Conventional wisdom identifies biodiversity hotspots as priorities for conservation investment because they capture dense concentrations of species. However, density of species does not necessarily imply conservation ‘efficiency’. Here we explicitly consider conservation efficiency in terms of species protected per dollar invested.We apply a dynamic return on investment approach to a global biome and compare it with three alternate priority setting approaches and a random allocation of funding. After twenty years of acquiring habitat, the return on investment approach protects between 32% and 69% more species compared to the other priority setting approaches. To correct for potential inefficiencies of protecting the same species multiple ti...
Conservation priority-setting schemes have not yet combined geographic priorities with a framework t...
Conservation priority-setting schemes have not yet combined geographic priorities with a framework t...
Funding available to support conservation must be invested effectively given declines in biodiversit...
Conventional wisdom identifies biodiversity hotspots as priorities for conservation investment becau...
Conventional wisdom identifies biodiversity hotspots as priorities for conservation investment becau...
Background. Conventional wisdom identities blodiversity hotspots as priorities for conservation inve...
BACKGROUND: Conventional wisdom identifies biodiversity hotspots as priorities for conservation inve...
Global conservation needs far exceed the available resources, so scarce resources must be used cost-...
Conservation practitioners, faced with managing multiple threats to biodiversity and limited funding...
Limited funds mean that conservation organisations must prioritise between regions in order to prese...
Protected areas are a fundamental mechanism for conserving global biodiversity. Given limited conser...
Prioritization schemes usually highlight species-rich areas, where many species are at imminent risk...
Conservation practitioners, faced with managing multiple threats to biodiversity and limited funding...
Conservation spending in California, USA exceeds conservation expenditures in many countries. To dat...
Priorities for conservation investment at a global scale that are based on a single taxon have been ...
Conservation priority-setting schemes have not yet combined geographic priorities with a framework t...
Conservation priority-setting schemes have not yet combined geographic priorities with a framework t...
Funding available to support conservation must be invested effectively given declines in biodiversit...
Conventional wisdom identifies biodiversity hotspots as priorities for conservation investment becau...
Conventional wisdom identifies biodiversity hotspots as priorities for conservation investment becau...
Background. Conventional wisdom identities blodiversity hotspots as priorities for conservation inve...
BACKGROUND: Conventional wisdom identifies biodiversity hotspots as priorities for conservation inve...
Global conservation needs far exceed the available resources, so scarce resources must be used cost-...
Conservation practitioners, faced with managing multiple threats to biodiversity and limited funding...
Limited funds mean that conservation organisations must prioritise between regions in order to prese...
Protected areas are a fundamental mechanism for conserving global biodiversity. Given limited conser...
Prioritization schemes usually highlight species-rich areas, where many species are at imminent risk...
Conservation practitioners, faced with managing multiple threats to biodiversity and limited funding...
Conservation spending in California, USA exceeds conservation expenditures in many countries. To dat...
Priorities for conservation investment at a global scale that are based on a single taxon have been ...
Conservation priority-setting schemes have not yet combined geographic priorities with a framework t...
Conservation priority-setting schemes have not yet combined geographic priorities with a framework t...
Funding available to support conservation must be invested effectively given declines in biodiversit...