Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation (PECON) is a scientific journal devoted to improving theoretical and conceptual aspects of conservation science. It has the main purpose of communicating new research and advances to different actors of society, including researchers, conservationists, practitioners, and policymakers. Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation publishes original papers on biodiversity conservation and restoration, on the main drivers affecting native ecosystems, and on nature¿s benefits to people and human wellbeing. This scope includes studies on biodiversity patterns, the effects of habitat loss, fragmentation, biological invasion and climate change on biodiversity, conservation genetics, spatial conservation planning, ecosystem management, ecosystem services, sustainability and resilience of socio-ecological systems, conservation policy, among others.
Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation is the official scientific journal of the Brazilian Association for Ecological Science and Conservation. It is an open access journal, supported by the Boticário Group Foundation for Nature Protection, and thus without any charge for authors. Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation was previously published, between 2003 and 2016, as 'Natureza & Conservação'.
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Airport-produced noise is unsuitable for areas of wildlife protection.
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Noise can generate stress and jeopardize wildlife reproduction.
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There is a need in Brazil to implement noise regulation within areas of wildlife protection.
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Ecological systems are interlinked through fluxes of organisms, energy, and matter.
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These spatial interdependencies form the basis of metaecological theory.
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Applications in conservation and environmental management are apparent but lag behind.
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Narrowing this gap requires incorporating realism and scenarios of environmental change.
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Interacting scientists, practitioners and decision-makers will guide this development.
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Existing project management guidelines inadequately address the issue of planning projects in a project portfolio and how to aggregate data, so many conservation projects are badly monitored.
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To enhance programme delivery and monitoring, I define Five Steps to Conservation Impact around: Planning; Common; Indicators; Monitoring; Interpretation; Action.
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These steps differ from other project management guidelines by linking common goals with common indicators and measuring aggregated conservation impact.
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Enabling conditions to ensure success include: senior managers are willing to establish a results-based management culture; attribution is considered an aspiration not a hindrance; capacity and tools are in place.
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Making impact monitoring the norm will require a culture change within the conservation community.
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Traditional ecological knowledge can indicate alternatives for the knowledge and conservation of the natural resources.
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Usually, researchers are not sensitized to see local people as partner in ecological studies.
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To see local people as partners can enhance the quality and impact of ecological studies.
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Land sharing/sparing approaches offer interdependent and complementary opportunities for Forest and Landscape Restoration.
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Landscape configuration and governance issues drive the focus, forest types, and location of the restorative interventions.
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Sharing/sparing opportunities should consider the social context and a multi-stakeholder process.
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Changes in the extent of suitable habitat and area of occupancy (AOO) were assessed by the combined effects of climate and land-use change in Andean anurans.
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Climate and land-use changes will cause a relative loss of 63.4 % to 79.4 % of the current extent of suitable habitat and 49.6 % to 72.6 % of AOO of Andean anurans by the year 2050.
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The collapse of the area of occupation (AOO) identified twice as many species at risk of extinction as the loss of the extent of suitable habitat.
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Extent of suitable habitat and the area of occupancy (AOO) have great potential to measure the combined effects of climate change and land use on the future risk of extinction of the species.
