Conservation biology : the journal of the Society for Conservation Biology

01 19 October 2026

DOI 10.1111/cobi.70404

Representation in conservation publishing

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T. Yoh, J. Willis Key, I. Trung et al.

There is a persistent underrepresentation of marginalized voices in academic literature, including that for ecology and conservation. Such exclusion hampers career progression, perpetuating disadvantages for historically marginalized gro...

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02 19 October 2026

DOI 10.1111/cobi.70401

A review of country ambition in targeting important areas for biodiversity under the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

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Felicia A. Collins, Maritza A. McCudden, Candeze Mongaya et al.

Targets 1 and 3 of the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF) require actions to focus on areas of importance for biodiversity—a prerequisite for reversing biodiversity loss and halting human‐induced extinctions as set ou...

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03 19 October 2026

DOI 10.1111/cobi.70403

Assessing and quantifying variations in the functioning of marine food webs across scales

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Izaskun Preciado, Irene Rabanal, Juan José Ortiz et al.

The mismatch between the scale of ecological processes and management decisions represents a significant challenge in marine conservation. This misalignment can result in ineffective conservation measures and compromise the sustainabilit...

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04 14 October 2026

DOI 10.1111/cobi.70399

Effects of climate change on marine biodiversity on the western Atlantic coast

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Ubirajara Oliveira, Fernanda Azevedo, Alan Dias et al.

The current climate crisis, driven by greenhouse gas emissions, threatens global biodiversity, including that in marine ecosystems. However, projections for the western Atlantic Ocean that jointly quantify species richness and endemism w...

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05 14 October 2026

DOI 10.1111/cobi.70398

A new place for stories in conservation

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Alex McInturff

Michael Soule writes in his foundational article “What is Conservation Biology?” that “in crisis disciplines, one must act before knowing all the facts; crisis disciplines are thus a mixture of science and art, and their pursuit requires...

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06 14 October 2026

DOI 10.1111/cobi.70402

Ecosystem service gradients at protected area borders reveal multiple patterns and prevalent management conflicts

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Alberto González‐García, Margot Neyret, Adrián López‐Tejedor et al.

Protected areas cannot halt biodiversity loss in isolation; integrating them with surrounding human‐dominated landscapes is critical. However, this integration is challenged by substantial landscape heterogeneity at protected area border...

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07 6 October 2026

DOI 10.1111/cobi.70394

Global transportation impacts on wildlife mortality and emerging pathways for mitigation

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David Luther, Sarah Farinelli, Miriam Goosem et al.

Terrestrial, freshwater, and marine transportation are fundamental to modern human life, but vehicle collisions with wildlife inadvertently kill hundreds of millions of animals across 2000 vertebrate and invertebrate species annually; ho...

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08 5 October 2026

DOI 10.1111/cobi.70385

Presenting the scientific discourse of biodiversity loss through drivers, solutions, and responsibilities

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Willem van Doorninck, Jelle Behagel

Biodiversity loss is considered a major global issue, but at the same time, scientists interpret it differently, identifying varied drivers, solutions, and responsibilities in their published works. These interpretations shape the scient...

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09 3 October 2026

DOI 10.1111/cobi.70393

Cognitive and institutional barriers to effective natural resource management under global change

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Madeleine A. Rubenstein, Richard E. W. Berl, Iadine Chadès et al.

Many of the most challenging decisions facing natural resource managers today can be understood as time dependent. The concept of time‐dependent decisions is useful when considering natural resource management decisions that are characte...

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10 1 October 2026

DOI 10.1111/cobi.70397

Integrating Indigenous knowledge and modern statistical approaches to model wildlife density based on animal track counts

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Marie‐Charlotte Gielen, Xiko Johannes, Njoxlau Kashe et al.

In multiuse areas outside formal protection, sustaining both wildlife and people is critical to wildlife conservation and coexistence efforts. Botswana's Kalahari hosts one of sub‐Saharan Africa’s largest unprotected areas supporting fre...

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