A manifesto for coastal landscape governance: Reframing the relationship between coastal and landscape governance

AMBIO, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 53(10), P. 1454 - 1465

Published: June 1, 2024

Abstract There is an urgent demand for substantial reforms in the governance of coastal regions. Recent research advocates a transformative shift European system towards landscape approach. This perspective, informed by narrative literature review on and governance, explores potential value drawing Council Europe Landscape Convention. Our results, presented form manifesto, underscore need to move beyond political administrative boundaries address all landscapes as socio-ecological systems. It emphasises necessity State recognise them public common good, establishing specific arena with dedicated actors institutions. The manifesto also justice through knowledge co production, urging change based regional design envision alternative futures. Additionally, it calls regionalising invites scholars from other transdisciplinary interdisciplinary perspectives contribute this agenda.

Language: Английский

Key unprotected areas for carnivore conservation in Mexico

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 12, 2024

Abstract Area-based conservation remains a pivotal component of global wildlife protection efforts. Mexico hosts diverse array area-based approaches, encompassing protected areas (PAs) and other effective measures (OECMs) such as voluntary (VCAs) management units (UMAs). Indigenous Territories (ITs) also provide heightened potential through traditional ecological knowledge systems. These spaces exhibit significant variations in community involvement, national coverage, governance. Here, we evaluate the these land types for 29 terrestrial carnivores, focusing on spatial co-occurrence. We determine lacking calculate carnivore richness per type. Analyzing overlap between ranges, employ heat maps to visualize occurrence key unprotected areas. found that across all 87% area under designated (PAs & VCAs), decreasing 65.2% after including non-designated (ITs UMAs). identified several gaps estate Mexican most notably eastern coast state Veracruz. Our findings corroborate importance Peoples Local Communities efforts, emphasizing their contributions stewardship ecosystems. As continues expand post-2020 biodiversity targets, well-designed portfolio practices is recognized, need collective action, increased collaboration inclusivity, communication amongst stakeholders becomes necessary conservation.

Language: Английский

Present distribution of common hippopotamus populations in southern Africa, and the need for a centralised database

Biological Conservation, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 301, P. 110878 - 110878

Published: Nov. 26, 2024

Language: Английский