ANCHOR: An Opportunity to Change Landscape Connectivity Networks and Conservation Delivery At-Scale in the U.S.

Land, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 14(2), P. 385 - 385

Published: Feb. 12, 2025

Connectivity modeling has been a tool available to the conservation community since 1980s that guides our responses habitat fragmentation. While sophistication of computer continues grow, on-the-ground delivery remains challenging and lacks urgency. We present an approach scale up do so within effective timeframes. The approach, termed ANCHOR (Areawide Networks Connect Habitat Optimize Resiliency), is grounded in connectivity science but executed manner flexible, expandable, measurable. goes beyond traditional protected area focus for establishing connected biomes maximize contributions existing public lands expand private landowner participation. applied using umbrella species represent faunal group and/or multiple taxa deliver co-benefits landscape connectivity. Public receive rankings are then used engage potential partners who commit land units collectively monitor improvements quality resiliency. can guide unprecedented participation across agencies departments create networks, while corporate establish connections. To illustrate we example native grasslands central eastern U.S. emerging partnership with Department Defense.

Language: Английский

Quality Assessment and Identification of Key Areas for Ecological Conservation Projects in Inner Mongolia

Land, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 14(3), P. 438 - 438

Published: Feb. 20, 2025

In the context of global climate change, implementing ecological projects in China is critical for improving ecosystem quality, conservation, and sustainable development. Despite progress, engineering areas remain vulnerable to degradation. Assessing these identifying key regions improvement essential guiding project construction fostering This study analyzed spatial differentiation health greenness Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, a area “Three-North Shelterbelt Forest Project” (TNSFP). A dual assessment framework integrating indicators was developed comprehensively evaluate benefits identify priority management. The results indicate following: (1) Among 104 counties districts Mongolia, with high Ecological Health Index (EHI) values are primarily located forests grasslands, while low EHI found agricultural–pastoral transition zones, deserts, Gobi, urban western Mongolia; (2) Greenness (EGI) exhibits medium across most except Daxinganling woodland area. Low EGI predominantly desert grassland west, as well central (3) Quality (EQI) at raster scale shows general decline from northeast southwest, concentrated areas; (4) Key quality mainly deserts Gobi areas, accounting approximately 23.65% These findings provide valuable insights planning management TNSFP offer significant support decision-making.

Language: Английский

Influence of habitat types and seasons on the composition and diversity of spontaneous species in the rural-urban fringe of Chengdu City, China

Journal of Environmental Management, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 378, P. 124727 - 124727

Published: March 4, 2025

Language: Английский