Publications
466 results found
Robinson S, Milner-Gulland EJ, Grachev Y, et al., 2019, Opportunistic bacteria and mass mortality in ungulates: lessons from an extreme event, ECOSPHERE, Vol: 10, ISSN: 2150-8925
- Author Web Link
- Cite
- Citations: 10
Dobson ADM, Milner-Gulland EJ, Beale CM, et al., 2019, Detecting deterrence from patrol data, CONSERVATION BIOLOGY, Vol: 33, Pages: 665-675, ISSN: 0888-8892
- Author Web Link
- Cite
- Citations: 12
Challender DWS, Hinsley A, Milner-Gulland EJ, 2019, Inadequacies in establishing CITES trade bans, FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT, Vol: 17, Pages: 199-200, ISSN: 1540-9295
- Author Web Link
- Cite
- Citations: 18
Addison PFE, Bull JW, Milner-Gulland EJ, 2019, Using conservation science to advance corporate biodiversity accountability, CONSERVATION BIOLOGY, Vol: 33, Pages: 307-318, ISSN: 0888-8892
- Author Web Link
- Cite
- Citations: 47
Short RE, Addison P, Hill N, et al., 2019, Achieving net benefits: A road map for cross-sectoral policy development in response to the unintended use of mosquito nets as fishing gear
<p>This document presents the results of an expert knowledge elicitation workshop which identifies policy mechanisms of relevance to the issue of mosquito net fishing across the relevant sectors of public health, fisheries management, development and conservation. A synthesis of current policy and future recommendations is contextualised within the relevant literature across these sectors, and a first assessment of potential interventions is presented.</p>
Griffiths VF, Bull JW, Baker J, et al., 2019, No net loss for people and biodiversity, CONSERVATION BIOLOGY, Vol: 33, Pages: 76-87, ISSN: 0888-8892
- Author Web Link
- Cite
- Citations: 55
Burgass M, Milner-Gulland EJ, Lowdnes J, et al., 2019, A pan-Arctic assessment of the status of marine social-ecological systems, Regional Environmental Change, Vol: 19, Pages: 293-308, ISSN: 1436-3798
Marine social-ecological conditions in the Arctic are rapidly changing. With many transboundary issues, such as shifting ranges of fisheries, biodiversity loss, sea ice retreat, economic development and pollution, greater pan-Arctic assessment and co-management are necessary. We adapted the Ocean Health Index (OHI) to compile pan-Arctic data and evaluate ocean health for nine regions above the Arctic Circle to assess the extent to which pan-Arctic assessment is possible and identify broad social-ecological trends. While the quality and availability of data varied, we assessed and scored nine OHI goals, including the pressures and resilience measures acting upon them. Our results show the Arctic is sustainably delivering a range of benefits to people, but with room for improvement in all goals, particularly tourism, fisheries, and protected places. Successful management of biological resources and short-term positive impacts on biodiversity in response to climate change underlie these high goal scores. The OHI assesses the past and near-term future but does not account for medium- and long-term future risks associated with climate change, highlighting the need for ongoing monitoring, dynamic management, and strong action to mitigate its anticipated effects. A general increase in and standardisation of monitoring is urgently needed in the Arctic. Unified assessments, such as this one, can support national comparisons, data quality assessments, and discussions on the targeting of limited monitoring capabilities at the most pressing and urgent transboundary management challenges, which is a priority for achieving successful Arctic stewardship.
Ibbett H, Lay C, Phlai P, et al., 2019, Conserving a globally threatened species in a semi-natural, agrarian landscape, ORYX, Vol: 53, Pages: 181-191, ISSN: 0030-6053
- Author Web Link
- Cite
- Citations: 13
Sawrey B, Copsey J, Milner-Gulland EJ, 2019, Evaluating impacts of training in conservation: a case study in Mauritius, ORYX, Vol: 53, Pages: 117-125, ISSN: 0030-6053
- Author Web Link
- Cite
- Citations: 8
't Sas-Rolfes M, Challender DWS, Hinsley A, et al., 2019, Illegal Wildlife Trade: Scale, Processes, and Governance, ANNUAL REVIEW OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCES, VOL 44, Vol: 44, Pages: 201-228, ISSN: 1543-5938
- Author Web Link
- Cite
- Citations: 129
Mace GM, Milner-Gulland EJ, Nicholson E, 2018, Remembering Dr. Ben Collen, an exemplary conservation biologist <i>Obituary</i>, CONSERVATION BIOLOGY, Vol: 32, Pages: 1473-1475, ISSN: 0888-8892
Bladon AJ, Mohammed EY, Ali L, et al., 2018, Developing a frame of reference for fisheries management and conservation interventions, FISHERIES RESEARCH, Vol: 208, Pages: 296-308, ISSN: 0165-7836
- Author Web Link
- Cite
- Citations: 6
Bull J, Baker J, Griffiths VF, et al., 2018, Ensuring No Net Loss for people as well as biodiversity: good practice principles
<p>FRENCH VERSION IN SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS. Development projects worldwide are increasingly required to quantify and fully mitigate their impacts on biodiversity, with an objective of achieving ‘no net loss’ or a ‘net gain’ (NNL/NG) of biodiversity overall. Seeking NNL/NG outcomes can affect people because society relies on, uses and values biodiversity. However these social impacts are often not adequately considered, even when development projects mitigate their broader social impacts. This document outlines good practice principles for addressing the social impacts that arise from all losses and gains in biodiversity from a development project and its NNL/NG activities. It aims to:•Define measurable social outcomes from biodiversity NNL/NG.•Provide a framework for assessing whether the social aspects of biodiversity NNL/NG have been designed and implemented in accordance with good practice.•Facilitate closer working between all stakeholders involved with biodiversity NNL/NG projects, especially between ecological and social specialists, throughout a project.The principles in this document are founded on international best practice that calls for development projects to achieve biodiversity NNL/NG while ensuring that affected people are ‘no worse off and preferably better off’. They are intended to set a high standard, which may be aspirational for some projects in practice. They build on existing literature and guidance, and reflect a substantial diversity of views captured during an extensive consultation process. However, we expect that they will undergo further refinement when tested in the field. The authors welcome feedback.Development projects seeking biodiversity NNL/NG should achieve an outcome whereby:People perceive the components of their wellbeing affected by biodiversity losses and gains to be at least as good as a result of the development project and associated biodiversity NNL/NG activities
Isaac NJB, Brotherton PNM, Bullock JM, et al., 2018, Defining and delivering resilient ecological networks: Nature conservation in England, JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY, Vol: 55, Pages: 2537-2543, ISSN: 0021-8901
Theng M, Glikman JA, Milner-Gulland EJ, 2018, Exploring saiga horn consumption in Singapore, ORYX, Vol: 52, Pages: 736-743, ISSN: 0030-6053
- Author Web Link
- Cite
- Citations: 12
Akcakaya HR, Bennett EL, Brooks TM, et al., 2018, Quantifying species recovery and conservation success to develop an IUCN Green List of Species, CONSERVATION BIOLOGY, Vol: 32, Pages: 1128-1138, ISSN: 0888-8892
- Author Web Link
- Cite
- Citations: 117
Milner-Gulland EJ, 2018, Documenting and tackling the illegal wildlife trade: change and continuity over 40 years, ORYX, Vol: 52, Pages: 597-598, ISSN: 0030-6053
- Author Web Link
- Cite
- Citations: 10
Milner-Gulland EJ, Cugniere L, Hinsley A, et al., 2018, Evidence to Action: Research to Address Illegal Wildlife Trade
<p>Tools and expertise to improve the evidence base for national and international Illegal Wildlife Trade policy already exist but are underutilised. Tapping into these resources would produce substantive benefits for wildlife conservation and associated sectors, enabling governments to better meet their obligations under the Sustainable Development Goals and international biodiversity conventions. This can be achieved through enhanced funding support for inter-sectoral research collaborations, engaging researchers in priority setting and programme design, increasing developing country research capacity and engaging researchers and community voices in policy processes. This briefing, addressed to policy makers and practitioners, is part of the 2018 Evidence to Action: Research to Address Illegal Wildlife Trade event programme, organised by five of the UK’s most active IWT research institutions, to support the London 2018 IWT Conference.</p>
Bladon AJ, Mohammed EY, Hossain B, et al., 2018, Evaluating the ecological and social targeting of a compensation scheme in Bangladesh., PLoS ONE, Vol: 13, ISSN: 1932-6203
Conservation payments are increasingly advocated as a way to meet both social and ecological objectives, particularly in developing countries, but these payments often fail to reach the 'right' individuals. The Government of Bangladesh runs a food compensation scheme that aims to contribute to hilsa (Tenualosa ilisha) conservation by improving the socioeconomic situation of households affected by hilsa sanctuary fishing bans. Analysing data from a household survey of compensation recipients and non-recipients, we identify the current correlates of compensation distribution and explore perceptions of fairness in this distribution. We find that distribution is largely spatial rather than based on the household characteristics that are supposed to determine eligibility for compensation, indicating political influence in the distribution process. We also find the compensation scheme is widely perceived to be unfair, which could be undermining its potential to compensate vulnerable fishers while improving compliance with fishing bans. The spatial distribution of compensation would shift substantially under alternative targeting scenarios that are likely to improve the cost-effectiveness of the scheme, such as targeting those who are most dependent on fishing for their livelihood. This study highlights a challenge for conservation payment schemes that aim to achieve the dual objectives of poverty reduction and ecological sustainability, particularly large-scale public schemes, and suggests that more effective targeting and transparency about the basis of payment distribution are prerequisites for schemes to be both cost-effective and socially acceptable.
Sinclair S, Knight A, Milner-Gulland EJ, et al., 2018, The use and usability of spatial conservation prioritizations, Conservation Letters, ISSN: 1755-263X
Milner-Gulland EJ, Garcia S, Arlidge W, et al., 2018, Translating the terrestrial mitigation hierarchy to marine megafauna by-catch, FISH AND FISHERIES, Vol: 19, Pages: 547-561, ISSN: 1467-2960
- Author Web Link
- Cite
- Citations: 27
Arlidge WNS, Bull JW, Addison PFE, et al., 2018, A Global Mitigation Hierarchy for Nature Conservation, BIOSCIENCE, Vol: 68, Pages: 336-347, ISSN: 0006-3568
- Author Web Link
- Cite
- Citations: 105
Biggs D, Smith RJ, Adams VM, et al., 2018, Ivory crisis: Role of bioprinting technology Response, SCIENCE, Vol: 360, Pages: 277-278, ISSN: 0036-8075
Kock RA, Milner-Gulland EJ, 2018, Timely Response to Untimely Death, NATURAL HISTORY, Vol: 126, Pages: 9-13, ISSN: 0028-0712
O'Kelly HJ, Rowcliffe JM, Durant S, et al., 2018, Experimental estimation of snare detectability for robust threat monitoring, ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION, Vol: 8, Pages: 1778-1785, ISSN: 2045-7758
- Author Web Link
- Cite
- Citations: 17
Beauchamp E, Clements T, Milner-Gulland EJ, 2018, Exploring trade-offs between development and conservation outcomes in Northern Cambodia, LAND USE POLICY, Vol: 71, Pages: 431-444, ISSN: 0264-8377
- Author Web Link
- Cite
- Citations: 25
Short R, Gurung R, Rowcliffe M, et al., 2018, The use of mosquito nets in fisheries: a global perspective, PLoS ONE, Vol: 13, ISSN: 1932-6203
Free or subsidised mosquito net (MN) distribution has been an increasingly important tool in efforts to combat malaria in recent decades throughout the developing world, making great strides towards eradicating this hugely detrimental disease. However, there has been increasing concern in the natural resource management and healthcare communities over alternative use of MNs, particularly in artisanal fisheries where it has been suggested they pose a threat to sustainability of fish stocks. So far, little evidence has been presented as to the global prevalence and characteristics of MN fishing, limiting global management initiatives and incentives for action across disciplines. We conducted a rapid global assessment of mosquito net fishing (MNF) observations from expert witnesses living and/or working in malarial zones using an internet survey. MNF was found to be a broadly pan-tropical activity, particularly prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa. MNF is conducted using a variety of deployment methods and scales including seine nets, scoop/dip nets, set nets and traps. MNF was witnessed in a broad range of marine and freshwater habitats and was seen to exploit a wide range of taxa, with capture of juvenile fish reported in more than half of responses. Perceived drivers of MNF were closely related to poverty, revealing potentially complex and arguably detrimental livelihood and food security implications which we discuss in light of current literature and management paradigms. The key policies likely to influence future impacts of MNF are in health, regarding net distribution, and natural resource management regarding restrictions on use. We outline critical directions for research and highlight the need for a collaborative, interdisciplinary approach to development of both localised and broad-scale policy.
Castilho LC, De Vleeschouwer KM, Milner-Gulland EJ, et al., 2018, Attitudes and Behaviors of Rural Residents Toward Different Motivations for Hunting and Deforestation in Protected Areas of the Northeastern Atlantic Forest, Brazil, TROPICAL CONSERVATION SCIENCE, Vol: 11, ISSN: 1940-0829
- Author Web Link
- Cite
- Citations: 30
O'Kelly HJ, Rowcliffe JM, Durant SM, et al., 2018, Robust estimation of snare prevalence within a tropical forest context using N-mixture models, BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION, Vol: 217, Pages: 75-82, ISSN: 0006-3207
- Author Web Link
- Cite
- Citations: 21
Beauchamp E, Clements T, Milner-Gulland EJ, 2018, Assessing Medium-term Impacts of Conservation Interventions on Local Livelihoods in Northern Cambodia, WORLD DEVELOPMENT, Vol: 101, Pages: 202-218, ISSN: 0305-750X
- Author Web Link
- Cite
- Citations: 27
This data is extracted from the Web of Science and reproduced under a licence from Thomson Reuters. You may not copy or re-distribute this data in whole or in part without the written consent of the Science business of Thomson Reuters.