We define African savannahs as being those areas that receive between 300 and 1,500 mm
of rain annually. This broad definition encompasses a variety of habitats. Thus defined, …

Leading up to the Convention on Biological Diversity Conference of the Parties 15, there is
momentum around setting bold conservation targets. Yet, it remains unclear how much of …

Habitat loss and fragmentation due to human activities is the leading cause of the loss of
biodiversity and ecosystem services. Protected areas are the primary response to this …

Effective conservation planning relies on the accurate identification of anthropogenic land
cover. However, accessing localized information can be difficult or impossible in developing …

Protected areas are the cornerstone of in situ conservation and their effective management
is critical for maintaining biodiversity in the long term. In East Africa (Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda…

Wildlife corridors can help maintain landscape connectivity but novel methods must be
developed to assess regional structural connectivity quickly and cheaply so as to determine …

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a hematological disorder that is manifested primarily by severe
pain and chronic organ damage. Little normative data exists on what the usual healthcare …

Hyperaccumulator plants (“metal crops”) can be used for selective extraction of Ni from low-grade
resources, thereby producing a high-grade “bio-ore”. This so-called agromining (or …

Habitat loss and overexploitation are driving differential declines in vertebrate taxa but
variation in responses means it is often difficult to determine where to place conservation effort. …

Long-term studies on the impacts of global change on reproduction are rare, even though
reproductive output can respond more quickly than species' abundances or distributions. We …