpel, Noëlle F., ten Kate, Kerry, Milner-Gulland, E. J., Arlidge, William N. S., Booth, Hollie, Bull, Joseph W., Starkey, Malcolm, Ekstrom, Jonathan M., Strassburg, Bernardo, Verburg, Peter H. and Watson, James E. M. (2021). Setting robust biodiversity goals. Conservation Letters, 14 (5) e12816. doi: 10.1111/conl.12816

Toward monitoring forest ecosystem integrity within the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework

Hansen, Andrew J., Noble, Benjamin P., Veneros, Jaris, East, Alyson, Goetz, Scott J., Supples, Christina, Watson, James E. M., Jantz, Patrick A., Pillay, Rajeev, Jetz, Walter, Ferrier, Simon, Grantham, Hedley S., Evans, Thomas D., Ervin, Jamison, Venter, Oscar and Virnig, Anne L. S. (2021). Toward monitoring forest ecosystem integrity within the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework. Conservation Letters, 14 (4) e12822. doi: 10.1111/conl.12822

A robust goal is needed for species in the Post‐2020 Global Biodiversity Framework

Williams, Brooke A., Watson, James E.M., Butchart, Stuart H.M., Ward, Michelle, Brooks, Thomas M., Butt, Nathalie, Bolam, Friederike C., Stuart, Simon N., Mair, Louise, McGowan, Philip J. K., Gregory, Richard, Hilton‐Taylor, Craig, Mallon, David, Harrison, Ian and Simmonds, Jeremy S. (2020). A robust goal is needed for species in the Post‐2020 Global Biodiversity Framework. Conservation Letters, 14 (3) e12778. doi: 10.1111/conl.12778

Author Correction: Area-based conservation in the twenty-first century (Nature, (2020), 586, 7828, (217-227), 10.1038/s41586-020-2773-z)

Maxwell, Sean L., Cazalis, Victor, Dudley, Nigel, Hoffmann, Michael, Rodrigues, Ana S. L., Stolton, Sue, Visconti, Piero, Woodley, Stephen, Kingston, Naomi, Lewis, Edward, Maron, Martine, Strassburg, Bernardo B. N., Wenger, Amelia, Jonas, Harry D., Venter, Oscar and Watson, James E. M. (2020). Author Correction: Area-based conservation in the twenty-first century (Nature, (2020), 586, 7828, (217-227), 10.1038/s41586-020-2773-z). Nature, 588 (7837), E14-E14. doi: 10.1038/s41586-020-2952-y

Anthropogenic modification of forests means only 40% of remaining forests have high ecosystem integrity

Grantham, H. S., Duncan, A., Evans, T. D., Jones, K. R., Beyer, H. L., Schuster, R., Walston, J., Ray, J. C., Robinson, J. G., Callow, M., Clements, T., Costa, H. M., DeGemmis, A., Elsen, P. R., Ervin, J., Franco, P., Goldman, E., Goetz, S., Hansen, A., Hofsvang, E., Jantz, P., Jupiter, S., Kang, A., Langhammer, P., Laurance, W. F., Lieberman, S., Linkie, M., Malhi, Y., Maxwell, S. ... Watson, J. E.M. (2020). Anthropogenic modification of forests means only 40% of remaining forests have high ecosystem integrity. Nature Communications, 11 (1) 5978, 1-10. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-19493-3

Modelling the habitat of the endangered Carpentarian Grasswren (Amytornis dorotheae): The importance of spatio-temporal habitat availability in a fire prone landscape

Stoetzel, Henry J., Leseberg, Nicholas P., Murphy, Stephen A., Andrew, Margaret E., Plant, Kayler J., Harrington, Graham N. and Watson, James E.M. (2020). Modelling the habitat of the endangered Carpentarian Grasswren (Amytornis dorotheae): The importance of spatio-temporal habitat availability in a fire prone landscape. Global Ecology and Conservation, 24 e01341, e01341. doi: 10.1016/j.gecco.2020.e01341

Using intrinsic and contextual information associated with automated signal detections to improve call recognizer performance: A case study using the cryptic and critically endangered Night Parrot Pezoporus occidentalis

Leseberg, Nicholas P., Venables, William N., Murphy, Stephen A. and Watson, James E. M. (2020). Using intrinsic and contextual information associated with automated signal detections to improve call recognizer performance: A case study using the cryptic and critically endangered Night Parrot Pezoporus occidentalis. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 11 (11), 1520-1530. doi: 10.1111/2041-210x.13475

Eroded protections threaten US forests

Perez-Hammerle, Katharina-Victoria, Moon, Katie, Possingham, Hugh P., Jose Martinez-Harms, Maria and Watson, James E. M. (2020). Eroded protections threaten US forests. Science, 370 (6519), 921-922. doi: 10.1126/science.abf5654

Unveiling the environmental benefits of reducing sugar

de Andrade Junior, Milton A. U., Watson, James E. M. and Maxwell, Sean L. (2020). Unveiling the environmental benefits of reducing sugar. Lancet Planetary Health, 4 (11), E497-E498. doi: 10.1016/S2542-5196(20)30226-6

Set ambitious goals for biodiversity and sustainability

Díaz, Sandra, Zafra-Calvo, Noelia, Purvis, Andy, Verburg, Peter H., Obura, David, Leadley, Paul, Chaplin-Kramer, Rebecca, De Meester, Luc, Dulloo, Ehsan, Martín-López, Berta, Shaw, M. Rebecca, Visconti, Piero, Broadgate, Wendy, Bruford, Michael W., Burgess, Neil D., Cavender- Bares, Jeannine, DeClerck, Fabrice, Fernández-Palacios, José María, Garibaldi, Lucas A., Hill, Samantha L.L., Isbell, Forest, Khoury, Colin K., Krug, Cornelia B., Liu, Jianguo, Maron, Martine, McGowan, Philip J.K., Pereira, Henrique M., Reyes-García, Victoria, Rocha, Juan ... Zanne, Amy E. (2020). Set ambitious goals for biodiversity and sustainability. Science, 370 (6515), 411-413. doi: 10.1126/science.abe1530

Importance of species translocations under rapid climate change

Butt, Nathalie, Chauvenet, Alienor L.M., Adams, Vanessa M., Beger, Maria, Gallagher, Rachael V., Shanahan, Danielle F., Ward, Michelle, Watson, James E.M. and Possingham, Hugh P. (2020). Importance of species translocations under rapid climate change. Conservation Biology, 35 (3) cobi.13643, 775-783. doi: 10.1111/cobi.13643

Area-based conservation in the twenty-first century

Maxwell, Sean L., Cazalis, Victor, Dudley, Nigel, Hoffmann, Michael, Rodrigues, Ana S. L., Stolton, Sue, Visconti, Piero, Woodley, Stephen, Kingston, Naomi, Lewis, Edward, Maron, Martine, Strassburg, Bernardo B. N., Wenger, Amelia, Jonas, Harry D., Venter, Oscar and Watson, James E. M. (2020). Area-based conservation in the twenty-first century. Nature, 586 (7828), 217-227. doi: 10.1038/s41586-020-2773-z

Best‐practice forestry management delivers diminishing returns for coral reefs with increased land‐clearing

Wenger, Amelia S., Harris, Daniel, Weber, Samuel, Vaghi, Ferguson, Nand, Yashika, Naisilisili, Waisea, Hughes, Alec, Delevaux, Jade, Klein, Carissa J., Watson, James, Mumby, Peter J. and Jupiter, Stacy D. (2020). Best‐practice forestry management delivers diminishing returns for coral reefs with increased land‐clearing. Journal of Applied Ecology, 57 (12) 1365-2664.13743, 2381-2392. doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.13743

Agricultural intensification is causing rapid habitat change in the Tonle Sap Floodplain, Cambodia

Mahood, Simon P., Poole, Colin M., Watson, James E. M., MacKenzie, Richard A., Sharma, Sahadev and Garnett, Stephen T. (2020). Agricultural intensification is causing rapid habitat change in the Tonle Sap Floodplain, Cambodia. Wetlands Ecology and Management, 28 (5), 713-726. doi: 10.1007/s11273-020-09740-1

Just ten percent of the global terrestrial protected area network is structurally connected via intact land

Ward, Michelle, Saura, Santiago, Williams, Brooke, Ramírez-Delgado, Juan Pablo, Arafeh-Dalmau, Nur, Allan, James R., Venter, Oscar, Dubois, Grégoire and Watson, James E. M. (2020). Just ten percent of the global terrestrial protected area network is structurally connected via intact land. Nature Communications, 11 (1) 4563, 4563. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-18457-x

Bending the curve of terrestrial biodiversity needs an integrated strategy

Leclère, David, Obersteiner, Michael, Barrett, Mike, Butchart, Stuart H. M., Chaudhary, Abhishek, De Palma, Adriana, DeClerck, Fabrice A. J., Di Marco, Moreno, Doelman, Jonathan C., Dürauer, Martina, Freeman, Robin, Harfoot, Michael, Hasegawa, Tomoko, Hellweg, Stefanie, Hilbers, Jelle P., Hill, Samantha L. L., Humpenöder, Florian, Jennings, Nancy, Krisztin, Tamás, Mace, Georgina M., Ohashi, Haruka, Popp, Alexander, Purvis, Andy, Schipper, Aafke M., Tabeau, Andrzej, Valin, Hugo, van Meijl, Hans, van Zeist, Willem-Jan, Visconti, Piero ... Young, Lucy (2020). Bending the curve of terrestrial biodiversity needs an integrated strategy. Nature, 585 (7826), 551-556. doi: 10.1038/s41586-020-2705-y

Renewable energy production will exacerbate mining threats to biodiversity

Sonter, Laura J., Dade, Marie C., Watson, James E. M. and Valenta, Rick K. (2020). Renewable energy production will exacerbate mining threats to biodiversity. Nature Communications, 11 (1) 4174, 4174. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-17928-5

Spatial priorities for conserving the most intact biodiverse forests within Central Africa

Grantham, H. S., Shapiro, A., Bonfils, D., Gond, V., Goldman, E., Maisels, F., Plumptre, A. J., Rayden, T., Robinson, J. G., Strindberg, S., Stokes, E., Tulloch, A. I.T.T., Watson, J. E.M., Williams, L. and Rickenbach, O. (2020). Spatial priorities for conserving the most intact biodiverse forests within Central Africa. Environmental Research Letters, 15 (9) 0940B5. doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/ab9fae

The importance of indigenous peoples’ lands for the conservation of terrestrial mammals

O'Bryan, Christopher J., Garnett, Stephen T., Fa, John E., Leiper, Ian, Rehbein, Jose, Fernández‐Llamazares, Álvaro, Jackson, Micha V., Jonas, Harry D., Brondizio, Eduardo S., Burgess, Neil D., Robinson, Catherine J., Zander, Kerstin K., Venter, Oscar and Watson, James E.M. (2020). The importance of indigenous peoples’ lands for the conservation of terrestrial mammals. Conservation Biology, 35 (3) cobi.13620, 1002-1008. doi: 10.1111/cobi.13620

Protected areas are now the last strongholds for many imperiled mammal species

Pacifici, Michela, Di Marco, Moreno and Watson, James E. M. (2020). Protected areas are now the last strongholds for many imperiled mammal species. Conservation Letters, 13 (6) e12748. doi: 10.1111/conl.12748

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 (2020). A policy-driven framework for conserving the best of Earth’s remaining moist tropical forests. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 4 (10), 1377-1384. doi: 10.1038/s41559-020-1274-7

A global mapping template for natural and modified habitat across terrestrial Earth

Gosling, Joe, Jones, Matt I., Arnell, Andy, Watson, James E. M., Venter, Oscar, Baquero, Andrea C. and Burgess, Neil D. (2020). A global mapping template for natural and modified habitat across terrestrial Earth. Biological Conservation, 250 108674, 108674. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108674

Impact of 2019–2020 mega-fires on Australian fauna habitat

Ward, Michelle, Tulloch, Ayesha I. T., Radford, James Q., Williams, Brooke A., Reside, April E., Macdonald, Stewart L., Mayfield, Helen J., Maron, Martine, Possingham, Hugh P., Vine, Samantha J., O’Connor, James L., Massingham, Emily J., Greenville, Aaron C., Woinarski, John C. Z., Garnett, Stephen T., Lintermans, Mark, Scheele, Ben C., Carwardine, Josie, Nimmo, Dale G., Lindenmayer, David B., Kooyman, Robert M., Simmonds, Jeremy S., Sonter, Laura J. and Watson, James E. M. (2020). Impact of 2019–2020 mega-fires on Australian fauna habitat. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 4 (10), 1321-1326. doi: 10.1038/s41559-020-1251-1

Compounding impact of deforestation on Borneo’s climate during El Niño events

Chapman, Sarah, Syktus, Jozef I, Trancoso, Ralph, Salazar, Alvaro, Thatcher, Marcus J., Watson, James E. M., Meijaard, Erik, Sheil, Douglas, Dargusch, Paul and McAlpine, Clive Alexander (2020). Compounding impact of deforestation on Borneo’s climate during El Niño events. Environmental Research Letters, 15 (8) 084006, 084006. doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/ab86f5

Environmental destruction not avoided with the Sustainable Development Goals

Zeng, Yiwen, Maxwell, Sean, Runting, Rebecca K., Venter, Oscar, Watson, James E. M. and Carrasco, L. Roman (2020). Environmental destruction not avoided with the Sustainable Development Goals. Nature Sustainability, 3 (10), 795-798. doi: 10.1038/s41893-020-0555-0

Global correlates of range contractions and expansions in terrestrial mammals

Pacifici, Michela, Rondinini, Carlo, Rhodes, Jonathan R., Burbidge, Andrew A., Cristiano, Andrea, Watson, James E. M., Woinarski, John C. Z. and Di Marco, Moreno (2020). Global correlates of range contractions and expansions in terrestrial mammals. Nature Communications, 11 (1) 2840, 1-9. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-16684-w

Extent and potential impact of hunting on migratory shorebirds in the Asia-Pacific

Gallo-Cajiao, Eduardo, Morrison, Tiffany H., Woodworth, Bradley K., Lees, Alexander C., Naves, Liliana C., Yong, Ding Li, Choi, Chi-Yeung, Mundkur, Taej, Bird, Jeremy, Jain, Anuj, Klokov, Konstantin, Syroechkovskiy, Evgeny, Chowdhury, Sayam U., Fu, Vivian Wing Kan, Watson, James E.M. and Fuller, Richard A. (2020). Extent and potential impact of hunting on migratory shorebirds in the Asia-Pacific. Biological Conservation, 246 108582, 108582. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108582

Change in terrestrial human footprint drives continued loss of intact ecosystems

Williams, Brooke Anne, Venter, Oscar, Allan, James R., Atkinson, Scott C., Rehbein, Jose A., Ward, Michelle S., Di Marco, Moreno, Grantham, Hedley S., Ervin, Jamison, Goetz, Scott, Hansen, Andrew J., Jantz, Patrick, Pillay, Rajeev, Rodríguez-Buriticá, Susana, Supples, Christina, Virnig, Anne L. S. and Watson, James E. M. (2020). Change in terrestrial human footprint drives continued loss of intact ecosystems. SSRN Electronic Journal, 3 (3), 371-382. doi: 10.2139/ssrn.3600547

Recent Australian wildfires made worse by logging and associated forest management

Lindenmayer, David B., Kooyman, Robert M., Taylor, Chris, Ward, Michelle and Watson, James E. M. (2020). Recent Australian wildfires made worse by logging and associated forest management. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 4 (7), 898-900. doi: 10.1038/s41559-020-1195-5

Renewed threats to Brazilian biodiversity from sugarcane

de Andrade Junior, Milton A. U., Maxwell, Sean L. and Watson, James E. M. (2020). Renewed threats to Brazilian biodiversity from sugarcane. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 18 (4), 178-179. doi: 10.1002/fee.2196

Local conditions and policy design determine whether ecological compensation can achieve no net loss goals

Sonter, Laura J., Simmonds, Jeremy S., Watson, James E. M., Jones, Julia P. G., Kiesecker, Joseph M., Costa, Hugo M., Bennun, Leon, Edwards, Stephen, Grantham, Hedley S., Griffiths, Victoria F., Jones, Kendall, Sochi, Kei, Puydarrieux, Philippe, Quétier, Fabien, Rainer, Helga, Rainey, Hugo, Roe, Dilys, Satar, Musnanda, Soares-Filho, Britaldo S., Starkey, Malcolm, ten Kate, Kerry, Victurine, Ray, von Hase, Amrei, Wells, Jessie A. and Maron, Martine (2020). Local conditions and policy design determine whether ecological compensation can achieve no net loss goals. Nature Communications, 11 (1) 2072, 2072. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-15861-1

Opportunities for big data in conservation and sustainability

Runting, Rebecca K., Phinn, Stuart, Xie, Zunyi, Venter, Oscar and Watson, James E. M. (2020). Opportunities for big data in conservation and sustainability. Nature Communications, 11 (1) 2003, 2003. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-15870-0

Reconciling global priorities for conserving biodiversity habitat

Mokany, Karel, Ferrier, Simon, Harwood, Thomas D., Ware, Chris, Di Marco, Moreno, Grantham, Hedley S., Venter, Oscar, Hoskins, Andrew J. and Watson, James E. M. (2020). Reconciling global priorities for conserving biodiversity habitat. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117 (18), 201918373-9911. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1918373117

Native and exotic nest predators of Alwal (Golden-shouldered parrot Psephotellus chrysopterygius) on Olkola Country, Cape York Peninsula, Australia

Collingwood, Teghan D., Watson, James E. M., Kearney, Stephen, Brown, Allana, Ross, Ashaley, Kulka, Glen, Kulka, Hamish, Kulka, Karla, Royee, Francis, Ross, Brendan, Mahney, Terry, Huett, Katy and Kutt, Alex S. (2020). Native and exotic nest predators of Alwal (Golden-shouldered parrot Psephotellus chrysopterygius) on Olkola Country, Cape York Peninsula, Australia. Emu, 120 (2), 168-172. doi: 10.1080/01584197.2020.1750963

Recognising the impact of sight record assessment on the scientific record and a species’ conservation status

Leseberg, Nicholas P., Murphy, Stephen A., Jackett, Nigel A., Webster, Patrick T. D., MacColl, Christopher, Stoetzel, Henry J. and Watson, James E. M. (2020). Recognising the impact of sight record assessment on the scientific record and a species’ conservation status. Emu - Austral Ornithology, 120 (2), 181-183. doi: 10.1080/01584197.2020.1774395

Global opportunities and challenges for transboundary conservation

Mason, Natalie, Ward, Michelle, Watson, James E. M., Venter, Oscar and Runting, Rebecca K. (2020). Global opportunities and challenges for transboundary conservation. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 4 (5), 694-701. doi: 10.1038/s41559-020-1160-3

Protect Australia's Gondwana Rainforests

Kooyman, Robert M., Watson, James and Wilf, Peter (2020). Protect Australia's Gondwana Rainforests. Science, 367 (6482), 1083-1083. doi: 10.1126/science.abb2046

Protect Australia's Gondwana rainforests

Kooyman, Robert M., Watson, James and Wilf, Peter (2020). Protect Australia's Gondwana rainforests. Science, 367 (6482), 1083-1085. doi: 10.1126/science.abb2046

Protect Australia's gondwana rainforests

Kooyman, Robert M., Watson, James and Wilf, Peter (2020). Protect Australia's gondwana rainforests. Science, 367 (6482), 1083-1085. doi: 10.1126/science.abb2748

Renewable energy development threatens many globally important biodiversity areas

Rehbein, Jose A., Watson, James E. M., Lane, Joe L., Sonter, Laura J., Venter, Oscar, Atkinson, Scott C. and Allan, James R. (2020). Renewable energy development threatens many globally important biodiversity areas. Global Change Biology, 26 (5) gcb.15067, 3040-3051. doi: 10.1111/gcb.15067

Intense human pressure is widespread across terrestrial vertebrate ranges

O'Bryan, Christopher J., Allan, James R., Holden, Matthew, Sanderson, Christopher, Venter, Oscar, Di Marco, Moreno, McDonald-Madden, Eve and Watson, James E.M. (2020). Intense human pressure is widespread across terrestrial vertebrate ranges. Global Ecology and Conservation, 21 e00882, e00882. doi: 10.1016/j.gecco.2019.e00882

Research is not immune to climate change

Rickards, Lauren and Watson, James E. M. (2020). Research is not immune to climate change. Nature Climate Change, 10 (3), 180-183. doi: 10.1038/s41558-020-0715-2

Area requirements to safeguard earth's marine species

Jones, Kendall R., Klein, Carissa J., Grantham, Hedley S., Possingham, Hugh P., Halpern, Benjamin S., Burgess, Neil D., Butchart, Stuart H.M., Robinson, John G., Kingston, Naomi, Bhola, Nina and Watson, James E.M. (2020). Area requirements to safeguard earth's marine species. One Earth, 2 (2), 188-196. doi: 10.1016/j.oneear.2020.01.010

Set a global target for ecosystems

Watson, James E. M., Keith, David A., Strassburg, Bernardo B. N., Venter, Oscar, Williams, Brooke and Nicholson, Emily (2020). Set a global target for ecosystems. Nature, 578 (7795), 360-362. doi: 10.1038/d41586-020-00446-1

Severe human pressures in the Sundaland biodiversity hotspot

Verma, Megha, Symes, William S., Watson, James E. M., Jones, Kendall R., Allan, James R., Venter, Oscar, Rheindt, Frank E., Edwards, David P. and Carrasco, Luis R. (2020). Severe human pressures in the Sundaland biodiversity hotspot. Conservation Science and Practice, 2 (3) e169. doi: 10.1111/csp2.169

Minimising the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services in an intact landscape under risk of rapid agricultural development

Williams, Brooke Anne, Grantham, Hedley S., Watson, James E. M., Alvarez, Silvia J., Simmonds, Jeremy S., Rogeliz, Carlos A., Da Silva, Mayesse A., Forero-Medina, German, Etter, Andres, Nogales, Jonathan, Walschburger, Thomas, Hyman, Glenn and Beyer, Hawthorne L. (2020). Minimising the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services in an intact landscape under risk of rapid agricultural development. Environmental Research Letters, 15 (1) 014001, 014001. doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/ab5ff7

Importance of Indigenous peoples' lands for the conservation of intact forest landscapes

Fa, John E., Watson, James E. M., Leiper, Ian, Potapov, Peter, Evans, Tom D., Burgess, Neil D., Molnar, Zsolt, Fernandez-Llamazares, Alvaro, Duncan, Tom, Wang, Stephanie, Austin, Beau J., Jonas, Harry, Robinson, Cathy J., Malmer, Pernilla, Zander, Kerstin K., Jackson, Micha, Ellis, Erle, Brondizio, Eduardo S. and Garnett, Stephen T. (2020). Importance of Indigenous peoples' lands for the conservation of intact forest landscapes. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 18 (3) fee.2148, 135-140. doi: 10.1002/fee.2148

Global human influence maps reveal clear opportunities in conserving Earth’s remaining intact terrestrial ecosystems

Riggio, Jason, Baillie, Jonathan E. M., Brumby, Steven, Ellis, Erle, Kennedy, Christina M., Oakleaf, James R., Tait, Alex, Tepe, Therese, Theobald, David M., Venter, Oscar, Watson, James E. M. and Jacobson, Andrew P. (2020). Global human influence maps reveal clear opportunities in conserving Earth’s remaining intact terrestrial ecosystems. Global Change Biology, 26 (8), 4344-4356. doi: 10.1111/gcb.15109

Global no net loss of natural ecosystems

Maron, Martine, Simmonds, Jeremy S., Watson, James E. M., Sonter, Laura J., Bennun, Leon, Griffiths, Victoria F., Quétier, Fabien, von Hase, Amrei, Edwards, Stephen, Rainey, Hugo, Bull, Joseph W., Savy, Conrad E., Victurine, Ray, Kiesecker, Joseph, Puydarrieux, Philippe, Stevens, Todd, Cozannet, Naïg and Jones, Julia P. G. (2019). Global no net loss of natural ecosystems. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 4 (1), 46-49. doi: 10.1038/s41559-019-1067-z

Growth-inducing infrastructure represents transformative yet ignored keystone environmental decisions

Johnson, Chris J., Venter, Oscar, Ray, Justina C. and Watson, James E. M. (2019). Growth-inducing infrastructure represents transformative yet ignored keystone environmental decisions. Conservation Letters, 13 (2) e12696. doi: 10.1111/conl.12696

Moving from biodiversity offsets to a target-based approach for ecological compensation

Simmonds, Jeremy S., Sonter, Laura J., Watson, James E. M., Bennun, Leon, Costa, Hugo M., Dutson, Guy, Edwards, Stephen, Grantham, Hedley, Griffiths, Victoria F., Jones, Julia P. G., Kiesecker, Joseph, Possingham, Hugh P., Puydarrieux, Philippe, Quetier, Fabien, Rainer, Helga, Rainey, Hugo, Roe, Dilys, Savy, Conrad E., Souquet, Mathieu, ten Kate, Kerry, Victurine, Ray, von Hase, Amrei and Maron, Martine (2019). Moving from biodiversity offsets to a target-based approach for ecological compensation. Conservation Letters, 13 (2) e12695. doi: 10.1111/conl.12695

A composite measure of habitat loss for entire assemblages of species

Simmonds, Jeremy S., Watson, James. E. M., Salazar, Alvaro and Maron, Martine (2019). A composite measure of habitat loss for entire assemblages of species. Conservation Biology, 33 (6) cobi.13331, 1438-1447. doi: 10.1111/cobi.13331

Erratum: Correction: Hotspots of human impact on threatened terrestrial vertebrates (PLoS biology (2019) 17 3 (e3000158))

Allan, James R., Watson, James E M, Marco, Moreno Di, O'Bryan, Christopher J., Possingham, Hugh P., Atkinson, Scott C. and Venter, Oscar (2019). Erratum: Correction: Hotspots of human impact on threatened terrestrial vertebrates (PLoS biology (2019) 17 3 (e3000158)). PLoS Biology, 17 (12) e3000598. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3000598

Substantial losses in ecoregion intactness highlight urgency of globally coordinated action

Beyer, Hawthorne L., Venter, Oscar, Grantham, Hedley S. and Watson, James E. M. (2019). Substantial losses in ecoregion intactness highlight urgency of globally coordinated action. Conservation Letters, 13 (2) e12592, e12592. doi: 10.1111/conl.12692

Spending to save: What will it cost to halt Australia's extinction crisis?

Wintle, Brendan A., Cadenhead, Natasha C. R., Morgain, Rachel A., Legge, Sarah M., Bekessy, Sarah A., Cantele, Matthew, Possingham, Hugh P., Watson, James E. M., Maron, Martine, Keith, David A., Garnett, Stephen T., Woinarski, John C. Z. and Lindenmayer, David B. (2019). Spending to save: What will it cost to halt Australia's extinction crisis?. Conservation Letters, 12 (6) e12682. doi: 10.1111/conl.12682

Net positive outcomes for nature

Bull, Joseph W., Milner-Gulland, E. J., Addison, Prue F. E., Arlidge, William N. S., Baker, Julia, Brooks, Thomas M., Burgass, Michael J., Hinsley, Amy, Maron, Martine, Robinson, John G., Sekhran, Nik, Sinclair, Samuel P., Stuart, Simon N., zu Ermgassen, Sophus O. S. E. and Watson, James E. M. (2019). Net positive outcomes for nature. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 4 (1), 4-7. doi: 10.1038/s41559-019-1022-z

Global humid tropics forest structural condition and forest structural integrity maps

Hansen, Andrew, Barnett, Kevin, Jantz, Patrick, Phillips, Linda, Goetz, Scott J., Hansen, Matt, Venter, Oscar, Watson, James E. M., Burns, Patrick, Atkinson, Scott, Rodríguez-Buritica, Susana, Ervin, Jamison, Virnig, Anne, Supples, Christina and De Camargo, Rafael (2019). Global humid tropics forest structural condition and forest structural integrity maps. Scientific Data, 6 (1) 232, 232. doi: 10.1038/s41597-019-0214-3

Mapping the continuum of humanity's footprint on land

Watson, James Edward Maxwell and Venter, Oscar (2019). Mapping the continuum of humanity's footprint on land. One Earth, 1 (2), 175-180. doi: 10.1016/j.oneear.2019.09.004

Degradation and forgone removals increase the carbon impact of intact forest loss by 626%

Maxwell, Sean L., Evans, Tom, Watson, James E. M., Morel, Alexandra, Grantham, Hedley, Duncan, Adam, Harris, Nancy, Potapov, Peter, Runting, Rebecca K., Venter, Oscar, Wang, Stephanie and Malhi, Yadvinder (2019). Degradation and forgone removals increase the carbon impact of intact forest loss by 626%. Science Advances, 5 (10) eaax2546, eaax2546. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.aax2546

Identifying technology solutions to bring conservation into the innovation era

Iacona, Gwenllian, Ramachandra, Anurag, McGowan, Jennifer, Davies, Alasdair, Joppa, Lucas, Koh, Lian Pin, Fegraus, Eric, Game, Edward, Guillera-Arroita, Gurutzeta, Harcourt, Rob, Indraswari, Karlina, Lahoz-Monfort, Jose J., Oliver, Jessica L., Possingham, Hugh P., Ward, Adrian, Watson, David W., Watson, James E. M., Wintle, Brendan A. and Chades, Iadine (2019). Identifying technology solutions to bring conservation into the innovation era. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 17 (10), 591-598. doi: 10.1002/fee.2111

The human footprint represents observable human pressures: reply to Kennedy et al.

Venter, Oscar, Possingham, Hugh P. and Watson, James E. M. (2019). The human footprint represents observable human pressures: reply to Kennedy et al.. Global Change Biology, 26 (2) gcb.14849, 330-332. doi: 10.1111/gcb.14849

A call for international leadership and coordination to realize the potential of conservation technology

Lahoz-Monfort, José J., Chadès, Iadine, Davies, Alasdair, Fegraus, Eric, Game, Edward, Guillera-Arroita, Gurutzeta, Harcourt, Robert, Indraswari, Karlina, McGowan, Jennifer, Oliver, Jessica L., Refisch, Johannes, Rhodes, Jonathan, Roe, Paul, Rogers, Alex, Ward, Adrian, Watson, David M., Watson, James E. M., Wintle, Brendan A. and Joppa, Lucas (2019). A call for international leadership and coordination to realize the potential of conservation technology. BioScience, 69 (10), 823-832. doi: 10.1093/biosci/biz090

Wilderness areas halve the extinction risk of terrestrial biodiversity

Di Marco, Moreno, Ferrier, Simon, Harwood, Tom D., Hoskins, Andrew J. and Watson, James E. M. (2019). Wilderness areas halve the extinction risk of terrestrial biodiversity. Nature, 573 (7775), 582-585. doi: 10.1038/s41586-019-1567-7

Nationally determined contributions under the Paris Agreement and the costs of delayed action

Winning, Matthew, Price, James, Ekins, Paul, Pye, Steve, Glynn, James, Watson, Jim and McGlade, Christophe (2019). Nationally determined contributions under the Paris Agreement and the costs of delayed action. Climate Policy, 19 (8), 947-958. doi: 10.1080/14693062.2019.1615858

Three Global Conditions for Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use: an implementation framework

Locke, Harvey, Ellis, Erle C., Venter, Oscar, Schuster, Richard, Ma, Keping, Shen, Xiaoli, Woodley, Stephen, Kingston, Naomi, Bhola, Nina, Strassburg, Bernardo B. N., Paulsch, Axel, Williams, Brooke and Watson, James E. M. (2019). Three Global Conditions for Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use: an implementation framework. National Science Review, 6 (6), 1080-1082. doi: 10.1093/nsr/nwz136

Lots of loss with little scrutiny: the attrition of habitat critical for threatened species in Australia

Ward, Michelle S., Simmonds, Jeremy S., Reside, April E., Watson, James E. M., Rhodes, Jonathan R., Possingham, Hugh P., Trezise, James, Fletcher, Rachel, File, Lindsey and Taylor, Martin (2019). Lots of loss with little scrutiny: the attrition of habitat critical for threatened species in Australia. Conservation Science and Practice, 1 (11) e117. doi: 10.1111/csp2.117

A manifesto for predictive conservation

Travers, Henry, Selinske, Matthew, Nuno, Ana, Serban, Anca, Mancini, Francesca, Barychka, Tatsiana, Bush, Emma, Rasolofoson, Ranaivo A., Watson, James E.M. and Milner-Gulland, E. J. (2019). A manifesto for predictive conservation. Biological Conservation, 237, 12-18. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2019.05.059

A bold successor to Aichi Target 11−−Response

Visconti, Piero, Butchart, Stuart H.M., Brooks, Thomas M., Langhammer, Penny F., Marnewick, Daniel, Vergara, Sheila, Yanosky, Alberto, Crowe, Olivia and Watson, James E.M. (2019). A bold successor to Aichi Target 11−−Response. Science, 365 (6454), 650-651. doi: 10.1126/science.aay2768

All threatened species habitat is important

Simmonds, J. S. and Watson, J. E. M. (2019). All threatened species habitat is important. Animal Conservation, 22 (4), 324-325. doi: 10.1111/acv.12518

Diverse contributions benefit people and nature

Watson, James E. M. and Jones, Julia P. G. (2019). Diverse contributions benefit people and nature. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 3 (8), 1140-1141. doi: 10.1038/s41559-019-0936-9

Emerging evidence that armed conflict and coca cultivation influence deforestation patterns

Negret, Pablo Jose, Sonter, Laura, Watson, James E.M., Possingham, Hugh P., Jones, Kendall R., Suarez, Cesar, Ochoa-Quintero, Jose Manuel and Maron, Martine (2019). Emerging evidence that armed conflict and coca cultivation influence deforestation patterns. Biological Conservation, 239 108176, 108176. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2019.07.021

Need to address gaps in global fisheries observation

Roberson, Leslie A., Kiszka, Jeremy J. and Watson, James E. M. (2019). Need to address gaps in global fisheries observation. Conservation Biology, 33 (4) cobi.13265, 966-968. doi: 10.1111/cobi.13265

Widespread shortfalls in protected area resourcing undermine efforts to conserve biodiversity

Coad, Lauren, Watson, James E. M., Geldmann, Jonas, Burgess, Neil D., Leverington, Fiona, Hockings, Marc, Knights, Kathryn and Di Marco, Moreno (2019). Widespread shortfalls in protected area resourcing undermine efforts to conserve biodiversity. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 17 (5) fee.2042, 259-264. doi: 10.1002/fee.2042

Quantifying biases in marine‐protected‐area placement relative to abatable threats

Kuempel, Caitlin D., Jones, Kendall R., Watson, James E.M. and Possingham, Hugh P. (2019). Quantifying biases in marine‐protected‐area placement relative to abatable threats. Conservation Biology, 33 (6) cobi.13340, 1350-1359. doi: 10.1111/cobi.13340

The mesoscavenger release hypothesis and implications for ecosystem and human well‐being

O'Bryan, Christopher J., Holden, Matthew H. and Watson, James E.M. (2019). The mesoscavenger release hypothesis and implications for ecosystem and human well‐being. Ecology Letters, 22 (9) ele.13288, 1340-1348. doi: 10.1111/ele.13288

The impact of climate change and urban growth on urban climate and heat stress in a subtropical city

Chapman, Sarah, Thatcher, Marcus, Salazar, Alvaro, Watson, James E.M. and McAlpine, Clive A. (2019). The impact of climate change and urban growth on urban climate and heat stress in a subtropical city. International Journal of Climatology, 39 (6), 3013-3030. doi: 10.1002/joc.5998

Last chance for Madagascar’s biodiversity

Jones, Julia P. G., Ratsimbazafy, Jonah, Ratsifandrihamanana, Anitry N., Watson, James E. M., Andrianandrasana, Herizo T., Cabeza, Mar, Cinner, Joshua E., Goodman, Steven M., Hawkins, Frank, Mittermeier, Russell A., Rabearisoa, Ando L., Rakotonarivo, O. Sarobidy, Razafimanahaka, Julie H., Razafimpahanana, Andriamandimbisoa R., Wilmé, Lucienne and Wright, Patricia C. (2019). Last chance for Madagascar’s biodiversity. Nature Sustainability, 2 (5), 350-352. doi: 10.1038/s41893-019-0288-0

Protected area targets post-2020

Visconti, Piero, Butchart, Stuart H. M., Brooks, Thomas M., Langhammer, Penny F., Marnewick, Daniel, Vergara, Sheila, Yanosky, Alberto and Watson, James E. M. (2019). Protected area targets post-2020. Science, 364 (6437), 239-241. doi: 10.1126/science.aav6886

Restoration priorities to achieve the global protected area target

Mappin, Bonnie, Chauvenet, Alienor L.M., Adams, Vanessa M., Di Marco, Moreno, Beyer, Hawthorne L., Venter, Oscar, Halpern, Benjamin S., Possingham, Hugh P. and Watson, James E.M. (2019). Restoration priorities to achieve the global protected area target. Conservation Letters, 12 (4) e12646, e12646. doi: 10.1111/conl.12646

How to send a finch extinct

Reside, April E., Cosgrove, Anita J., Pointon, Revel, Trezise, James, Watson, James E.M. and Maron, Martine (2019). How to send a finch extinct. Environmental Science and Policy, 94, 163-173. doi: 10.1016/j.envsci.2019.01.005

Identifying global centers of unsustainable commercial harvesting of species

Di Minin, Enrico, Brooks, Thomas M., Toivonen, Tuuli, Butchart, Stuart H. M., Heikinheimo, Vuokko, Watson, James E. M., Burgess, Neil D., Challender, Daniel W. S., Goettsch, Bárbara, Jenkins, Richard and Moilanen, Atte (2019). Identifying global centers of unsustainable commercial harvesting of species. Science Advances, 5 (4) eaau2879, eaau2879. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.aau2879

Metrics of progress in the understanding and management of threats to Australian birds: metrics of progress

Garnett, S. T., Butchart, S. H. M., Baker, G. B., Bayraktarov, E., Buchanan, K. L., Burbidge, A. A., Chauvenet, A. L. M., Christidis, L., Ehmke, G., Grace, M., Hoccom, D. G., Legge, S. M., Leiper, I., Lindenmayer, D. B., Loyn, R. H., Maron, M., McDonald, P., Menkhorst, P., Possingham, H. P., Radford, J., Reside, A. E., Watson, D. M., Watson, J. E. M., Wintle, B., Woinarski, J. C. Z. and Geyle, H. M. (2019). Metrics of progress in the understanding and management of threats to Australian birds: metrics of progress. Conservation Biology, 33 (2), 456-468. doi: 10.1111/cobi.13220

Retention and restoration priorities for climate adaptation in a multi-use landscape

Maxwell, Sean L., Reside, April, Trezise, James, McAlpine, Clive A. and Watson, James EM. (2019). Retention and restoration priorities for climate adaptation in a multi-use landscape. Global Ecology and Conservation, 18 e00649, e00649. doi: 10.1016/j.gecco.2019.e00649

Forests are still key to climate action

Watson, James E. M. (2019). Forests are still key to climate action. Nature, 567 (7748), 311-311. doi: 10.1038/d41586-019-00869-5

Hotspots of human impact on threatened terrestrial vertebrates

Allan, James R., Watson, James E. M., Di Marco, Moreno, O’Bryan, Christopher J., Possingham, Hugh P., Atkinson, Scott C. and Venter, Oscar (2019). Hotspots of human impact on threatened terrestrial vertebrates. PLOS Biology, 17 (3) e3000158, e3000158. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3000158

Brokering trust in citizen science

Gilfedder, Mat, Robinson, Cathy J., Watson, James E. M., Campbell, Thomas G., Sullivan, Brian L. and Possingham, Hugh P. (2019). Brokering trust in citizen science. Society and Natural Resources, 32 (3), 292-302. doi: 10.1080/08941920.2018.1518507

Madagascar: crime threatens biodiversity

Jones, Julia P.G., Ratsimbazafy, Jonah, Ratsifandrihamanana, Anitry N., Watson, James E.M., Andrianandrasana, Herizo T., Cabeza, Mar, Cinner, Joshua E., Goodman, Steven M., Hawkins, Frank, Mittermeier, Russell A., Rabearisoa, Ando L., Rakotonarivo, O. Sarobidy, Razafimanahaka, Julie H., Razafimpahanana, Andriamandimbisoa R., Wilmé, Lucienne and Wright, Patricia C. (2019). Madagascar: crime threatens biodiversity. Science, 363 (6429), 825-825. doi: 10.1126/science.aaw6402

What are the barriers to successful community-based climate change adaptation? A review of grey literature

Piggott-McKellar, Annah E., McNamara, Karen E., Nunn, Patrick D. and Watson, James E. M. (2019). What are the barriers to successful community-based climate change adaptation? A review of grey literature. Local Environment, 24 (4), 374-390. doi: 10.1080/13549839.2019.1580688

Descriptions of known vocalisations of the Night Parrot Pezoporus occidentalis

Leseberg, Nicholas, Murphy, Stephen, Jackett, Nigel, Greatwich, Bruce, Brown, Jamie, Hamilton, Neil, Joseph, Leo and Watson, James (2019). Descriptions of known vocalisations of the Night Parrot Pezoporus occidentalis. Australian Field Ornithology, 36, 79-88. doi: 10.20938/afo36079088

Larger gains from improved management over sparing–sharing for tropical forests

Runting, Rebecca K., Ruslandi, Griscom, Bronson W., Struebig, Matthew J., Satar, Musnanda, Meijaard, Erik, Burivalova, Zuzana, Cheyne, Susan M., Deere, Nicolas J., Game, Edward T., Putz, F. E., Wells, Jessie A., Wilting, Andreas, Ancrenaz, Marc, Ellis, Peter, Khan, Faisal A. A., Leavitt, Sara M., Marshall, Andrew J., Possingham, Hugh P., Watson, James E. M. and Venter, Oscar (2019). Larger gains from improved management over sparing–sharing for tropical forests. Nature Sustainability, 2 (1), 53-61. doi: 10.1038/s41893-018-0203-0

Open access solutions for biodiversity journals: do not replace one problem with another

Peterson, A. Townsend, Anderson, Robert P., Beger, Maria, Bolliger, Janine, Brotons, Lluís, Burridge, Christopher P., Cobos, Marlon E., Cuervo-Robayo, Angela P., Di Minin, Enrico, Diez, Jeffrey, Elith, Jane, Embling, Clare B., Escobar, Luis E., Essl, Franz, Feeley, Kenneth J., Hawkes, Lucy, Jiménez-García, Daniel, Jimenez, Laura, Green, David M., Knop, Eva, Kühn, Ingolf, Lahoz-Monfort, José J., Lira-Noriega, Andres, Lobo, Jorge M., Loyola, Rafael, Mac Nally, Ralph, Machado-Stredel, Fernando, Martínez-Meyer, Enrique, McCarthy, Michael ... Zurell, Damaris (2019). Open access solutions for biodiversity journals: do not replace one problem with another. Diversity and Distributions, 25 (1), 5-8. doi: 10.1111/ddi.12885

Reply to ‘Consider species specialism when publishing datasets’ and ‘Decision trees for data publishing may exacerbate conservation conflict’

Tulloch, Ayesha I. T., Auerbach, Nancy, Avery-Gomm, Stephanie, Dickman, Chris R., Fisher, Diana O., Grantham, Hedley, Holden, Matthew H., Lavery, Tyrone H., Leseberg, Nicholas P., O’Connor, James, Roberson, Leslie, Smyth, Anita K., Stone, Zoe, Tulloch, Vivitskaia, Turak, Eren, Watson, James E. M. and Wardle, Glenda M. (2019). Reply to ‘Consider species specialism when publishing datasets’ and ‘Decision trees for data publishing may exacerbate conservation conflict’. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 3 (3), 320-321. doi: 10.1038/s41559-019-0805-6

Scenarios and models to support global conservation targets

Nicholson, Emily, Fulton, Elizabeth A., Brooks, Thomas M., Blanchard, Ryan, Leadley, Paul, Metzger, Jean Paul, Mokany, Karel, Stevenson, Simone, Wintle, Brendan A., Woolley, Skipton N.C., Barnes, Megan, Watson, James E.M. and Ferrier, Simon (2019). Scenarios and models to support global conservation targets. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 34 (1), 57-68. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2018.10.006

Synergies between the key biodiversity area and systematic conservation planning approaches

Smith, Robert J., Bennun, Leon, Brooks, Thomas M., Butchart, Stuart H. M., Cuttelod, Annabelle, Di Marco, Moreno, Ferrier, Simon, Fishpool, Lincoln D. C., Joppa, Lucas, Juffe‐Bignoli, Diego, Knight, Andrew T., Lamoreux, John F., Langhammer, Penny, Possingham, Hugh P., Rondinini, Carlo, Visconti, Piero, Watson, James E. M., Woodley, Stephen, Boitani, Luigi, Burgess, Neil D., Silva, Naamal, Dudley, Nigel, Fivaz, Fabien, Game, Edward T., Groves, Craig, Lötter, Mervyn, McGowan, Jennifer, Plumptre, Andrew J., Rebelo, Anthony G. ... Scaramuzza, Carlos A. de M. (2019). Synergies between the key biodiversity area and systematic conservation planning approaches. Conservation Letters, 12 (1) e12625, e12625. doi: 10.1111/conl.12625

Use of surrogate species to cost-effectively prioritize conservation actions

Ward, Michelle, Rhodes, Jonathan R., Watson, James E.M., Lefevre, James, Atkinson, Scott and Possingham, Hugh P. (2019). Use of surrogate species to cost-effectively prioritize conservation actions. Conservation Biology, 34 (3) cobi.13430, 600-610. doi: 10.1111/cobi.13430

Conservation implications of ecological responses to extreme weather and climate events

Maxwell, Sean L., Butt, Nathalie, Maron, Martine, McAlpine, Clive A., Chapman, Sarah, Ullmann, Ailish, Segan, Dan B. and Watson, James E. M. (2018). Conservation implications of ecological responses to extreme weather and climate events. Diversity and Distributions, 25 (4) ddi.12878, 613-625. doi: 10.1111/ddi.12878

Mining and biodiversity: key issues and research needs in conservation science

Sonter, Laura J., Ali, Saleem H. and Watson, James E. M. (2018). Mining and biodiversity: key issues and research needs in conservation science. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 285 (1892) 20181926, 20181926. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2018.1926

The Last of the Ocean Wilderness

Jones, Kendall and Watson, James (2018). The Last of the Ocean Wilderness. Scientific American, 319 (6), 9-9.

Changes in human footprint drive changes in species extinction risk

Di Marco, Moreno, Venter, Oscar, Possingham, Hugh P. and Watson, James E. M. (2018). Changes in human footprint drive changes in species extinction risk. Nature Communications, 9 (1) 4621, 4621. doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-07049-5

Protect the last of the wild

Watson, James E. M., Venter, Oscar, Lee, Jasmine, Jones, Kendall R., Robinson, John G., Possingham, Hugh P. and Allan, James R. (2018). Protect the last of the wild. Nature, 563 (7729), 27-30. doi: 10.1038/d41586-018-07183-6

The effect of urban density and vegetation cover on the heat island of a subtropical city

Chapman, Sarah, Thatcher, Marcus, Salazar, Alvaro, Watson, James E. M. and McAlpine, Clive A. (2018). The effect of urban density and vegetation cover on the heat island of a subtropical city. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 57 (11), 2531-2550. doi: 10.1175/JAMC-D-17-0316.1

Climate change vulnerability assessment of species

Foden, Wendy B., Young, Bruce E., Akçakaya, H. Resit, Garcia, Raquel A., Hoffmann, Ary A., Stein, Bruce A., Thomas, Chris D., Wheatley, Christopher J., Bickford, David, Carr, Jamie A., Hole, David G., Martin, Tara G., Pacifici, Michela, Pearce-Higgins, James W., Platts, Philip J., Visconti, Piero, Watson, James E. M. and Huntley, Brian (2018). Climate change vulnerability assessment of species. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change, 10 (1) e551, e551. doi: 10.1002/wcc.551

Protected land: threat of invasive species: response

Jones, Kendall R., Venter, Oscar, Fuller, Richard A., Allan, James R., Maxwell, Sean L., Negret, Pablo Jose and Watson, James E. M. (2018). Protected land: threat of invasive species: response. Science, 361 (6402), 562-563. doi: 10.1126/science.aau7317

A decision tree for assessing the risks and benefits of publishing biodiversity data

Tulloch, Ayesha I. T., Auerbach, Nancy, Avery-Gomm, Stephanie, Bayraktarov, Elisa, Butt, Nathalie, Dickman, Chris R., Ehmke, Glenn, Fisher, Diana O., Grantham, Hedley, Holden, Matthew H., Lavery, Tyrone H., Leseberg, Nicholas P., Nicholls, Miles, O'Connor, James, Roberson, Leslie, Smyth, Anita K., Stone, Zoe, Tulloch, Vivitskaia, Turak, Eren, Wardle, Glenda M. and Watson, James E. M. (2018). A decision tree for assessing the risks and benefits of publishing biodiversity data. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 2 (8), 1209-1217. doi: 10.1038/s41559-018-0608-1

Reach and messages of the world's largest ivory burn

Braczkowski, Alexander, Holden, Matthew H., O'Bryan, Christopher, Choi, Chi-Yeung, Gan, Xiaojing, Beesley, Nicholas, Gao, Yufang, Allan, James, Tyrrell, Peter, Stiles, Daniel, Brehony, Peadar, Meney, Revocatus, Brink, Henry, Takashina, Nao, Lin, Ming-Ching, Lin, Hsien-Yung, Rust, Niki, Salmo, Severino G., Watson, James Em, Kahumbu, Paula, Maron, Martine, Possingham, Hugh P. and Biggs, Duan (2018). Reach and messages of the world's largest ivory burn. Conservation Biology, 32 (4), 765-773. doi: 10.1111/cobi.13097

The location and protection status of earth's diminishing marine wilderness

Jones, Kendall R., Klein, Carissa J., Halpern, Benjamin S., Venter, Oscar, Grantham, Hedley, Kuempel, Caitlin D., Shumway, Nicole, Friedlander, Alan M., Possingham, Hugh P. and Watson, James E. M. (2018). The location and protection status of earth's diminishing marine wilderness. Current Biology, 28 (15), 2506-2512.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2018.06.010

A spatial overview of the global importance of Indigenous lands for conservation

Garnett, Stephen T., Burgess, Neil D., Fa, John E., Fernandez-Llamazares, Alvaro, Molnar, Zsolt, Robinson, Cathy J., Watson, James E. M., Zander, Kerstin K., Austin, Beau, Brondizio, Eduardo S., Collier, Neil French, Duncan, Tom, Ellis, Erle, Geyle, Hayley, Jackson, Micha V., Jonas, Harry, Malmer, Pernilla, McGowan, Ben, Sivongxay, Amphone and Leiper, Ian (2018). A spatial overview of the global importance of Indigenous lands for conservation. Nature Sustainability, 1 (7), 369-374. doi: 10.1038/s41893-018-0100-6

The essential role of other effective area-based conservation measures in achieving big bold conservation targets

Dudley, Nigel, Jonas, Holly, Nelson, Fred, Parrish, Jeffrey, Pyhälä, Aili, Stolton, Sue and Watson, James E.M. (2018). The essential role of other effective area-based conservation measures in achieving big bold conservation targets. Global Ecology and Conservation, 15 e00424, e00424. doi: 10.1016/j.gecco.2018.e00424

Poor ecological representation by an expensive reserve system: evaluating 35 years of marine protected area expansion

Jantke, Kerstin, Jones, Kendall R., Allan, James R., Chauvenet, Alienor L.M., Watson, James E.M. and Possingham, Hugh P. (2018). Poor ecological representation by an expensive reserve system: evaluating 35 years of marine protected area expansion. Conservation Letters, 11 (6) e12584, e12584. doi: 10.1111/conl.12584

Bold nature retention targets are essential for the global environment agenda

Maron, Martine, Simmonds, Jeremy S. and Watson, James E. M. (2018). Bold nature retention targets are essential for the global environment agenda. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 2 (8), 1194-1195. doi: 10.1038/s41559-018-0595-2

Climate velocity can inform conservation in a warming world

Brito-Morales, Isaac, García Molinos, Jorge, Schoeman, David S., Burrows, Michael T., Poloczanska, Elvira S., Brown, Christopher J., Ferrier, Simon, Harwood, Tom D., Klein, Carissa J., McDonald-Madden, Eve, Moore, Pippa J., Pandolfi, John M., Watson, James E. M., Wenger, Amelia S. and Richardson, Anthony J. (2018). Climate velocity can inform conservation in a warming world. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 33 (6), 441-457. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2018.03.009

Estimating the benefit of well-managed protected areas for threatened species conservation

Kearney, Stephen G., Adams, Vanessa M., Fuller, Richard A., Possingham, Hugh P. and Watson, James E. M. (2018). Estimating the benefit of well-managed protected areas for threatened species conservation. Oryx, 54 (2), 1-9. doi: 10.1017/s0030605317001739

One-third of global protected land is under intense human pressure

Jones, Kendall R., Venter, Oscar, Fuller, Richard A., Allan, James R., Maxwell, Sean L., Negret, Pablo Jose and Watson, James E. M. (2018). One-third of global protected land is under intense human pressure. Science, 360 (6390), 788-791. doi: 10.1126/science.aap9565

A global mitigation hierarchy for nature conservation

Arlidge, William N. S., Bull, Joseph W., Addison, Prue F. E., Burgass, Michael J., Gianuca, Dimas, Gorham, Taylor M., Jacob, Céline, Shumway, Nicole, Sinclair, Samuel P., Watson, James E. M., Wilcox, Chris and Milner-Gulland, E. J. (2018). A global mitigation hierarchy for nature conservation. BioScience, 68 (5), 336-347. doi: 10.1093/biosci/biy029

Author correction: The contribution of predators and scavengers to human well-being

O'Bryan, Christopher J., Braczkowski, Alexander R., Beyer, Hawthorne L., Carter, Neil H., Watson, James E. M. and McDonald-Madden, Eve (2018). Author correction: The contribution of predators and scavengers to human well-being. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 2 (5), 911-911. doi: 10.1038/s41559-018-0527-1

Opportunities for biodiversity conservation as cities adapt to climate change

Butt, Nathalie, Shanahan, Danielle F., Shumway, Nicole, Bekessey, Sarah A., Fuller, Richard A., Watson, James E. M., Maggini, Ramona and Hole, David G. (2018). Opportunities for biodiversity conservation as cities adapt to climate change. Geo: geography and environment, 5 (1) e00052, e00052. doi: 10.1002/geo2.52

Leopards provide public health benefits in Mumbai, India

Braczkowski, Alexander R., O'Bryan, Christopher J., Stringer, Martin J., Watson, James E. M., Possingham, Hugh P. and Beyer, Hawthorne L. (2018). Leopards provide public health benefits in Mumbai, India. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 16 (3), 176-182. doi: 10.1002/fee.1776

Predicting the impact of logging activities on soil erosion and water quality in steep, forested tropical islands

Wenger, Amelia S., Atkinson, Scott, Santini, Talitha, Falinski, Kim, Hutley, Nicholas, Albert, Simon, Horning, Ned, Watson, James E. M., Mumby, Peter J. and Jupiter, Stacy D. (2018). Predicting the impact of logging activities on soil erosion and water quality in steep, forested tropical islands. Environmental Research Letters, 13 (4) 044035, 1-12. doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/aab9eb

Queensland’s new land clearing bill will help turn the tide, despite its flaws

Cosgrove, Anita , Reside, April , Watson, James Edward and Maron, Martine (2018, 03 16). Queensland’s new land clearing bill will help turn the tide, despite its flaws

Roles for scientific societies to engage with conservation policy

Reed, Sarah E., Thomas, Sarah L., Bednarek, Angela T., Dellasala, Dominick A., Evans, Megan C., Lundquist, Carolyn, Mascia, Michael B., Mcpherson, Tsitsi Y. and Watson, James E.M. (2018). Roles for scientific societies to engage with conservation policy. Conservation Biology, 32 (3), 513-515. doi: 10.1111/cobi.13092

The extent and predictability of the biodiversity-carbon correlation

Di Marco, Moreno, Watson, James E. M., Currie, David J, Possingham, Hugh P. and Venter, Oscar (2018). The extent and predictability of the biodiversity-carbon correlation. Ecology Letters, 21 (3), 365-375. doi: 10.1111/ele.12903

The exceptional value of intact forest ecosystems

Watson, James E M, Evans, Tom, Venter, Oscar, Williams, Brooke, Tulloch, Ayesha, Stewart, Claire, Thompson, Ian, Ray, Justina C, Murray, Kris, Salazar, Alvaro, McAlpine, Clive, Potapov, Peter, Walston, Joe, Robinson, John G, Painter, Michael, Wilkie, David, Filardi, Christopher, Laurance, William F, Houghton, Richard A, Maxwell, Sean, Grantham, Hedley, Samper, Cristián, Wang, Stephanie, Laestadius, Lars, Runting, Rebecca K, Silva-Chávez, Gustavo A, Ervin, Jamison and Lindenmayer, David (2018). The exceptional value of intact forest ecosystems. Nature ecology & evolution, 2 (4), 1-12. doi: 10.1038/s41559-018-0490-x

Large-scale environmental degradation results in inequitable impacts to already impoverished communities: A case study from the floating villages of Cambodia

Althor, Glenn, Mahood, Simon, Witt, Bradd, Colvin, Rebecca M. and Watson, James E. M. (2018). Large-scale environmental degradation results in inequitable impacts to already impoverished communities: A case study from the floating villages of Cambodia. Ambio, 47 (7), 1-13. doi: 10.1007/s13280-018-1022-2

Bias in protected-area location and its effects on long-term aspirations of biodiversity conventions

Venter, Oscar, Magrach, Ainhoa, Outram, Nick, Klein, Carissa Joy, Possingham, Hugh P, Di Marco, Moreno and Watson, James E M (2018). Bias in protected-area location and its effects on long-term aspirations of biodiversity conventions. Conservation Biology, 32 (1), 127-134. doi: 10.1111/cobi.12970

Gaps and opportunities for the World Heritage Convention to contribute to global wilderness conservation

Allan, James R., Kormos, Cyril, Jaeger, Tilman, Venter, Oscar, Bertzky, Bastian, Shi, Yichuan, Mackey, Brendan, van Merm, Remco, Osipova, Elena and Watson, James E.M. (2018). Gaps and opportunities for the World Heritage Convention to contribute to global wilderness conservation. Conservation Biology, 32 (1), 116-126. doi: 10.1111/cobi.12976

The risks and opportunities of translating terrestrial biodiversity offsets to the marine realm

Shumway, Nicole, Watson, James E. M., Saunders, Megan I. and Maron, Martine (2018). The risks and opportunities of translating terrestrial biodiversity offsets to the marine realm. Bioscience, 68 (2), 125-133. doi: 10.1093/biosci/bix150

The contribution of predators and scavengers to human well-being

O’Bryan, Christopher J., Braczkowski, Alexander R., Beyer, Hawthorne L., Carter, Neil H., Watson, James E. M. and McDonald-Madden, Eve (2018). The contribution of predators and scavengers to human well-being. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 2 (2), 229-236. doi: 10.1038/s41559-017-0421-2

The many meanings of no net loss in environmental policy

Maron, Martine, Brownlie, Susie , Bull, Joseph W. , Evans, Megan C. , von Hase, Amrei , Quétier , Fabien , Watson, James E. M. and Gordon, Ascelin (2018). The many meanings of no net loss in environmental policy. Nature Sustainability, 1 (1), 19-27. doi: 10.1038/s41893-017-0007-7

The threats to Australia's imperilled species and implications for a national conservation response

Kearney, Stephen G., Cawardine, Josie, Reside, April E., Fisher, Diana O., Maron, Martine, Doherty, Tim S., Legge, Sarah, Silcock, Jennifer, Woinarski, John C. Z., Garnett, Stephen T., Wintle, Brendan A. and Watson, James E. M. (2018). The threats to Australia's imperilled species and implications for a national conservation response. Pacific Conservation Biology, 25 (3), 231-244. doi: 10.1071/PC18024

Trade-offs in triple-bottom-line outcomes when recovering fisheries

Brown, Christopher J., Althor, Glenn, Halpern, Benjamin S., Iftekhar, Md Sayed, Klein, Carissa J., Linke, Simon, Pryde, Elizabeth C., Schilizzi, Steven, Watson, James E M., Twohey, Becky and Possingham, Hugh P. (2018). Trade-offs in triple-bottom-line outcomes when recovering fisheries. Fish and Fisheries, 19 (1), 107-116. doi: 10.1111/faf.12240

Temporally inter-comparable maps of terrestrial wilderness and the Last of the Wild

Allan, James R., Venter, Oscar and Watson, James E. M. (2017). Temporally inter-comparable maps of terrestrial wilderness and the Last of the Wild. Scientific Data, 4 (1) 170187, 1-8. doi: 10.1038/sdata.2017.187

Patterns of forest loss in one of Africa’s last remaining wilderness areas: Niassa National Reserve (Northern Mozambique)

Allan, James, Grossmann, Falk, Craig, Rob, Nelson, Alastair, Maina, Joseph, Flower, Kathleen, Bampton, James, Deffontaines, Jean-Baptiste, Miguel, Cornelio, Araquechande, Baldeu and Watson, James (2017). Patterns of forest loss in one of Africa’s last remaining wilderness areas: Niassa National Reserve (Northern Mozambique). Parks, 23 (2), 39-50. doi: 10.2305/iucn.ch.2017.parks-23-2jra.en

Ecology: A global plan for nature conservation

Watson, James E. M. and Venter, Oscar (2017). Ecology: A global plan for nature conservation. Nature, 550 (7674), 48-49. doi: 10.1038/nature24144

Opportunities and constraints for implementing integrated land–sea management on islands

Jupiter, Stacy D., Wenger, Amelia, Klein, Carissa J., Albert, Simon, Mangubhai, Sangeeta, Nelson, Joanna, Teneva, Lida, Tulloch, Vivitskaia J., White, Alan T. and Watson, James E. M. (2017). Opportunities and constraints for implementing integrated land–sea management on islands. Environmental Conservation, 44 (3), 254-266. doi: 10.1017/S0376892917000091

Renewal ecology: conservation for the Anthropocene

Bowman, David M. J. S., Garnett, Stephen T., Barlow, Snow, Bekessy, Sarah A., Bellairs, Sean M., Bishop, Melanie J., Bradstock, Ross A., Jones, Darryl N., Maxwell, Sean L., Pittock, Jamie, Toral-Granda, Maria V., Watson, James E. M., Wilson, Tom, Zander, Kerstin K. and Hughes, Lesley (2017). Renewal ecology: conservation for the Anthropocene. Restoration Ecology, 25 (5), 674-680. doi: 10.1111/rec.12560

The impact of urbanization and climate change on urban temperatures: a systematic review

Chapman, Sarah, Watson, James E. M., Salazar, Alvaro, Thatcher, Marcus and McAlpine, Clive A. (2017). The impact of urbanization and climate change on urban temperatures: a systematic review. Landscape Ecology, 32 (10), 1921-1935. doi: 10.1007/s10980-017-0561-4

Defending the scientific integrity of conservation-policy processes

Carroll, Carlos, Hartl, Brett, Goldman, Gretchen T., Rohlf, Daniel J., Treves, Adrian, Kerr, Jeremy T., Ritchie, Euan G., Kingsford, Richard T., Gibbs, Katherine E., Maron, Martine and Watson, James E. M. (2017). Defending the scientific integrity of conservation-policy processes. Conservation Biology, 31 (5), 967-975. doi: 10.1111/cobi.12958

It’s time for the World Heritage Convention to step up protection of globally significant wilderness areas

Allan, James, Watson, James, Bertzky, Bastian and Jaeger, Tilman (2017). It’s time for the World Heritage Convention to step up protection of globally significant wilderness areas. National Geographic Blog

Need for conservation planning in postconflict Colombia

Negret, Pablo Jose, Allan, James, Braczkowski, Alexander, Maron, Martine and Watson, James E. M. (2017). Need for conservation planning in postconflict Colombia. Conservation Biology, 31 (3), 499-500. doi: 10.1111/cobi.12935

Towards reassessing data-deficient species

Bland, Lucie M., Bielby, Jon, Kearney, Stephen, Orme, C. David L., Watson, James E. M. and Collen, Ben (2017). Towards reassessing data-deficient species. Conservation Biology, 31 (3), 531-539. doi: 10.1111/cobi.12850

Achieving the targets of global conventions

Kuempel, Caitlin, Di Marco, Moreno, Watson, James Edward and Possingham, Hugh (2017). Achieving the targets of global conventions. Decision Point Online (100), 16-16.

Forecasting ecosystem responses to climate change across Africa's Albertine Rift

Ponce-Reyes, Rocio , Plumptre, Andrew J. , Segan, Daniel, Ayebare, Samuel , Fuller, Richard A., Possingham, Hugh P. and Watson, James E. M. (2017). Forecasting ecosystem responses to climate change across Africa's Albertine Rift. Biological Conservation, 209, 464-472. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2017.03.015

Changing trends and persisting biases in three decades of conservation science

Di Marco, Moreno, Chapman, Sarah, Althor, Glenn, Kearney, Stephen, Besancon, Charles, Butt, Nathalie, Maina, Joseph M. , Possingham, Hugh P. , Bieberstein, Katharina Rogalla von, Venter, Oscar and Watson, James E. M. (2017). Changing trends and persisting biases in three decades of conservation science. Global Ecology and Conservation, 10, 32-42. doi: 10.1016/j.gecco.2017.01.008

Australia needs a wake-up call

Shumway, Nicole, Maron, Martine and Watson, James E. M. (2017). Australia needs a wake-up call. Science, 355 (6328), 918-918. doi: 10.1126/science.aam8945

Erratum to: Species’ traits influenced their response to recent climate change (Nature Climate Change, (2017), 7, 3, (205-208), 10.1038/nclimate3223)

Pacifici, Michela, Visconti, Piero, Butchart, Stuart H. M., Watson, James E. M., Cassola, Francesca M. and Rondinini, Carlo (2017). Erratum to: Species’ traits influenced their response to recent climate change (Nature Climate Change, (2017), 7, 3, (205-208), 10.1038/nclimate3223). Nature Climate Change, 8 (8), 750-750. doi: 10.1038/s41558-018-0229-3

Species' traits influenced their response to recent climate change

Pacifici, Michela, Visconti, Piero, Butchart, Stuart H. M., Watson, James E. M., Cassola, Francesca M. and Rondinini, Carlo (2017). Species' traits influenced their response to recent climate change. Nature Climate Change, 7 (3), 205-209. doi: 10.1038/NCLIMATE3223

Observations on breeding Night Parrots (Pezoporus occidentalis) in western Queensland

Murphy, Stephen A., Austin, Jeremy J., Murphy, Rachel K., Silcock, Jennifer, Joseph, Leo, Garnett, Stephen T., Leseberg, Nicholas P., Watson, James E.M. and Burbidge, Allan H. (2017). Observations on breeding Night Parrots (Pezoporus occidentalis) in western Queensland. Emu-Austral Ornithology, 117 (2), 107-113. doi: 10.1080/01584197.2017.1292404

Recent increases in human pressure and forest loss threaten many Natural World Heritage Sites

Allan, James R., Venter, Oscar, Maxwell, Sean, Bertzky, Bastian, Jones, Kendall, Shi, Yichuan and Watson, James E. M. (2017). Recent increases in human pressure and forest loss threaten many Natural World Heritage Sites. Biological Conservation, 206, 47-55. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2016.12.011

Towards a threat assessment framework for ecosystem services

Maron, Martine, Mitchell, Matthew G. E., Runting, Rebecca K., Rhodes, Jonathan R., Mace, Georgina M., Keith, David A. and Watson, Jason E. M. (2017). Towards a threat assessment framework for ecosystem services. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 32 (4), 240-248. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2016.12.011

How to find a night parrot: the researcher’s perspective

Leseberg, Nick and Watson, James Edward (2017). How to find a night parrot: the researcher’s perspective. Australian Birdlife, 6, 32-33.

Trump presidency presents challenges and opportunities for the environment

Biggs, Duan, Cheung, Hubert, Watson, James and Redford, Kent (2016, 12 15). Trump presidency presents challenges and opportunities for the environment

Half the world’s ecosystems at risk from habitat loss, and Australia is one of the worst

Watson, James, McDonald-Madden, Eve, Allan, James, Jones, Kendall, Di Marco, Moreno and Fuller, Richard (2016, 12 14). Half the world’s ecosystems at risk from habitat loss, and Australia is one of the worst

Does the social equitability of community and incentive based conservation interventions in non-OECD countries, affect human well-being? A systematic review protocol

Althor, Glenn, McKinnon, Madeleine, Cheng, Samantha H., Klein, Carissa and Watson, James (2016). Does the social equitability of community and incentive based conservation interventions in non-OECD countries, affect human well-being? A systematic review protocol. Environmental Evidence, 5 (1) 26. doi: 10.1186/s13750-016-0078-3

Climate change is affecting all life on Earth – and that’s not good news for humanity

Scheffers, Brett and Watson, James (2016, 11 12). Climate change is affecting all life on Earth – and that’s not good news for humanity

The broad footprint of climate change from genes to biomes to people

Scheffers, Brett R., De Meester, Luc, Bridge, Tom C. L., Hoffmann, Ary A., Pandolfi, John M., Corlett, Richard T., Butchart, Stuart H. M., Pearce-Kelly, Paul, Kovacs, Kit M., Dudgeon, David, Pacifici, Michela, Rondinini, Carlo, Foden, Wendy B., Martin, Tara G., Mora, Camilo, Bickford, David and Watson, James E. M. (2016). The broad footprint of climate change from genes to biomes to people. Science, 354 (6313) aaf7671, 719-+. doi: 10.1126/science.aaf7671

Global biodiversity targets requires both sufficiency and efficiency

Moreno, Di Marco, Watson, James E.M., Venter, Oscar and Possingham, Hugh P. (2016). Global biodiversity targets requires both sufficiency and efficiency. Conservation Letters, 9 (6), 395-397. doi: 10.1111/conl.12299

Catastrophic declines in wilderness areas undermine global environmental targets

Watson, James E. M., Shanahan, Danielle F., Di Marco, Moreno, Allan, James, Laurance, William F., Sanderson, Eric W., Mackey, Brendan and Venter, Oscar (2016). Catastrophic declines in wilderness areas undermine global environmental targets. Current Biology, 26 (21), 2929-2934. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2016.08.049

Four environmental reasons why fast-tracking the Carmichael coal mine is a bad idea

Reside, April, Mappin, Bonnie, Watson, James, Chapman, Sarah and Kearney, Stephen (2016, 11 02). Four environmental reasons why fast-tracking the Carmichael coal mine is a bad idea

Positive biodiversity-productivity relationship predominant in global forests

Liang, Jingjing, Crowther, Thomas W., Picard, Nicolas, Wiser, Susan, Zhou, Mo, Alberti, Giorgio, Schulze, Ernst-Detlef, McGuire, A. David, Bozzato, Fabio, Pretzsch, Hans, De-Miguel, Sergio, Paquette, Alain, Hérault, Bruno, Scherer-Lorenzen, Michael, Barrett, Christopher B., Glick, Henry B., Hengeveld, Geerten M., Nabuurs, Gert-Jan, Pfautsch, Sebastian, Viana, Helder, Vibrans, Alexander C., Ammer, Christian, Schall, Peter, Verbyla, David, Tchebakova, Nadja, Fischer, Markus, Watson, James V., Chen, Han Y. H., Lei, Xiangdong ... Reich, Peter B. (2016). Positive biodiversity-productivity relationship predominant in global forests. Science, 354 (6309) aaf8957, aaf8957-aaf8957. doi: 10.1126/science.aaf8957

Why our wilderness matters

Watson, James (2016). Why our wilderness matters. Time

Persistent disparities between recent rates of habitat conversion and protection and implications for future global conservation targets

Watson, James E. M., Jones, Kendall R., Fuller, Richard A., Di Marco, Moreno, Segan, Daniel B., Butchart, Stuart H. M., Allan, James R., McDonald-Madden, Eve and Venter, Oscar (2016). Persistent disparities between recent rates of habitat conversion and protection and implications for future global conservation targets. Conservation Letters, 9 (6), 1-9. doi: 10.1111/conl.12295

The world’s carbon stores are going up in smoke with vanishing wilderness

Watson, James, Laurance, Bill, Mackey, Brendan and Allan, James (2016, 09 16). The world’s carbon stores are going up in smoke with vanishing wilderness

Limitations and trade-offs in the use of species distribution maps for protected area planning

Di Marco, Moreno, Watson, James E. M., Possingham, Hugh P. and Venter, Oscar (2016). Limitations and trade-offs in the use of species distribution maps for protected area planning. Journal of Applied Ecology, 54 (2), 1-10. doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.12771

Signs of hope for nature in a rapidly degrading world

Venter, Oscar and Watson, James (2016). Signs of hope for nature in a rapidly degrading world. Scientific American

Global terrestrial human footprint maps for 1993 and 2009

Venter, Oscar, Sanderson, Eric W., Magrach, Ainhoa, Allan, James R., Beher, Jutta, Jones, Kendall R., Possingham, Hugh P., Laurance, William F., Wood, Peter, Fekete, Balázs M., Levy, Marc A. and Watson, James E. M. (2016). Global terrestrial human footprint maps for 1993 and 2009. Scientific Data, 3 (1) 160067, 160067. doi: 10.1038/sdata.2016.67

Sixteen years of change in the global terrestrial human footprint and implications for biodiversity conservation

Venter, Oscar, Sanderson, Eric W., Magrach, Ainhoa, Allan, James R., Beher, Jutta, Jones, Kendall R., Possingham, Hugh P., Laurance, William F., Wood, Peter, Fekete, Balazs M., Levy, Marc A. and Watson, James E. M. (2016). Sixteen years of change in the global terrestrial human footprint and implications for biodiversity conservation. Nature Communications, 7 (12558) 12558, 1-11. doi: 10.1038/ncomms12558

The inequity in climate change?: How unfair is that?

Althor, Glenn, Watson, James and Fuller, Richard (2016). The inequity in climate change?: How unfair is that?. Decision Point (97), 9-9.

Hunting, fishing and farming remain the biggest threats to wildlife

Maxwell, Sean, Watson, James and Fuller, Richard (2016, 08 11). Hunting, fishing and farming remain the biggest threats to wildlife

The ravages of guns, nets and bulldozers

Maxwell, Sean, Fuller, Richard A., Brooks, Thomas M. and Watson, James E. M. (2016). The ravages of guns, nets and bulldozers. Nature, 536 (7615), 143-145. doi: 10.1038/536143a

Progress in improving the protection of species and habitats in Australia

Barr, Lissa M., Watson, James E. M., Possingham, Hugh P., Iwamura, Takuya and Fuller, Richard A. (2016). Progress in improving the protection of species and habitats in Australia. Biological Conservation, 200, 184-191. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2016.03.038

Formulating smart commitments on biodiversity: lessons from the Aichi Targets

Butchart, Stuart H. M., DiMarco, Moreno and Watson, James E. M. (2016). Formulating smart commitments on biodiversity: lessons from the Aichi Targets. Conservation Letters, 9 (6), 1-12. doi: 10.1111/conl.12278

Challenges in assessing the vulnerability of species to climate change to inform conservation actions

Butt, N., Possingham, H. P., De Los Rios, C., Maggini, R., Fuller, R. A., Maxwell, S. L. and Watson, J. E. M. (2016). Challenges in assessing the vulnerability of species to climate change to inform conservation actions. Biological Conservation, 199, 10-15. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2016.04.020

Bring climate change back from the future

Watson, James (2016). Bring climate change back from the future. Nature, 534 (7608), 437-437. doi: 10.1038/534437a

Balancing ecosystem and threatened species representation in protected areas and implications for nations achieving global conservation goals

Polak, Tal, Watson, James E.M., Bennett, Joseph R., Possingham, Hugh P., Fuller, Richard A. and Carwardine, Josie (2016). Balancing ecosystem and threatened species representation in protected areas and implications for nations achieving global conservation goals. Conservation Letters, 9 (6), 438-445. doi: 10.1111/conl.12268

Taming a wicked problem: resolving controversies in biodiversity offsetting

Maron, Martine, Ives, Christopher D., Kujala, Heini, Bull, Joseph W., Maseyk, Fleur J. F., Bekessy, Sarah, Gordon, Ascelin, Watson, James E. M., Lentini, Pia E., Gibbons, Philip, Possingham, Hugh P., Hobbs, Richard J., Keith, David A., Wintle, Brendan A. and Evans, Megan C. (2016). Taming a wicked problem: resolving controversies in biodiversity offsetting. Bioscience, 66 (6), 489-498. doi: 10.1093/biosci/biw038

Filling in biodiversity threat gaps: only 5% of global threat data sets meet a "gold standard"

Joppa, L. N., O'Connor, B., Visconti, P., Smith, C., Geldmann, J., Hoffmann, M., Watson, J. E. M., Butchart, S. H. M., Virah-Sawmy, M., Halpern, B. S., Ahmed, S. E., Balmford, A., Sutherland, W. J., Harfoot, M., Hilton-Taylor, C., Foden, W., Di Minin, E., Pagad, S., Genovesi, P., Hutton, J. and Burgess, N. D. (2016). Filling in biodiversity threat gaps: only 5% of global threat data sets meet a "gold standard". Science, 352 (6284), 416-418. doi: 10.1126/science.aaf3565

Understanding the importance of small patches of habitat for conservation

Tulloch, Ayesha, Barnes, Megan, Ringma, Jeremy, Fuller, Richard and Watson, James (2016). Understanding the importance of small patches of habitat for conservation. Journal of Applied Ecology, 53 (2), 418-429. doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.12547

Queensland land clearing is undermining Australia’s environmental progress

Maron, Martine, Laurance, Bill, Pressey, Bob, Catterall, Carla P., McAlpine, Clive, Possingham, Hugh, Watson, James, Rhodes, Jonathan, Wilson, Kerrie and Hockings, Marc (2016, 02 22). Queensland land clearing is undermining Australia’s environmental progress

The best way to protect us from climate change? Save our ecosystems

Martin, Tara and Watson, James (2016, 02 12). The best way to protect us from climate change? Save our ecosystems

Australia, the US and Europe are climate ‘free-riders’: it’s time to step up

Althor, Glenn, Watson, James and Fuller, Richard (2016, 02 05). Australia, the US and Europe are climate ‘free-riders’: it’s time to step up

Global mismatch between greenhouse gas emissions and the burden of climate change

Althor, Glenn, Watson, James E. M. and Fuller, Richard A. (2016). Global mismatch between greenhouse gas emissions and the burden of climate change. Scientific Reports, 6 (Art No.: 20281) 20281, 20281. doi: 10.1038/srep20281

Incorporating climate change into spatial conservation prioritisation: a review

Jones, Kendall R., Watson, James E. M., Possingham, Hugh P. and Klein, Carissa J. (2016). Incorporating climate change into spatial conservation prioritisation: a review. Biological Conservation, 194, 121-130. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2015.12.008

Intact ecosystems provide best defence against climate change

Martin, Tara G. and Watson, James E. M. (2016). Intact ecosystems provide best defence against climate change. Nature Climate Change, 6 (2), 122-124. doi: 10.1038/nclimate2918

Bolder science needed now for protected areas

Watson, James E. M., Darling, Emily S., Venter, Oscar, Maron, Martine, Walston, Joe, Possingham, Hugh P., Dudley, Nigel, Hockings, Marc, Barnes, Megan and Brooks, Thomas M. (2016). Bolder science needed now for protected areas. Conservation Biology, 30 (2), 243-248. doi: 10.1111/cobi.12645

Unique Australian wildlife risks vanishing as ecosystems suffer death by a thousand cuts

Tulloch, Ayesha, Watson, James, Ringma, Jeremy, Barnes, Megan and Fuller, Richard (2016, 01 07). Unique Australian wildlife risks vanishing as ecosystems suffer death by a thousand cuts

A global assessment of current and future biodiversity vulnerability to habitat loss-climate change interactions

Segan, Daniel B., Murray, Kris A. and Watson, James E. M. (2016). A global assessment of current and future biodiversity vulnerability to habitat loss-climate change interactions. Global Ecology and Conservation, 5, 12-21. doi: 10.1016/j.gecco.2015.11.002

Interactions between biodiversity offsets and protected area commitments: avoiding perverse outcomes

Maron, Martine, Gordon, Ascelin, Mackey, Brendan G., Possingham, Hugh P. and Watson, James E. M. (2016). Interactions between biodiversity offsets and protected area commitments: avoiding perverse outcomes. Conservation Letters, 9 (5), 384-389. doi: 10.1111/conl.12222

Large seasonal and diurnal anthropogenic heat flux across four Australian cities

Chapman, S., Watson, J. E. M. and McAlpine, C. A. (2016). Large seasonal and diurnal anthropogenic heat flux across four Australian cities. Journal of Southern Hemisphere Earth Systems Science, 66 (3), 342-360. doi: 10.22499/3.6603.006

Seeking convergence on the key concepts in ‘no net loss’ policy

Bull, Joseph W., Gordon, Ascelin, Watson, James E. M. and Maron, Martine (2016). Seeking convergence on the key concepts in ‘no net loss’ policy. Journal of Applied Ecology, 53 (6), 1686-1693. doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.12726

Testing the effectiveness of surrogate species for conservation planning in the Greater Virunga Landscape, Africa

Jones, Kendall R., Plumptre, Andrew J., Watson, James E. M., Possingham, Hugh P., Ayebare, Sam, Rwetsiba, A., Wanyama, F., kujirakwinja, D. and Klein, Carissa J. (2016). Testing the effectiveness of surrogate species for conservation planning in the Greater Virunga Landscape, Africa. Landscape and Urban Planning, 145, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2015.09.006

What are we actually protecting in the ocean?

Klein, Carissa, Watson, James, Halpern, Ben and McGowan, Jennifer (2015). What are we actually protecting in the ocean?. Ocean Views

As habitat vanishes, migratory birds are in free fall

Runge, Claire, Watson, James and Fuller, Richard (2015). As habitat vanishes, migratory birds are in free fall. LiveScience

Protected areas and global conservation of migratory birds

Runge, Claire A., Watson, James E.M., Butchart, Stuart H.M., Hanson, Jeffrey O., Possingham, Hugh P. and Fuller, Richard A. (2015). Protected areas and global conservation of migratory birds. Science, 350 (6265), 1255-1258. doi: 10.1126/science.aac9180

Designing climate-resilient marine protected area networks by combining remotely sensed coral reef habitat with coastal multi-use maps

Maina, Joseph M., Jones, Kendall R., Hicks, Christina C., McClanahan, Tim R., Watson, James E. M., Tuda, Arthur O. and Andrefouet, Serge (2015). Designing climate-resilient marine protected area networks by combining remotely sensed coral reef habitat with coastal multi-use maps. Remote Sensing, 7 (12), 16571-16587. doi: 10.3390/rs71215849

Shortfalls in the global protected area network at representing marine biodiversity

Klein, Carissa J., Brown, Christopher J., Halpern, Benjamin S., Segan, Daniel B., McGowan, Jennifer, Beger, Maria and Watson, James E.M. (2015). Shortfalls in the global protected area network at representing marine biodiversity. Scientific Reports, 5 (1) 17539, 17539. doi: 10.1038/srep17539

A wilderness approach under the World Heritage Convention

Kormos, Cyril F., Bertzky, Bastian, Jaeger, Tilman, Shi, Yichuan, Badman, Tim, Hilty, Jodi A., Mackey, Brendan G., Mittermeier, Russell A., Locke, Harvey, Osipova, Elena and Watson, James E.M. (2015). A wilderness approach under the World Heritage Convention. Conservation Letters, 9 (3), 228-235. doi: 10.1111/conl.12205

Integrating human responses to climate change into conservation vulnerability assessments and adaptation planning

Maxwell, Sean L., Venter, Oscar, Jones, Kendall R. and Watson, James E. M. (2015). Integrating human responses to climate change into conservation vulnerability assessments and adaptation planning. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1355 (1), 98-116. doi: 10.1111/nyas.12952

The role of World Heritage sites in a changing climate

Welling, Leigh, Rockman, Marcy, Watson, James, Mackey, Brendan and Potts, Andrew (2015). The role of World Heritage sites in a changing climate. World Heritage Review, 77, 4-13.

Effective conservation requires clear objectives and prioritizing actions, not places or species

Brown, Christopher J., Bode, Michael, Venter, Oscar, Barnes, Megan D., McGowan, Jennifer, Runge, Claire A., Watson, James E. M. and Possingham, Hugh P. (2015). Effective conservation requires clear objectives and prioritizing actions, not places or species. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 112 (32), E4342-E4342. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1509189112

Conservation: stop misuse of biodiversity offsets

Maron, Martine, Gordon, Ascelin, Mackey, Brendan G., Possingham, Hugh P. and Watson, James E. M. (2015). Conservation: stop misuse of biodiversity offsets. Nature, 523 (7561), 401-403. doi: 10.1038/523401a

Offsetting biodiversity: greening or greenwashing?

Maron, Martine and Watson, James (2015). Offsetting biodiversity: greening or greenwashing?. National Geographic

Considering the impact of climate change on human communities significantly alters the outcome of species and site-based vulnerability assessments

Segan, Daniel B., Hole, David G., Donatti, Camila I., Zganjar, Chris, Martin, Shaun, Butchart, Stuart H. M. and Watson, James E. M. (2015). Considering the impact of climate change on human communities significantly alters the outcome of species and site-based vulnerability assessments. Diversity and Distributions, 21 (9), 1101-1111. doi: 10.1111/ddi.12355

Integrating social–ecological vulnerability assessments with climate forecasts to improve local climate adaptation planning for coral reef fisheries in Papua New Guinea

Maina, Joseph, Kithiia, Justus, Cinner, Josh, Neale, Ezra, Noble, Sylvia, Charles, Daniel and Watson, James E. M. (2015). Integrating social–ecological vulnerability assessments with climate forecasts to improve local climate adaptation planning for coral reef fisheries in Papua New Guinea. Regional Environmental Change, 16 (3), 881-891. doi: 10.1007/s10113-015-0807-0

Efficient expansion of global protected areas requires simultaneous planning for species and ecosystems

Polak, Tal, Watson, James E. M., Fuller, Richard A., Joseph, Liana, Martin, Tara G., Possingham, Hugh P., Venter, Oscar and Carwardine, Josie (2015). Efficient expansion of global protected areas requires simultaneous planning for species and ecosystems. Royal Society Open Science, 2 (4) 150107, 150107.1-150107.11. doi: 10.1098/rsos.150107

Land clearing in Queensland triples after policy ping pong

Maron, Martine, Lawrence, Bill, Pressey, Bob, Catterall, Carla P. , Watson, James and Rhodes, Jonathan (2015, 03 18). Land clearing in Queensland triples after policy ping pong

Being smart about SMART environmental targets

Maxwell, S.L, Milner-Gulland, E.J, Jones, J.P.G, Knight, A.T, Bunnefeld, N, Nuno, A, Bal, P, Earle, S, Watson J.E.M. and Rhodes J.R (2015). Being smart about SMART environmental targets. Science, 347 (6226), 1075-1076. doi: 10.1126/science.aaa1451

Why do we map threats? Linking threat mapping with actions to make better conservation decisions

Tulloch, Vivitskaia, Tulloch, Ayesha, Visconti, Piero, Halpern, Benjamin S., Watson, James E. M., Evans, Megan C., Auerbach, Nancy A., Barnes, Megan, Beger, Maria, Chadès, Iadine, Giakoumi, Sylvaine, McDonald-Madden, Eve, Murray, Nicholas J., Ringma, Jeremy and Possingham, Hugh P. (2015). Why do we map threats? Linking threat mapping with actions to make better conservation decisions. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 13 (2), 91-99. doi: 10.1890/140022

Assessing species vulnerability to climate change

Pacifici, Michela, Foden, Wendy B, Visconti, Piero, Watson, James E. M, Butchart, Stuart H. M, Kovacs, Kit M, Scheffers, Brett R, Hole, David G, Martin, Tara G, Akcakaya, H. Resit, Corlett, Richard T, Huntley, Brian, Bickford, David, Carr, Jamie A, Hoffmann, Ary A, Midgley, Guy F, Pearce-Kelly, Paul, Pearson, Richard G, Williams, Stephen E, Willis, Stephen G, Young, Bruce and Rondinini, Carlo (2015). Assessing species vulnerability to climate change. Nature Climate Change, 5 (3), 215-225. doi: 10.1038/nclimate2448

Galápagos, ¿por dónde empezar? Espacializando perturbaciones y priorizando acciones de conservación en uno de los archipiélagos más icónicos del mundo

Watson, James (2015). Galápagos, ¿por dónde empezar? Espacializando perturbaciones y priorizando acciones de conservación en uno de los archipiélagos más icónicos del mundo. Decision Point en Español (E01), 14-15.

Improving policy efficiency and effectiveness to save more species: A case study of the megadiverse country Australia

McDonald, Jane A., Carwardine, Josie, Joseph, Liana N., Klein, Carissa J., Rout, Tracy M., Watson, James E. M., Garnett, Stephen T., McCarthy, Michael A. and Possingham, Hugh P. (2015). Improving policy efficiency and effectiveness to save more species: A case study of the megadiverse country Australia. Biological Conservation, 182, 102-108. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2014.11.030

Ser “climáticamente inteligente” significa mirar hacia el futuro y hacia el pasado: Conservación eficiente en tiempos de cambio climático

Watson, James, Butt, Nathalie and Iwamura, Takuya (2015). Ser “climáticamente inteligente” significa mirar hacia el futuro y hacia el pasado: Conservación eficiente en tiempos de cambio climático. Decision Point en Español (E01), 8-9.

Climate-induced resource bottlenecks exacerbate species vulnerability: A review

Maron, Martine, Mcalpine, Clive A., Watson, James E. M., Maxwell, Sean and Barnard, Phoebe (2015). Climate-induced resource bottlenecks exacerbate species vulnerability: A review. Diversity and Distributions, 21 (7), 731-743. doi: 10.1111/ddi.12339

Conservation in the face of climate change: Recent developments

Lawler, Joshua, Watson, James and Game, Edward (2015). Conservation in the face of climate change: Recent developments. F1000 Research, 4 1158, 1158. doi: 10.12688/f1000research.6490.1

Global status of and prospects for protection of terrestrial geophysical diversity

Sanderson, Eric W., Segan, Daniel B. and Watson, James E. M. (2015). Global status of and prospects for protection of terrestrial geophysical diversity. Conservation Biology, 29 (3), 649-656. doi: 10.1111/cobi.12502

Quantifying the relative irreplaceability of important bird and biodiversity areas

Di Marco, Moreno, Brooks, Thomas, Cuttelod, Annabelle, Fishpool, Lincoln D. C., Rondinini, Carlo, Smith, Robert J., Bennun, Leon, Butchart, Stuart H., Ferrier, Simon, Foppen, Ruud P. B., Joppa, Lucas, Juffe-Bignoli, Diego, Knight, Andrew T., Lamoreux, John F., Langhammer, Penny F., May, Ian, Possingham, Hugh P., Visconti, Piero, Watson, James E. M. and Woodley, Stephen (2015). Quantifying the relative irreplaceability of important bird and biodiversity areas. Conservation Biology, 30 (2), 392-402. doi: 10.1111/cobi.12609

Shortfalls and solutions for meeting national and global conservation area targets

Butchart, Stuart H. M., Clarke, Martin, Smith, Robert J., Sykes, Rachel E., Scharlemann, Jorn P., Harfoot, Mike, Buchanan, Graeme M., Angulo, Ariadne, Balmford, Andrew, Bertzky, Bastian, Brooks, Thomas M., Carpenter, Kent E., Comeros-Raynal, Mia T., Cornell, John, Ficetola, G. Francesco, Fishpool, Lincoln D. C., Fuller, Richard A., Geldmann, Jonas, Harwell, Heather, Hilton-Taylor, Craig, Hoffmann, Michael, Joolia, Ackbar, Joppa, Lucas, Kingston, Naomi, May, Ian, Milam, Amy, Polidoro, Beth, Ralph, Gina, Richman, Nadia ... Burgess, Neil D. (2015). Shortfalls and solutions for meeting national and global conservation area targets. Conservation Letters, 8 (5), 329-337. doi: 10.1111/conl.12158

Preventing species extinctions resulting from climate change

Akçakaya, H. Resit, Butchart, Stuart H. M., Watson, James E. M. and Pearson, Richard G. (2014). Preventing species extinctions resulting from climate change. Nature Climate Change, 4 (12), 1048-1049. doi: 10.1038/nclimate2455

Fulfilling the broken promise of nature reserves

Watson, James (2014). Fulfilling the broken promise of nature reserves. LiveScience

The performance and potential of protected areas

Watson, James E. M., Dudley, Nigel, Segan, Daniel B. and Hockings, Marc (2014). The performance and potential of protected areas. Nature, 515 (7525), 67-73. doi: 10.1038/nature13947

A call for inclusive conservation

Tallis, Heather, Lubchenco, Jane, Adams-Hosking, Christine, Kark, Salit, Beger, Maria, Butt, Nathalie, Di Fonzo, Martina M. I., Giakoumi, Sylvaine, Guerrero, Angela M., Maggini, Ramona, Martin, Tara G., Mills, Morena, Renwick, Anna, Polsenberg, Johanna, Shanahan, Danielle F., Wilson, Kerrie A., Carwardine, Josie, Corrigan, Colleen, Watson, James and Klein, Carissa (2014). A call for inclusive conservation. Nature, 515 (7525), 27-28. doi: 10.1038/515027a

Publishing trends on climate change vulnerability in the conservation literature reveal a predominant focus on direct impacts and long time-scales

Chapman, Sarah, Mustin, Karen, Renwick, Anna R., Segan, Daniel B., Hole, David G., Pearson, Richard G. and Watson, James E. M. (2014). Publishing trends on climate change vulnerability in the conservation literature reveal a predominant focus on direct impacts and long time-scales. Diversity and Distributions, 20 (10), 1221-1228. doi: 10.1111/ddi.12234

Sustainability: root targets in consensus

Maxwell, Sean, Rhodes, J. R., Bal, P., Bunnefeld, N., Earle, S., Knight, A.T., Milner-Gulland, E.J., Jones, J. P. G., Nuno, A. and Watson, J. E. M. (2014). Sustainability: root targets in consensus. Nature, 514 (7253), 434-434. doi: 10.1038/514434d

Choosing Open Access

Fuller, Richard A., Lee, Jasmine R. and Watson, James E. (2014). Choosing Open Access. Conservation Biology, 28 (6), 1443-1444. doi: 10.1111/cobi.12356

Who will save the last primary forests on Earth

Mackey, Brendan and Watson, James (2014). Who will save the last primary forests on Earth. National Geographic Voices

Principles for integrated island management in the tropical Pacific

Jupiter, Stacy D., Jenkins, Aaron P., Lee Long, Warren J., Maxwell, Sean L., Carruthers, Tim J. B., Hodge, Kate B., Govan, Hugh, Tamelander, Jerker and Watson, James E. M. (2014). Principles for integrated island management in the tropical Pacific. Pacific Conservation Biology, 20 (2), 193-205. doi: 10.1071/PC140193

Policy options for the world’s primary forests in multilateral environmental agreements

Mackey, Brendan, DellaSala, Dominick A., Kormos, Cyril, Lindenmayer, David, Kumpel, Noelle, Zimmerman, Barbara, Hugh, Sonia, Young, Virginia, Foley, Sean, Kriton Arsenis and Watson, James Edward (2014). Policy options for the world’s primary forests in multilateral environmental agreements. Conservation Letters, 8 (2), 139-147. doi: 10.1111/conl.12120

Targeting global protected area expansion for imperiled biodiversity

Venter, Oscar, Fuller, Richard A., Segan, Daniel B., Carwardine, Josie, Brooks, Thomas, Butchart, Stuart H. M., Di Marco, Moreno, Iwamura, Takuya, Joseph, Liana, O'Grady, Damien, Possingham, Hugh P., Rondinini, Carlo, Smith, Robert J., Venter, Michelle and Watson, James E. M. (2014). Targeting global protected area expansion for imperiled biodiversity. PLoS Biology, 12 (6) e1001891, e1001891.1-e1001891.7. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001891

Bridging the science-implementation gap: engaging with conservation NGOs can make the difference

Watson, James (2014). Bridging the science-implementation gap: engaging with conservation NGOs can make the difference. Decision Point (79), 3-3.

Efficiently targeting resources to deter illegal activities in protected areas

Plumptre, Andrew J., Fuller, Richard A., Rwetsiba, Aggrey, Wanyama, Fredrick, Kujirakwinja, Deo, Driciru, Margaret, Nangendo, Grace, Watson, James E. M. and Possingham, Hugh P. (2014). Efficiently targeting resources to deter illegal activities in protected areas. Journal of Applied Ecology, 51 (3), 714-725. doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.12227

Achieving open access to conservation science

Fuller, Richard A., Lee, Jasmine R. and Watson, James E. M. (2014). Achieving open access to conservation science. Conservation Biology, 28 (6), 1550-1557. doi: 10.1111/cobi.12346

Human responses to climate change will seriously impact biodiversity conservation: it's time we start planning for them

Watson, James E. M. (2014). Human responses to climate change will seriously impact biodiversity conservation: it's time we start planning for them. Conservation Letters, 7 (1), 1-2. doi: 10.1111/conl.12083

Being climate smart means looking forward and backward: cost-effective conservation in a time of climate change

Watson, James, Butt, Nathalie and Iwamura, Takuya (2013). Being climate smart means looking forward and backward: cost-effective conservation in a time of climate change. Decision Point (75), 7-7.

Biodiversity conservation in a changing climate: a review of threats and implications for conservation planning in Myanmar

Rao, Madhu, Htun, Saw, Platt, Steven G., Tizard, Robert, Poole, Colin, Myint, Than and Watson, James E. M. (2013). Biodiversity conservation in a changing climate: a review of threats and implications for conservation planning in Myanmar. Ambio, 42 (7), 789-804. doi: 10.1007/s13280-013-0423-5

Adapt or die: where in the world should we start on cost-effective conservation

Watson, James, Butt, Nathalie and Iwamura, Takuya (2013, 10 02). Adapt or die: where in the world should we start on cost-effective conservation

Mapping vulnerability and conservation adaptation strategies under climate change

Watson, James E. M., Iwamura, Takuya and Butt, Nathalie (2013). Mapping vulnerability and conservation adaptation strategies under climate change. Nature Climate Change, Advance online publication (11), 1-6. doi: 10.1038/nclimate2007

A framework for systematic conservation planning and management of Mediterranean landscapes

Levin, Noam, Watson, James E. M., Joseph, Liana N., Grantham, Hedley S., Hadar, Liat, Apel, Naomi, Perevolotsky, Avi, DeMalach, Niv, Possingham, Hugh P. and Kark, Salit (2013). A framework for systematic conservation planning and management of Mediterranean landscapes. Biological Conservation, 158, 371-383. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2012.08.032

Accommodating the human response for realistic adaptation planning: response to Gillson et al.

Watson, James E. M. and Segan, Daniel B. (2013). Accommodating the human response for realistic adaptation planning: response to Gillson et al.. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 28 (10), 573-574. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2013.06.006

Trends and biases in the listing and recovery planning for threatened species: an Australian case study

Walsh, Jessica C., Watson, James E. M., Bottrill, Madeleine C., Joseph, Liana N. and Possingham, Hugh P. (2013). Trends and biases in the listing and recovery planning for threatened species: an Australian case study. Oryx, 47 (1), 134-143. doi: 10.1017/S003060531100161X

Priority actions for sustainable forest management in the International Year of Forests

Dellasala, Dominick A., Fitzgerald, John M., Jonsson, Bengt-Gunnar, McNeely, Jeffrey A., Dovie, Benjamin Delali, Dieterich, Martin, Majluf, Patricia, Nemtzov, Simon C., Nevin, OwenT., Parsons, E.Christien M. and Watson, James E. M . (2012). Priority actions for sustainable forest management in the International Year of Forests. Conservation Biology, 26 (3), 572-575. doi: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2012.01849.x

Spurious thresholds in the relationship between species richness and vegetation cover

Maron, Martine, Bowen, Michiala, Fuller, Richard A., Smith, Geoffrey C., Eyre, Teresa J., Mathieson, Michael, Watson, James E. M. and McAlpine, Clive A. (2012). Spurious thresholds in the relationship between species richness and vegetation cover. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 21 (6), 682-692. doi: 10.1111/j.1466-8238.2011.00706.x

Vulnerability of cloud forest reserves in Mexico to climate change

Ponce-Reyes, Rocío, Reynoso-Rosales, Víctor-Hugo, Watson, James E. M., VanDerWal, Jeremy, Fuller, Richard A., Pressey, Robert L. and Possingham, Hugh P. (2012). Vulnerability of cloud forest reserves in Mexico to climate change. Nature Climate Change, 2 (6), 448-452. doi: 10.1038/NCLIMATE1453

Applying ecosystem services approaches for biodiversity conservation: Benefits and challenges

Ingram, Jane C., Redford, Kent H. and Watson, James E. M. (2012). Applying ecosystem services approaches for biodiversity conservation: Benefits and challenges. Sapiens, 5 (1).

Climate change adaptation planning for biodiversity conservation: a review

Watson, James E. M., Rao, Madhu, Kang, Ai-Li and Yan, Xie (2012). Climate change adaptation planning for biodiversity conservation: a review. Advances in Climate Change Research, 3 (1), 1-11. doi: 10.3724/SP.J.1248.2012.00001

Exotic species richness and native species endemism increase the impact of exotic species on islands

Walsh, Jessica C., Venter, Oscar, Watson, James E.M., Fuller, Richard A., Blackburn, Tim M. and Possingham, Hugh P. (2012). Exotic species richness and native species endemism increase the impact of exotic species on islands. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 21 (8), 841-850. doi: 10.1111/j.1466-8238.2011.00724.x

Securing nonflagship species from extinction

Joseph, Liana N., Maloney, Richard F., Watson, James E. M. and Possingham, Hugh P. (2011). Securing nonflagship species from extinction. Conservation Letters, 4 (4), 324-325. doi: 10.1111/j.1755-263X.2011.00174.x

Investing in threatened species conservation: Does corruption outweigh purchasing power?

Garnett, Stephen T., Joseph, Liana N., Watson, James E. M. and Zander, Kerstin K. (2011). Investing in threatened species conservation: Does corruption outweigh purchasing power?. PLoS One, 6 (7) e22749, 1-6. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0022749

Does recovery planning improve the status of threatened species?

Bottrill, Madeleine C., Walsh, Jessica C., Watson, James E. M., Joseph, Liana N., Ortega-Argueta, Alejandro and Possingham, Hugh P. (2011). Does recovery planning improve the status of threatened species?. Biological Conservation, 144 (5), 1595-1601. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2011.02.008

The spatial distribution of threats to species in Australia

Evans, Megan C., Watson, James E. M., Fuller, Richard A., Venter, Oscar, Bennett, Simon C., Marsack, Peter R. and Possingham, Hugh P. (2011). The spatial distribution of threats to species in Australia. Bioscience, 61 (4), 281-289. doi: 10.1525/bio.2011.61.4.8

What works for threatened species recovery? An empirical evaluation for Australia

Taylor, Martin F. J., Sattler, Paul S., Evans, Megan, Fuller, Richard A., Watson, James E. M. and Possingham, Hugh P. (2011). What works for threatened species recovery? An empirical evaluation for Australia. Biodiversity and Conservation, 20 (4), 767-777. doi: 10.1007/s10531-010-9977-8

Response from Arlettaz and colleagues

Arlettaz, Raphaël, Braunisch, Veronika, Schaub, Michael and Watson, James E. M. (2011). Response from Arlettaz and colleagues. BioScience, 61 (2), 93-94. doi: 10.1525/bio.2011.61.2.20

Climate change in Oceania - A synthesis of biodiversity impacts and adaptations

Kingsford, Richard T. and Watson, James E. M. (2011). Climate change in Oceania - A synthesis of biodiversity impacts and adaptations. Pacific Conservation Biology, 17 (3), 270-284. doi: 10.1071/PC110270

Ecosystem-based adaptation in marine ecosystems of tropical Oceania in response to climate change

Grantham, H. S., McLeod, E., Brooks, A., Jupiter, S. D., Hardcastle, J., Richardson, A. J., Poloczanska, E. S., Hills, T., Mieszkowska, N., Klein, C. J. and Watson, J. E. M. (2011). Ecosystem-based adaptation in marine ecosystems of tropical Oceania in response to climate change. Pacific Conservation Biology, 17 (3), 241-258. doi: 10.1071/PC110241

What hope for biodiversity in the face of anthropogenic climate change in Oceania?

Kingsford, Richard T. and Watson, James E. M. (2011). What hope for biodiversity in the face of anthropogenic climate change in Oceania?. Pacific Conservation Biology, 17 (3), 166-167. doi: 10.1071/PC110166

From publications to public actions: When conservation biologists bridge the gap between research and implementation

Arlettaz, Raphael, Schaub, Michael, Fournier, Jerome, Reichlin, Thomas S., Sierro, Antoine, Watson, Jame E. M. and Braunisch, Veronika (2010). From publications to public actions: When conservation biologists bridge the gap between research and implementation. Bioscience, 60 (10), 835-842. doi: 10.1525/bio.2010.60.10.10

What’s in reserve?

Watson, J.E.M. (2010). What’s in reserve?. Decision Point (45), 4-5.

Fire management for biodiversity conservation: Key research questions and our capacity to answer them

Driscoll, Don A., Lindenmayer, David B., Bennett, Andrew F., Bode, Michael, Bradstock, Ross A., Cary, Geoffrey J., Clarke, Michael F., Dexter, Nick, Fensham, Rod, Friend, Gordon, Gill, Malcolm, James, Stewart, Kay, Geoff, Keith, David A., MacGregor, Christopher, Russell-Smith, Jeremy, Salt, David, Watson, James E. M., Williams, Richard J. and York, Alan (2010). Fire management for biodiversity conservation: Key research questions and our capacity to answer them. Biological Conservation, 143 (9), 1928-1939. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2010.05.026

Resolving conflicts in fire management using decision theory: Asset-protection versus biodiversity conservation

Driscoll, Don A., Lindenmayer, David B., Bennett, Andrew F., Bode, Michael, Bradstock, Ross A., Cary, Geoffrey J., Clarke, Michael F., Dexter, Nick, Fensham, Rod, Friend, Gordon, Gill, Malcolm, James, Stuart, Kay, Geoff, Keith, David A., MacGregor, Chris, Possingham, Hugh P., Russel-Smith, Jeremy, Salt, David, Watson, James E. M., Williams, Dick and York, Alan (2010). Resolving conflicts in fire management using decision theory: Asset-protection versus biodiversity conservation. Conservation Letters, 3 (4), 215-223. doi: 10.1111/j.1755-263X.2010.00115.x

Barometer of life: More action, not more data

Knight, Andrew T., Bode, Michael, Fuller, Richard A., Grantham, Hedley S., Possingham, Hugh P., Watson, James E. M. and Wilson, Kerrie A. (2010). Barometer of life: More action, not more data. Science, 329 (5988), 141-141. doi: 10.1126/science.329.5988.141-a

The future of wilderness

Watson, J.E.M. (2010). The future of wilderness. Decision Point (41), 6-8.

Mining and conservation: implications for Madagascar’s littoral forests

Watson, James E. M., Joseph, Liana N. and Fuller, Richard A. (2010). Mining and conservation: implications for Madagascar’s littoral forests. Conservation Letters, 3 (4), 286-287. doi: 10.1111/j.1755-263X.2010.00124.x

Replacing underperforming protected areas achieves better conservation outcomes

Fuller, Richard, McDonald-Madden, Eve, Wilson, Kerrie. A, Carwrdine, Josie, Grantham, Hedley, Watson, James. E, Klein, Carissa. J, Green, David. C and Possingham, Hugh. P (2010). Replacing underperforming protected areas achieves better conservation outcomes. Nature, 466 (7304), 365-367. doi: 10.1038/nature09180

Biodiversity targets after 2010

Mace, Georgina M., Cramer, Wolfgang, Díaz, Sandra, Faith, Daniel P., Larigauderie, Anne, Le Prestre, Philippe, Palmer, Margaret, Perrings, Charles, Scholes, Robert J., Walpole, Matt, Walther, Bruno A., Watson, James E. M. and Mooney, Harold A. (2010). Biodiversity targets after 2010. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 2 (1-2), 3-8. doi: 10.1016/j.cosust.2010.03.003

Where do you start with the Galapagos?

Watson, J.E.M. (2010). Where do you start with the Galapagos?. Decision Point (37), 6-7.

Avoiding unintended outcomes from REDD

Venter, Oscar, Watson, James E.M., Meijaard, Erik, Laurance, William F. and Possingham, Hugh P. (2010). Avoiding unintended outcomes from REDD. Conservation Biology, 24 (1), 5-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2009.01391.x

Complexity, Resilience, and Conservation

Watson, J. E. M. (2010). Complexity, Resilience, and Conservation. Conservation Biology, 24 (4), 1166-1167. doi: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2010.01546.x

Ecological restoration: principles, values, and structure of an emerging profession

Watson, James, E. M. (2010). Ecological restoration: principles, values, and structure of an emerging profession. Pacific Conservation Biology, 16 (3), 208-208. doi: 10.1071/PC100208

Mapping terrestrial anthropogenic degradation on the inhabited islands of the Galapagos Archipelago

Watson, James, Trueman, Mandy, Tufet, Marta, Henderson, Scott and Atkinson, Rachel (2010). Mapping terrestrial anthropogenic degradation on the inhabited islands of the Galapagos Archipelago. Oryx, 44 (1), 79-82. doi: 10.1017/S0030605309990226

Ecological processes: a key element in strategies for nature conservation

Bennett, Andrew F., Haslem, Angie, Cheal, David C., Clarke, Michael F., Jones, Roger N., Koehn, John D., Lake, P. Sam, Lumsden, Linda F., Lunt, Ian D., Mackey, Brendan G., MacNally, Ralph, Menkhorst, Peter W., New, Tim R., Newell, Graeme R., O'Hara, Tim, Quinn, Gerry P., Radford, James Q., Robinson, Doug, Watson, James E. M. and Yen, Alan L. (2009). Ecological processes: a key element in strategies for nature conservation. Ecological Management and Restoration, 10 (3), 192-199. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-8903.2009.00489.x

Wilderness and future conservation priorities in Australia

Watson, James E. M., Fuller, Richard A., Watson, Alexander W. T., Mackey, Brendan G., Wilson, Kerrie A., Grantham, Hedley S., Turner, Matthew, Klein, Carissa J., Carwardine, Josie, Joseph, Liana N. and Possingham, Hugh P. (2009). Wilderness and future conservation priorities in Australia. Diversity and Distributions, 15 (6), 1028-1036. doi: 10.1111/j.1472-4642.2009.00601.x

Major policy issues in Oceania

Watson, J.E.M. (2009). Major policy issues in Oceania. Decision Point (32), 3-3.

Of big pictures and cross scales

Watson, J.E.M. (2009). Of big pictures and cross scales. Decision Point (32), 11-11.

Major conservation policy issues for biodiversity in Oceania

Kingsford, R. T., Watson, J. E. M., Lundquist, C. J., Venter, O., Hughes, L., Johnston, E. L., Atherton, J., Gawel, M., Keith, D.A., Mackey, B.G., Morley, C., Possingham, H. P., Raynor, B., Recher, H. F. and Wilson, K. A. (2009). Major conservation policy issues for biodiversity in Oceania. Conservation Biology, 23 (4), 834-840. doi: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2009.01287.x

Using nestedness and species-accumulation analyses to strengthen a conservation plan for littoral forest birds in south-eastern Madagascar

Watson, James E. M., Watson, Alexander W. T., Fischer, Joern, Ingram, J. Carter and Whittaker, Robert J. (2009). Using nestedness and species-accumulation analyses to strengthen a conservation plan for littoral forest birds in south-eastern Madagascar. International Journal of Biodiversity and Conservation, 1, 67-80.

Why the divide?

Watson, James (2009). Why the divide?. Decision Point (30), 11-12.

The New South Wales Priorities Action Statement and opportunities for maximizing return on investment for conservation

Joseph, Liana N., Watson, James E. and Possingham, Hugh P. (2009). The New South Wales Priorities Action Statement and opportunities for maximizing return on investment for conservation. Ecological Management & Restoration, 10 (s1), s143-s144. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-8903.2009.00466.x

A national framework for research on trophic regulation by the Dingo in Australia

Visser, Renee L., Watson, James E. M., Dickman, Chris R., Southgate, Rick, Jenkins, David and Johnson, Christopher N. (2009). A national framework for research on trophic regulation by the Dingo in Australia. Pacific Conservation Biology, 15 (3), 209-216. doi: 10.1071/PC090209

Developing a national framework for dingo trophic regulation research in Australia: Outcomes of a national workshop

Visser, Renee L., Watson, James E. M., Dickman, Chris R., Southgate, Rick, Jenkins, David and Johnson, Christopher N. (2009). Developing a national framework for dingo trophic regulation research in Australia: Outcomes of a national workshop. Ecological Management and Restoration, 10 (2), 168-170. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-8903.2009.00482.x

Ecological restoration: principles, values, and structure of an emerging profession [Book Review]

Watson, James E. M. (2009). Ecological restoration: principles, values, and structure of an emerging profession [Book Review]. Pacific Conservation Biology, 15 (4), 277-277. doi: 10.1071/PC090277

The importance of ecological processes for terrestrial biodiversity conservation in Tasmania

McQuillan, Peter B;, Watson, James E. M., Fitzgerald, Nick B;, Obendorf, David and Leaman, David (2009). The importance of ecological processes for terrestrial biodiversity conservation in Tasmania. Pacific Conservation Biology, 15 (3), 171-196. doi: 10.1071/PC090171

Climate change, biodiversity conservation, and the role of protected areas: An Australian perspective

Mackey, B.G., Watson,J.E.M., Hope, G. and Gilmore, S. (2008). Climate change, biodiversity conservation, and the role of protected areas: An Australian perspective. Biodiversity, 9 (3 & 4), 11-18. doi: 10.1080/14888386.2008.9712902

The cost of conservation

Bode, Michael, Watson, James, Iwamura, Takuya and Possingham, Hugh P. (2008). The cost of conservation. Science, 321 (5887), 340-340. doi: 10.1126/science.321.5887.340a

A walk on the wild side

Watson, J.E.M. (2008). A walk on the wild side. Decision Point (20), 8-9.

Ecological correlates and conservation implications of overestimating species geographic ranges

Jetz, Walter, Sekercioglu, Cagan H. and Watson, James E. M. (2008). Ecological correlates and conservation implications of overestimating species geographic ranges. Conservation Biology, 22 (1), 110-119. doi: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2007.00847.x

Conservation inverted: birds in the Great Western Woodlands

Recher, H. F., Davis, W. E. Jr., Berry, S., Mackey, B., Nix, H., Watson, A. W. T and Watston, J. E. M. (2008). Conservation inverted: birds in the Great Western Woodlands. Wingspan, 17, 16-19.

Diversity of a semi-arid, intact Mediterranean ecosystem in southwest Australia

Judd, Simon, Watson, Jame E. M. and Watson, Alexander W. T. (2008). Diversity of a semi-arid, intact Mediterranean ecosystem in southwest Australia. Web Ecology, 8 (1), 84-93. doi: 10.5194/we-8-84-2008

Ecology and Ecosystem Conservation

Watson, J. E. M. (2008). Ecology and Ecosystem Conservation. Austral Ecology, 33 (2), 241-241. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2007.01837.x

Why are we still using a 'One size fits all' philosophy for systematic reserve planning in Australia?

Watson, James, Fuller, Richard A. and Barr, Lissa (2008). Why are we still using a 'One size fits all' philosophy for systematic reserve planning in Australia?. Pacific Conservation Biology, 14 (4), 233-235. doi: 10.1071/PC080233

Bird community responses to fragmentation: how consistent are they across landscapes?

Watson, James E. M., Whittaker, Robert J. and Freudenberger, David (2005). Bird community responses to fragmentation: how consistent are they across landscapes?. Journal of Biogeography, 32 (8), 1353-1370. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2005.01256.x

Conservation biogeography: assessment and prospect

Whittaker, Robert J., Araujo, Miguel B., Jepson, Paul, Ladle, Richard J., Watson, James E. M. and Willis, Katherine J. (2005). Conservation biogeography: assessment and prospect. Diversity and Distributions, 11 (1), 3-23. doi: 10.1111/j.1366-9516.2005.00143.x

The importance of littoral forest remnants for indigenous bird conservation in southeastern Madagascar

Watson, James E. M., Whittaker, Robert J. and Dawson, Terence P. (2005). The importance of littoral forest remnants for indigenous bird conservation in southeastern Madagascar. Biodiversity and Conservation, 14 (3), 523-545. doi: 10.1007/s10531-004-3913-8

Avifaunal responses to habitat fragmentation in the threatened littoral forests of south-eastern Madagascar

Watson, James E. M., Whittaker, Robert J. and Dawson, Terence P. (2004). Avifaunal responses to habitat fragmentation in the threatened littoral forests of south-eastern Madagascar. Journal of Biogeography, 31 (11), 1791-1807. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2004.01142.x

Habitat structure and proximity to forest edge affect the abundance and distribution of forest-dependent birds in tropical coastal forests of southeastern Madagascar

Watson, JEM, Whittaker, RJ and Dawson, TP (2004). Habitat structure and proximity to forest edge affect the abundance and distribution of forest-dependent birds in tropical coastal forests of southeastern Madagascar. Biological Conservation, 120 (3), 315-331. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2004.03.004

Rapid assessment in conservation research: a critique of avifaunal assessment techniques illustrated by Ecuadorian and Madagascan case study data

O'Dea, Niall, Watson, James E. M. and Whittaker, Robert J. (2004). Rapid assessment in conservation research: a critique of avifaunal assessment techniques illustrated by Ecuadorian and Madagascan case study data. Diversity and Distributions, 10 (1), 55-63. doi: 10.1111/j.1472-4642.2004.00050.x

Woodland fragmentation is causing the decline of species and functional groups of birds in southeastern Australia

Watson, James, Watson, Alexander, Paull, David and Freudenberger, David (2003). Woodland fragmentation is causing the decline of species and functional groups of birds in southeastern Australia. Pacific Conservation Biology, 8 (4), 261-270. doi: 10.1071/PC030261

An assessment of the focal-species approach for conserving birds in variegated landscapes in southeastern Australia

Watson, James, Freudenberger, David and Paull, David (2001). An assessment of the focal-species approach for conserving birds in variegated landscapes in southeastern Australia. Conservation Biology, 15 (5), 1364-1373. doi: 10.1046/j.1523-1739.2001.00166.x

To achieve big wins for terrestrial conservation, prioritize protection of ecoregions closest to meeting targets

Chauvenet, Alienor L.M., Watson, James E.M., Adams, Vanessa M., Di Marco, Moreno, Venter, Oscar, Davis, Katrina J., Mappin, Bonnie, Klein, Carissa J., Kuempel, Caitlin D. and Possingham, Hugh P. (2020). To achieve big wins for terrestrial conservation, prioritize protection of ecoregions closest to meeting targets. Cambridge, MA, United States: Cell Press. doi: 10.1016/j.oneear.2020.04.013

The capacity of Australia's protected-area system to represent threatened species

Watson, James E. M., Evans, Megan C., Carwardine, Josie, Fuller, Richard A., Joseph, Liana N., Segan, Dan B., Taylor, Martin F. J., Fensham, R. J. and Possingham, Hugh P. (2011). The capacity of Australia's protected-area system to represent threatened species. Hoboken, NJ, United States: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2010.01587.x

Away from conflict – a new paradigm for industry, regional communities, environmental organizations and traditional owners to look after the Great Western Woodlands, Western Australia

Watson, A. W. T., Judd, S. and Watson, J. E. M. (2009). Away from conflict – a new paradigm for industry, regional communities, environmental organizations and traditional owners to look after the Great Western Woodlands, Western Australia. Mine Closure 2009, Perth, WA, Australia, 9–11 September 2009. Nedlands, WA, Australia: Australian Centre for Geomechanics (ACG).

REDD and PINC: a new policy framework to fund tropical forests as global 'eco-utilities'

Trivedi, M. R., Mitchell, A. W., Mardas, N., Parker, C., Watson, J. E. and Nobre, A. D. (2009). REDD and PINC: a new policy framework to fund tropical forests as global 'eco-utilities'. Conference on Beyond Kyoto: Addressing the Challenges of Climate Change Science Meets Industry, Policy and Public, Aarhus, Denmark, 5-7 March 2009. Bristol, United Kingdom: Institute of Physics Publishing. doi: 10.1088/1755-1315/8/1/012005

Flowering plant and vertebrate diversity of the Great Western Woodlands in the Southern Goldfields

Watson, Alexander W. T., Judd, Simon and Watson, James E. M. (2008). Flowering plant and vertebrate diversity of the Great Western Woodlands in the Southern Goldfields. Goldfield Environmental Management Workshop, Perth, WA, Australia, 2008. Perth, WA, Australia: Australian Centre for Geomechanics, The University of Western Australia.

Avifaunal responses to landscape-scale habitat fragmentation in the littoral forests of south-eastern Madagascar

Watson, JEM (2005). Avifaunal responses to landscape-scale habitat fragmentation in the littoral forests of south-eastern Madagascar. 5th International Symposium on Tropical Biology, Bonn Germany, May, 2004. NEW YORK: SPRINGER. doi: 10.1007/0-387-24320-8_24

National parks are not enough – we need landholders to protect threatened species on their property

Kearney, Stephen, Reside, April, Watson, James, Nelson, Rebecca Louise, Spindler, Rebecca and Adams, Vanessa (2022, 02 11). National parks are not enough – we need landholders to protect threatened species on their property The Conversation

Review of monitoring, evaluation and reporting approaches and outcomes in Parks Australia

Jacobson, Chris, Hockings, Marc, Watson, James, Head, Brian and Fidelman, Pedro (2021). Review of monitoring, evaluation and reporting approaches and outcomes in Parks Australia . Online: University of Queensland.

Renewable energy can save the natural world – but if we’re not careful, it will also hurt it

Sonter, Laura, Watson, James and Valenta, Richard (2020, 09 02). Renewable energy can save the natural world – but if we’re not careful, it will also hurt it The Conversation

Six million hectares of threatened species habitat up in smoke

Ward, Michelle, Greenville, Aaron, Reside, April, Tulloch, Ayesha, Williams, Brooke, Massingham, Emily, Mayfield, Helen, Possingham, Hugh, Watson, James, Radford, Jim and Sonter, Laura (2020, 01 19). Six million hectares of threatened species habitat up in smoke The Conversation

Most native bird species are losing their homes, even the ones you see every day

Simmonds, Jeremy, Salazar, Alvaro, Watson, James and Maron, Martine (2019, 10 29). Most native bird species are losing their homes, even the ones you see every day The Conversation

Environment laws have failed to tackle the extinction emergency. Here's the proof

Ward, Michelle, Reside, April, Possingham, Hugh, Watson, James, Simmonds, Jeremy, Rhodes, Jonathan and Taylor, Martin (2019, 09 09). Environment laws have failed to tackle the extinction emergency. Here's the proof The Conversation

Death by 775 cuts: how conservation law is failing the black-throated finch

Reside, April and Watson, James (2019, 01 30). Death by 775 cuts: how conservation law is failing the black-throated finch The Conversation

Global assessment of ecoregion intactness

Beyer, Hawthorne, Venter, Oscar, Grantham, Hedley and Watson, James (2019). Global assessment of ecoregion intactness. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.14264/uql.2019.773

For the first time we’ve looked at every threatened bird in Australia side-by-side

Garnett, Stephen, Chauvenet, Alienor, Reside, April, Wintle, Brendan, Lindenmayer, David, Watson, David M., Bayrakarov, Elisa, Geyle, Hayley, Possingham, Hugh, Watson, James, Maron, Martine and Legge, Sarah (2018, 11 27). For the first time we’ve looked at every threatened bird in Australia side-by-side The Conversation

Helping farmers and reducing car crashes: the surprising benefits of predators

O'Bryan, Christopher, McDonald-Madden, Eve, Watson, James and Carter, Neil (2018, 04 23). Helping farmers and reducing car crashes: the surprising benefits of predators The Conversation

Ivory up in flames, but who really noticed? How messages on elephant poaching might be missed

Holden, Matthew H., Braczkowski, Alexander Richard, O'Bryan, Christopher, Biggs, Duan, Possingham, Hugh, Allan, James and Watson, James (2018, 03 12). Ivory up in flames, but who really noticed? How messages on elephant poaching might be missed The Conversation

We should embrace scavengers and predators

O'Bryan, Christopher J. and Watson, James (2018, 03 09). We should embrace scavengers and predators Scientific American

Ecology and Conservation Biogeography of the Night Parrot

Watson, James (2018). Ecology and Conservation Biogeography of the Night Parrot. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/e6dad86

Climate change in the Pacific: are community-based adaptation efforts working?

McNamara, Karen and Watson, James (2017, 12 07). Climate change in the Pacific: are community-based adaptation efforts working? IAPS Dialogue: The online magazine of the Institute of Asia and Pacific Studies, University of Nottingham, UK

Australia’s species need an independent champion

Ritchie, Euan, Nimmo, Dale, Driscoll, Don, Heard, Geoffrey, Watson, James, Evans, Megan C. and Doherty, Tim (2017, 10 12). Australia’s species need an independent champion The Conversation

Just ten MPs represent more than 600 threatened species in their electorates

Watson, James, Reside, April, Williams, Brooke, Possingham, Hugh, Maron, Martine, Ward, Michelle, Fuller, Richard, Atkinson, Scott Consaul and Kearney, Stephen (2017, 09 07). Just ten MPs represent more than 600 threatened species in their electorates The Conversation

Scientific integrity must be defended, our planet depends on it

Ritchie, Euan, Watson, James, Kerr, Jeremy and Maron, Martine (2017, 07 26). Scientific integrity must be defended, our planet depends on it The Conversation

The Great Barrier Reef isn’t listed as ‘in danger’ - but it’s still in big trouble

Watson, James and Maron, Martine (2017, 07 07). The Great Barrier Reef isn’t listed as ‘in danger’ - but it’s still in big trouble The Conversation

Earth’s wildernesses are disappearing, and not enough of them are World Heritage-listed

Allan, James and Watson, James (2017, 07 03). Earth’s wildernesses are disappearing, and not enough of them are World Heritage-listed The Conversation

More than half the world’s most important natural sites are under threat: it’s time to protect them

Watson, J.E.M., Allan, James and Maxwell, S. (2017, 01 31). More than half the world’s most important natural sites are under threat: it’s time to protect them The Conversation

Adapting to Climate Change: Guidance for protected area managers and planners

Gross, J. E., Woodley, S., Welling, L. A. and Watson, J. E. M. (2016). Adapting to Climate Change: Guidance for protected area managers and planners. Best Practice Protected Area Guidelines Series No. 24 Gland, Switzerland: IUCN.

Conservation action plan for the Albertine Rift

Plumptre, A. J., Ayebare, S., Segan, D., Watson, J. E. M. and Kujirakwinja, D. (2016). Conservation action plan for the Albertine Rift.

Ecosystem-based adaptation: essential for achieving the sustainable development goals

Donatti, C. I., Dunlop, M., Harvey, C. A., Hole, D., Lavorel, S., Locatelli, B., Mumba, M., Vignola, R., Watson, J. E. M. and Wise, R. (2015). Ecosystem-based adaptation: essential for achieving the sustainable development goals. Arlington VA, United States: Conservation International.

Responding to Climate Change: Guidance for protected area managers and planners: Best Practice

Gross, J., Watson, J. E. M., Woodley, S., Welling, L. and Harmon, D. (2015). Responding to Climate Change: Guidance for protected area managers and planners: Best Practice. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN.

We’ve been asking the wrong questions about conservation

Watson, James (2013, 07 29). We’ve been asking the wrong questions about conservation The Guardian

A Systematic Approach to Incorporate the Human Response into Climate Change Conservation Planning

Segan, Daniel B., Watson, James E. M., Hole, David G., Donatti, Camila I., Zganjar, Chris, Martin, Shaun, Mutu, Kamweti and Bailey, Natalie (2013). A Systematic Approach to Incorporate the Human Response into Climate Change Conservation Planning. New York, NY, United States: Africa Biodiversity Collaborative Group.

Identifying climate resilient corridors for conservation in the Albertine Rift

Ayebare, S., Ponce-Reyes, R., Segan, D. B., Watson, J. E. M., Possingham, H. P., Seimon, A. and Plumptre, A. J. (2013). Identifying climate resilient corridors for conservation in the Albertine Rift.

Pacific integrated island management: principles, case studies and lessons learned

Jupiter, Stacey, Jenkins, Aaron, Long, Warren Lee, Maxwell, Sean, Watson, James, Hodge, Kate, Govan, Hugh and Carruthers, Tim (2013). Pacific integrated island management: principles, case studies and lessons learned. Apia, Samoa; Nairobi, Kenya: Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP); United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

Avoiding conflict and balancing trade-offs: biodiversity conservation in the context of competing land uses

Segan, D., Watson, J. E. M., Nangendo, G., Ayebare, S. and Plumptre, A. J. (2012). Avoiding conflict and balancing trade-offs: biodiversity conservation in the context of competing land uses. New York, United States: Wildlife Conservation Society.

Climatology of the East African Great Lakes region and potential impacts of climate change on its biodiversity and ecosystem services

Seimon, Anton, Ingram, J. Carter and Watson, James E. M. (2012). Climatology of the East African Great Lakes region and potential impacts of climate change on its biodiversity and ecosystem services. Chicago, IL, United States: Macarthur Foundation.

A review of climate change adaptation initiatives within the Africa Biodiversity Collaborative Group members

Seimon, Anton, Watson, James, Dave, Radhika, Gray, Elizabeth and Oglethorpe, Judy (2011). A review of climate change adaptation initiatives within the Africa Biodiversity Collaborative Group members. Arlington, VA, United States: Africa Biodiversity Collaborative Group.

Draft principles and guidelines for integrating ecosystem-based approaches to adaptation in project and policy design: a discussion document

Andrade, Angela, Córdoba, Rocio, Dave, Radhika, Girot, Pascal, Herrera-F, Bernal, Munroe, Robert, Oglethorpe, Judy, Paaby, Pia, Pramova, Emilia, Watson, James and Vergar, Walter (2011). Draft principles and guidelines for integrating ecosystem-based approaches to adaptation in project and policy design: a discussion document. Turrialba, Costa Rica: Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE).

Evaluating threatened species recovery planning in Australia

Watson, James.E. M., Bottrill, Madeleine C., Walsh, Jessica C., Joseph, Liana N. and Possingham, Hugh P. (2011). Evaluating threatened species recovery planning in Australia. Brisbane, Australia: Spatial Ecology Laboratory, The University of Queensland.

National ecological gap assessment for Timor-Leste 2010

Grantham, Hedley S., Watson, James E. M., Mendes, Manuel, Santana, Fernando, Fernandez, Gil, Pinto, Pedro, Riveiro, Luis M. and da Cunha Barreto, Celestino (2011). National ecological gap assessment for Timor-Leste 2010. Dili, Timor-Leste: Department of Protected Areas and National Parks of Timor-Leste, National Directorate of Forestry, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Edificio Floresta Caicoli.

A rapid assessment of the impacts of the Montara field oil leak on birds, cetaceans and marine reptiles

Watson, James E.M., Joseph, Liana N. and Watson, Alexander W.T. (2009). A rapid assessment of the impacts of the Montara field oil leak on birds, cetaceans and marine reptiles. Brisbane, Australia: Spatial Ecology Laboratory, The University of Queensland.

Achieving the Green Suriname vision. A report to Conservation International and the government of Suriname

Watson, J.E.M., Carwardine, J. and Joseph, L. (2009). Achieving the Green Suriname vision. A report to Conservation International and the government of Suriname. Lismore, NSW, Australia: Carbon Conservation.

Priorities for ecological restoration in the Western Woodlands Way

Fuller, Richard A., Drielsma, Michael J., Watson, James E.M., Taylor, Robert, Sushinsky, Jessica, Smith, Jill and Possingham, Hugh P. (2009). Priorities for ecological restoration in the Western Woodlands Way. Brisbane, Australia; Armidale, NSW, Australia: Spatial Ecology Laboratory, University of Queensland; GIS Research and Development Unit, New South Wales Department of Environment and Climate Change.

The extraordinary nature of the Great Western Woodlands

Watson, Alexander, Judd, Simon, Watson, James., Lam, Anya and Mackenzie, David (2008). The extraordinary nature of the Great Western Woodlands. Perth, Australia: The Wilderness Society of WA.