//www.koonmotors.com/news/science_society/land_management/ Land management issues. Read summaries and critiques of recent government reports as well as the latest relevant scientific research. en-us Wed, 06 Sep 2023 14:56:15 EDT Wed, 06 Sep 2023 14:56:15 EDT 60 //www.koonmotors.com/images/scidaily-logo-rss.png//www.koonmotors.com/news/science_society/land_management/ For more science news, visit ScienceDaily. //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230831121715.htm At a time of unparalleled rates of biodiversity loss, a new interconnected system to monitor biodiversity around the world is needed to guide action quickly enough to target conservation efforts to where they are most needed. Thu, 31 Aug 2023 12:17:15 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230831121715.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230823165528.htm Fresh research suggests that national parks enhance bird diversity inside their borders. Large parks also support higher diversity of both birds and mammals in nearby unprotected areas. Wed, 23 Aug 2023 16:55:28 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230823165528.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230809130608.htm New research indicates that mitigating both local land and sea-based human impacts, especially in terms of pollutants and over-fishing, provides coral reef ecosystems with the best opportunity to persist under climate change. Along some highly populated areas on the shorelines of Hawai'i, wastewater pollution and urban runoff combine with fishing pressures to put immense stress on coral reefs. Wed, 09 Aug 2023 13:06:08 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230809130608.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230719221529.htm Researchers have created the first tool to map and visualize the areas where human settlements and nature meet on a global scale. The tool could improve responses to environmental conflicts like wildfires, the spread of zoonotic diseases and loss of ecosystem biodiversity. Wed, 19 Jul 2023 22:15:29 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230719221529.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230710113854.htm Financial payments made by land developers to offset their impacts on threatened species may fall short, according to new research. Mon, 10 Jul 2023 11:38:54 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230710113854.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230710113228.htm Indonesia, home to the largest tropical rainforest in Southeast Asia and over 17,500 islands, is a country packed with biodiversity and endangered species. However, scientists studying the region's species and ecosystems are getting banned from Indonesia, and conservation plans are being blocked. A team of conservation researchers with long-term experience in Indonesia discuss scientific suppression and other research challenges they have witnessed while working in the region. They offer suggestions for how to promote nature conservation, protect data transparency, and share research with the public in this and other regions of the world. Mon, 10 Jul 2023 11:32:28 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230710113228.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230629193243.htm Driven by soaring international demand, extensive areas of grasslands, and forests across South American plains have rapidly been converted to the production of annual crops, such as soybean and maize. This agricultural expansion has been taking place at a staggering rate of 2.1 million hectares a year. A new study shows how these shifts to annual crop agriculture, which relies on rainfall rather than irrigation, is also rapidly disrupting the water table across the large flat regions of the Pampas and Chaco plains and contributing to significantly increased risks of surface flooding. Thu, 29 Jun 2023 19:32:43 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230629193243.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230626164226.htm 现代生物燃料的需求预计将增长子stantially in order to mitigate climate emissions. However, they are far from being a climate neutral alternative to gasoline and diesel. A new study shows that under current land-use regulations, CO2 emission factors for biofuels might even exceed those for fossil diesel combustion due to large-scale land clearing related to growing biomass. Before bioenergy can effectively contribute to achieving carbon neutrality, international agreements need to ensure the effective protection of forests and other natural lands by introducing carbon pricing, the expert team argues. Mon, 26 Jun 2023 16:42:26 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230626164226.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230626164149.htm A new study shows that current trends in environmental degradation will lead to large economic losses in the coming decades, hitting the poorest countries hardest. But there is hope: investing in nature can turn those losses into gains. Mon, 26 Jun 2023 16:41:49 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230626164149.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230621164800.htm Rewilding, organic farming and the 'nature friendly farming' measures included in some government conservation policies risk worsening the global biodiversity crisis by reducing how much food is produced in a region, driving up food imports and increasing environmental damage overseas. Wed, 21 Jun 2023 16:48:00 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230621164800.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230516115544.htm New research shows the number of farms globally will shrink from 616 million in 2020 to 272 million in 2100, posing significant risks to the world's food systems. Tue, 16 May 2023 11:55:44 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230516115544.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230511164449.htm Abandoned lands could be both an opportunity and a threat for biodiversity; a recent article highlights why abandoned lands are critical in the assessment of global restoration and conservation targets. Thu, 11 May 2023 16:44:49 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230511164449.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230509122047.htm A new tool helps show how growing cities can remain carbon neutral. Tue, 09 May 2023 12:20:47 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230509122047.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/04/230424162859.htm An interdisciplinary team of researchers has developed a suite of tools to estimate the total economic value of improving water quality in urban streams. The work can assist federal and state agencies charged with developing environmental regulations affecting urban ecosystems across the Piedmont Region of the United States, which stretches from Maryland to Alabama. Mon, 24 Apr 2023 16:28:59 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/04/230424162859.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230323103418.htm At least 80% of sites identified as being internationally important for biodiversity on land currently contain infrastructure -- of which more than 75% contain roads. In the future, more sites that are important for biodiversity could contain powerplants, mines and oil and gas infrastructure. Thu, 23 Mar 2023 10:34:18 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230323103418.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230321112517.htm Research in languages other than English is critically important for biodiversity conservation and is shockingly under-utilized internationally, according to an international research team. Tue, 21 Mar 2023 11:25:17 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230321112517.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230320143741.htm A study used video games to test ways of balancing agriculture and conservation -- and found getting more women involved in decision-making may boost productivity and the planet's health. Mon, 20 Mar 2023 14:37:41 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230320143741.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/02/230224135005.htm 一个研究小组已经human-wildli突出显示fe conflict as one of the globe's most pressing human development and conservation dilemmas. New research looked at 133 countries where 18 large carnivores ranged, and found that a person farming with cattle in developing countries such as Kenya, Uganda or India were up to eight times more economically vulnerable than those living in developed economies such as Sweden, Norway or the U.S. Fri, 24 Feb 2023 13:50:05 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/02/230224135005.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/02/230201134201.htm Insects play crucial roles in almost every ecosystem -- they pollinate more than 80% of plants and are a major source of food for thousands of vertebrate species -- but insect populations are collapsing around the globe, and they continue to be overlooked by conservation efforts. Protected areas can safeguard threatened species but only if these threatened species actually live within the areas we protect. A new study found that 76% of insect species are not adequately covered by protected areas. Wed, 01 Feb 2023 13:42:01 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/02/230201134201.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/01/230119112755.htm African rhino numbers are declining at unsustainable rates in core state-run parks which is why more than half the continent's remaining rhinos are now on private land. Thu, 19 Jan 2023 11:27:55 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/01/230119112755.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/01/230118111752.htm Carbon dioxide removal is key to meeting the climate goals outlined in the Paris Agreement. A new study analyzes what fair and equitable burden-sharing means for nature-based carbon dioxide removal in developing countries. Wed, 18 Jan 2023 11:17:52 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/01/230118111752.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/12/221215161541.htm A new study demonstrates how anonymized GPS data from people's smartphones can be used to monitor the public's use of parks and other green spaces in urban areas, which could help inform their management. Thu, 15 Dec 2022 16:15:41 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/12/221215161541.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/12/221205153535.htm A new perspective shows that linking land and sea through coordinated conservation efforts may offer unrealized and amplified benefits for biodiversity, human wellbeing, climate resilience and ocean health, and provides a microcosm for the untapped potential of ecosystem restoration on a larger scale. Mon, 05 Dec 2022 15:35:35 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/12/221205153535.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221129134416.htm New research indicates that Asia was the most underperforming continent in meeting a global target to protect 17 percent of land by 2020. Results indicate that longer-term targets will be missed by an even greater amount. Ahead of COP15, researchers make key recommendations for policy makers to support Asian countries to meet 2030 biodiversity targets. Tue, 29 Nov 2022 13:44:16 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221129134416.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221101124234.htm Wildfires may seem unpredictable, leaving random ruin in their wake. Engineers have now developed a model that can predict how wildfire will impact a community down to which buildings will burn. They say predicting damage to the built environment is essential to developing fire mitigation strategies and steps for recovery. Tue, 01 Nov 2022 12:42:34 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221101124234.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221101111559.htm A new study explores how communities of color remain excluded from all that nature has to offer. Tue, 01 Nov 2022 11:15:59 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221101111559.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/10/221031134014.htm New research into the drivers of mangrove loss over the past 20 years has revealed that most of the degradation can be attributed to socio-economic and biophysical factors, with mangrove cover increasing in some areas. Mon, 31 Oct 2022 13:40:14 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/10/221031134014.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/10/221028111647.htm More companies must make and implement zero-deforestation supply chain commitments in order to significantly reduce deforestation and protect diverse ecosystems, say researchers. Fri, 28 Oct 2022 11:16:47 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/10/221028111647.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/10/221025150239.htm Researchers argue that greenbelts almost always work in curbing sprawl, particularly in larger cities. It looks at 60 cities in Europe, half of them with a greenbelt, half without, and uses open-source data to compare changes in and levels of urban sprawl between 2006 and 2015. 'We noticed decreases in urban sprawl in 27 of the 30 cities that had greenbelts, so we can say that overall, greenbelts are very effective,' says the study's lead author, Parnian Pourtaherian, MSc 21. Jochen Jaeger, an associate professor of geography, planning and environment in the Faculty of Arts and Science, co-authored the paper. Tue, 25 Oct 2022 15:02:39 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/10/221025150239.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/10/221020130240.htm Ahead of the global meeting of the Conference of the Parties in Montréal, Canada, which decides new targets for nature, a new study outlines an urgent need for larger numbers and better-supported protected area staff to ensure the health of life on Earth. Scientists argue that there are not enough rangers and other staff to manage even the current protected areas around the world. The authors urge governments, donors, private landowners and NGOs to increase the numbers of rangers and other staff five-fold in order to meet global biodiversity conservation goals that have economic, cultural and ecosystem benefits. Thu, 20 Oct 2022 13:02:40 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/10/221020130240.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/10/221013194056.htm If Russia's war in Ukraine significantly reduces grain exports, surging prices could worsen food insecurity, with increases up to 4.6% for corn and 7.2% for wheat. That also would have an environmental impact, with carbon emissions rising as additional land is used to grow crops. Thu, 13 Oct 2022 19:40:56 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/10/221013194056.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/10/221012185633.htm Ecosystem scientists and policy experts are calling for a scientific approach to nature-based climate solutions in the United States. The report is the result of dozens of scientists and policy experts gathering in Washington, D.C., in June to confront the consequences of climate change and ensure scientific footing for nature-based climate solutions. Wed, 12 Oct 2022 18:56:33 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/10/221012185633.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/10/221012163435.htm 成千上万的物种的lis)ted by the ESA in the past 48 years, only 54 have recovered to the point where they no longer need protection. A new study examines why so few species have recovered successfully. Wed, 12 Oct 2022 16:34:35 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/10/221012163435.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/10/221001104306.htm Tropical deforestation causes widespread degradation of biodiversity and carbon stocks. Researchers have now tested the relationship between land tenure and deforestation rates in Brazil. Their research shows that poorly defined land rights go hand in hand with increased deforestation rates. Privatizing these lands, as is often promoted in the tropics, can only mitigate this effect if combined with strict environmental policies. Sat, 01 Oct 2022 10:43:06 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/10/221001104306.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/09/220915104706.htm Researchers have developed an integrated framework to take into account the many variables relevant to accurate carbon emissions modeling, allowing for policy makers to see a fuller picture to choose the best path forward. They applied this framework to model transportation energy emissions for China's 31 regions. Thu, 15 Sep 2022 10:47:06 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/09/220915104706.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/09/220907093426.htm Researchers estimate that more than 1.1 million sea turtles have been illegally killed and, in some cases, trafficked between 1990 and 2020. Even with existing laws prohibiting their capture and use, as many as 44,000 sea turtles were exploited each year over the past decade in 65 countries or territories and in 44 of the world's 58 major sea turtle populations. Despite the seemingly large number of poached turtles, the study also shows that the reported illegal exploitation of sea turtles declined by approximately 28% over the last decade. Wed, 07 Sep 2022 09:34:26 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/09/220907093426.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/08/220830145151.htm Wildlife hunting motivations and resulting ecological consequences vary depending on the socio-economic context across Africa and Europe, according to a new study. Despite these shifts, the intensity of hunting varies less than commonly expected across this North-South context. Tue, 30 Aug 2022 14:51:51 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/08/220830145151.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/08/220830131613.htm Housing a growing population in homes made out of wood instead of conventional steel and concrete could avoid more than 100 billion tons of emissions of the greenhouse gas CO2 until 2100, a new study shows. These are about 10 percent of the remaining carbon budget for the 2°C climate target. Besides the harvest from natural forests, newly established timber plantations are required for supplying construction wood. Tue, 30 Aug 2022 13:16:13 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/08/220830131613.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/08/220824102926.htm Marked differences in how climate change will affect different parts of Europe require further focus and political attention if European agriculture is to adapt to future climatic conditions, say researchers. Wed, 24 Aug 2022 10:29:26 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/08/220824102926.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/08/220816142609.htm A new framework for classifying the positive impacts of non-native species will allow conservationists and policymakers to make better-informed management decisions, according to a new article. Tue, 16 Aug 2022 14:26:09 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/08/220816142609.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/08/220815123407.htm How effective is biodiversity conservation of European and African national parks? This seems to be strongly associated with societal and economic conditions. But even under the most favorable conditions, conservation efforts cannot completely halt emerging threats to biodiversity if conditions outside of the parks do not improve. Mon, 15 Aug 2022 12:34:07 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/08/220815123407.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/08/220810161051.htm 通过比较地理的非人的模式te biodiversity and human land-use, researchers discovered that areas managed or controlled by Indigenous peoples tend to have significantly more primate biodiversity than nearby regions. They also found that lorises, tarsiers, monkeys and apes whose territories overlap with Indigenous areas are less likely to be classified as vulnerable, threatened or endangered than those living fully outside Indigenous lands. Wed, 10 Aug 2022 16:10:51 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/08/220810161051.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/08/220802153259.htm Over the past 60 years, the global forest area has declined by 81.7 million hectares, a loss that contributed to the more than 60 percent decline in global forest area per capita. This loss threatens the future of biodiversity and impacts the lives of 1.6 billion people worldwide, according to a new study. Tue, 02 Aug 2022 15:32:59 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/08/220802153259.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/07/220707171857.htm Efforts to conserve the carbon stored in tropical forests would be enhanced by linking the work to the charismatic, threatened primates that live there, researchers say in a new paper. Thu, 07 Jul 2022 17:18:57 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/07/220707171857.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/07/220706133344.htm Conservationists have conducted the first comprehensive review of national laws across the range of the jaguar (Panthera onca) to show opportunities for strengthening legal protections of the largest cat species found in the Americas. Wed, 06 Jul 2022 13:33:44 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/07/220706133344.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/06/220627141448.htm A new study sheds light on how trade, and centrality in the global wheat trade network, affect food security. The study shows that many countries depend on trade to fulfill their food needs. Further, the global wheat trade is concentrated in a handful of countries whereby disruption in only a few countries would have global impacts, researchers suggest. Mon, 27 Jun 2022 14:14:48 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/06/220627141448.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/06/220621105629.htm Researchers modeled the risk of human -- elephant conflict in Thailand under different climate change scenarios using a risk framework. A spatial shift in the risk of conflict was observed with climate change, with northern areas and higher latitudes showing increasing risk in the future. These results can be used to develop planning strategies in affected communities and increase coexistence awareness. Tue, 21 Jun 2022 10:56:29 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/06/220621105629.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/06/220614153733.htm A new analysis using highly detailed elevation maps of the Chesapeake Bay suggests that North America's extensive areas of low-lying rural land will allow coastal marshes to persist or even expand as salty water creeps upward into what are now forests and farmland. Tue, 14 Jun 2022 15:37:33 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/06/220614153733.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/06/220608091408.htm Researchers have found that symbolic species could be used for the conservation and community-based management of traditional forest landscapes. The team studied how different social groups within a local community valued wild cherry trees, a symbolic species important for connecting people with nature in Japan. The results indicated that differences in knowledge and prioritization of values must be addressed within local communities to promote community-based management of such landscapes. Wed, 08 Jun 2022 09:14:08 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/06/220608091408.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/06/220602142210.htm New research reveals that 44 percent of Earth's land area -- some 64 million square kilometers (24.7 million square miles) requires conservation to safeguard biodiversity. Thu, 02 Jun 2022 14:22:10 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/06/220602142210.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/05/220505114644.htm 一项新的研究发现,内火灾的数量protected conservation areas across the island of Madagascar shot up dramatically when COVID-19 lockdowns led to the suspension of any on-site management for five months during 2020. Thu, 05 May 2022 11:46:44 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/05/220505114644.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/04/220428161411.htm An international team of researchers have developed a method to assess sustainable levels of human-caused wildlife mortality, which when applied to a trawl fishery shows that dolphin capture is not sustainable. Thu, 28 Apr 2022 16:14:11 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/04/220428161411.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/04/220428103955.htm An international study gives fast-growing nations a simple, inexpensive guide to inform planning and decision-making to help balance economic development goals with environmental conservation and human well-being. Thu, 28 Apr 2022 10:39:55 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/04/220428103955.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/04/220426101723.htm Until now, measures to protect climate and biodiversity have often been developed in parallel. However, this is now considered outdated because many approaches can protect both climate and biodiversity. Scientists have now assessed the role of the potential future global biodiversity targets (Post-2020 Action Targets for 2030) for climate protection and found that about two thirds of these targets can also help to slow climate change. Tue, 26 Apr 2022 10:17:23 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/04/220426101723.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/04/220426101704.htm Homeowners in Baltimore area neighborhoods where stream restoration would do the most for water quality are far less willing to pay for such projects, than those in other areas, according to a new study. Tue, 26 Apr 2022 10:17:04 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/04/220426101704.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/04/220420112946.htm Protected areas such as national parks have a 'mixed impact' on wildlife, according to the largest ever global study of their effects. Wed, 20 Apr 2022 11:29:46 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/04/220420112946.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/04/220414125111.htm In 2019, a landmark report gave the world its first report card on biodiversity loss. There was one crystal clear conclusion: human actions threaten more species with global extinction than ever before. Now, a research team has reviewed combining conservation with practical economic tools using a case study of Colombia, South America, a high priority but underfunded country for biodiversity conservation. Thu, 14 Apr 2022 12:51:11 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/04/220414125111.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/04/220407141854.htm New research shows that private protected areas help conserve underrepresented biomes and highly threatened regions. Researchers have assessed 17,561 privately protected areas in 15 countries across five continents. Their findings reveal that compared to state protected areas, PPAs are twice as likely to be in areas with the greatest human disturbance, such as regions used for agriculture and mining. They are three times more likely to be in biomes with almost no established conservation reserves and protect 1.2% of key biodiversity areas. Thu, 07 Apr 2022 14:18:54 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/04/220407141854.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/04/220401094827.htm To combat forest loss in the tropics, a new study uses crowdsourcing to identify the drivers of deforestation. The resulting dataset can be used to create high-resolution maps and help policymakers apply the best protection measures. Fri, 01 Apr 2022 09:48:27 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/04/220401094827.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/03/220324104524.htm A national-scale study of the relationship between forest loss and rainfall and temperature trends in India reveals climate change may have contributed to huge declines during last two decades, countering official reports that suggest small losses, and adding to existing concerns over deforestation. Thu, 24 Mar 2022 10:45:24 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/03/220324104524.htm