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Stevens M, Norris DR. A mixed methodology for evaluating use of evidence in conservation planning. CONSERVATION BIOLOGY : THE JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR CONSERVATION BIOLOGY 2022; 36:e13876. [PMID: 34907584 DOI: 10.1111/cobi.13876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2021] [Revised: 12/08/2021] [Accepted: 12/09/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Conservation practitioners widely recognize the importance of making decisions based on the best available evidence. However, the effectiveness of evidence use in conservation planning is rarely assessed, which limits opportunities to improve evidence-based practice. We devised a mixed methodology for empirically evaluating use of evidence that applies social science tools to systematically appraise what kinds of evidence are used in conservation planning, to what effect, and under what limitations. We applied our approach in a case study of the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC), a leading land conservation organization. We conducted qualitative and quantitative analyses of 65 NCC planning documents (n = 13 in-depth) to identify patterns in evidence use, and surveyed 35 conservation planners to examine experiences of and barriers to using evidence. Although claims in plans contained a wide range of evidence types, 26% of claims were not referenced or associated with an identifiable source. Lack of evidence use was particularly apparent in claims associated with direct threats, particularly those identified as low (71% coded as insufficient or lacking evidence) or medium (45%) threats. Survey participants described relying heavily on practitioner experience and highlighted capacity limitations and disciplinary gaps in expertise among planning teams as barriers to using evidence effectively. We found that although time-intensive, this approach yielded actionable recommendations for improving evidence use in NCC conservation plans. Similar mixed-method assessments may streamline the process by including interviews and refining the document analysis frames to target issues or sections of concern. We suggest our method provides an accessible and robust point of departure for conservation practitioners to evaluate whether the use of conservation planning reflects in-house standards and more broadly recognized best practices.
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- Madison Stevens
- Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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Karam-Gemael M, Decker P, Stoev P, Marques MI, Jr AC. Conservation of terrestrial invertebrates: a review of IUCN and regional Red Lists for Myriapoda. Zookeys 2020; 930:221-229. [PMID: 32390754 PMCID: PMC7200887 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.930.48943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2019] [Accepted: 03/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Red Listing of Threatened species is recognized as the most objective approach for evaluating extinction risk of living organisms which can be applied at global or national scales. Invertebrates account for nearly 97% of all animals on the planet but are insufficiently represented in the IUCN Red Lists at both scales. To analyze the occurrence of species present in regional Red Lists, accounts of 48 different countries and regions all over the world were consulted and all data about myriapods (Myriapoda) ever assessed in Red Lists at any level assembled. Myriapod species assessments were found in eleven regional Red Lists; however, no overlap between the species included in the global IUCN Red List and the regional ones was established. This means that myriapod species considered threatened at regional level may not be eligible for international funding specific for protection of native threatened species (more than US$ 25 million were available in the last decade) as most financial instruments tend to support only threatened species included in the IUCN Red List. As the lack of financial resources may limit protection for species in risk of extinction, it is urgent to increase the possibilities of getting financial support for implementation of measures for their protection. A Red List of all Myriapoda species recorded in Red Lists at national or local (596) and global (210) scales totaling 806 species is presented. This list shows for the first time an overview of the current conservation status of Myriapoda species. Here, the urgent need of establishing a Myriapoda Specialist Group in the Species Survival Commission of IUCN is also stressed.
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- Manoela Karam-Gemael
- Programa de Pós Graduação em Ecologia e Conservação da Biodiversidade, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil
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- Senckenberg Museum of Natural History Görlitz, Am Museum 1, 02826 Görlitz, Germany
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- National Museum of Natural History, Sofia, Bulgaria.,Pensoft Publishers, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Programa de Pós Graduação em Ecologia e Conservação da Biodiversidade, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil.,Programa de Pós Graduação em Zoologia, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós Graduação em Zoologia, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil.,Laboratório de Taxonomia e Sistemática de Artrópodes Terrestres, Departamento de Biologia e Zoologia, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil
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Weber MM, Novaes RLM, Delgado-Jaramillo M, Barbier E, Cláudio VC, Bernard E, Moratelli R. Is Myotis lavali (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) endemic to the South American dry diagonal? J Mammal 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/jmammal/gyz141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Myotis lavali was described from the M. nigricans complex based on museum specimens from the Caatinga of northeastern Brazil. Current records of the species from about 10 localities suggest that M. lavali seems to occur throughout the South American dry corridor, with peripheral records in the Atlantic Forest. Based on new distribution records, we assess if M. lavali is endemic to the South American dry diagonal corridor through species distribution modeling using an ensemble approach. We obtained 35 occurrences for the species and built a consensus scenario based on 12 algorithms to model its distribution. Even using different thresholds to assign presence and absence of M. lavali, 95–99% of its predicted distribution is within the dry corridor, with few areas in the boundary of the Atlantic Forest, especially in deciduous forests. Therefore, our results support that M. lavali is indeed very likely restricted to the dry diagonal and, although it occupies forested areas, the core of its distribution lies in the Caatinga and in the Cerrado regions of Brazil.
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- Marcelo M Weber
- Departamento de Zootecnia e Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade e Biologia Evolutiva, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Animal, Centro de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Animal, Centro de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade e Biologia Evolutiva, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
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- Fiocruz Mata Atlântica, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Azevedo-Santos VM, Frederico RG, Fagundes CK, Pompeu PS, Pelicice FM, Padial AA, Nogueira MG, Fearnside PM, Lima LB, Daga VS, Oliveira FJM, Vitule JRS, Callisto M, Agostinho AA, Esteves FA, Lima-Junior DP, Magalhães ALB, Sabino J, Mormul RP, Grasel D, Zuanon J, Vilella FS, Henry R. Protected areas: A focus on Brazilian freshwater biodiversity. DIVERS DISTRIB 2018. [DOI: 10.1111/ddi.12871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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- Instituto de Ciências Biológicas; Universidade Federal do Pará; Belém Pará Brazil
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- Laboratório de Ecologia de Peixes, Departamento de Biologia; Universidade Federal de Lavras; Lavras Minas Gerais Brazil
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- Núcleo de Estudos Ambientais; Universidade Federal de Tocantins; Porto Nacional Tocantins Brazil
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- Laboratório de Análise e Síntese em Biodiversidade (LASB), Departamento de Botânica; Universidade Federal do Paraná; Curitiba Paraná Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia e Conservação, Setor de Ciências Biológicas; Universidade Federal do Paraná; Curitiba, Paraná Brazil
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- Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho”; Botucatu São Paulo Brazil
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- Laboratório de Ecologia e Conservação de Ecossistemas Aquáticos; Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso; Pontal do Araguaia Mato Grosso Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia e Conservação, Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso; Nova Xavantina Mato Grosso Brazil
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- Laboratório de Ecologia e Conservação (LEC), Departamento de Engenharia Ambiental, Setor de Tecnologia; Universidade Federal do Paraná; Curitiba Paraná Brazil
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- Laboratório de Ecologia e Conservação de Ecossistemas Aquáticos; Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso; Pontal do Araguaia Mato Grosso Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia de Ambientes Aquáticos Continentais; Universidade Estadual de Maringá; Maringá Paraná Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia e Conservação, Setor de Ciências Biológicas; Universidade Federal do Paraná; Curitiba, Paraná Brazil
- Laboratório de Ecologia e Conservação (LEC), Departamento de Engenharia Ambiental, Setor de Tecnologia; Universidade Federal do Paraná; Curitiba Paraná Brazil
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- Laboratório de Ecologia de Bentos, Departamento de Genética, Ecologia e Evolução, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas; Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais; Belo Horizonte Minas Gerais Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia de Ambientes Aquáticos Continentais; Universidade Estadual de Maringá; Maringá Paraná Brazil
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- Núcleo em Ecologia e Desenvolvimento Sócio Ambiental de Macaé, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; Macaé Rio de Janeiro Brazil
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- Laboratório de Ecologia e Conservação de Ecossistemas Aquáticos; Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso; Pontal do Araguaia Mato Grosso Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Tecnologias para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável; Universidade Federal de São João Del Rei; Ouro Branco Minas Gerais Brazil
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- Universidade Anhanguera - Uniderp; Campo Grande Mato Grosso do Sul Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia de Ambientes Aquáticos Continentais; Universidade Estadual de Maringá; Maringá Paraná Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Botânica, Instituto de Biociências; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul; Porto Alegre Rio Grande do Sul Brazil
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- Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA); Manaus Amazonas Brazil
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- Simbiota Consultoria Ambiental Ltda.; Venâncio Aires Rio Grande do Sul Brazil
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- Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho”; Botucatu São Paulo Brazil
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