Title
Effective conservation requires clear objectives and prioritizing actions, not places or species
Author(s)
Brown, C.J.;Bode, M.;Venter, O.;Barnes, M.D.;McGowan, J.;Runge, C.A.;Watson, J.E.M.;Possingham, H.P.
Published
2015
Publisher
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Abstract
In their recent article, Jenkins et al. identify “priorities for future conservation investment” in the continental United States. To find these priority areas, the authors weighted species from six taxa by their range size and level of protection, summing the weighted maps to derive maps of priority scores. Such scoring systems defy contemporary planning approaches, and have repeatedly been shown to identify priorities that are biologically ineffective and economically inefficient.
Keywords
Letter;Ecology
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