[MCN] Protected habitats aren’t enough to save endangered species

[Lance Olsen]

13-Feb-2025
Protected habitats aren’t enough to save endangered species
PLOS
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATION
In tropical forests, endangered species inside protected habitats are still in danger from threats from beyond their sanctuaries, according to a study published February 13th in the open-access journal PLOS Biology by Ilaria Greco and Francesco Rovero of the University of Florence, Italy, and colleagues.

JOURNAL
PLOS Biology
 <https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1072536>https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1072536

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“The ecological systems upon which humans rely for life support are in crisis, and human behavior is the root cause. These problems are thus not environmental, but rather related to how humans meet their needs and wants ...”
 
Elise Amel, Christie Manning, Britain Scott, Susan Koger
Science 21 April 2017

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Mora argues that argues that human population size, “...despite being directly or indirectly linked to the deterioration of ecological systems and a key factor for the success of conserving species and ecosystems, has been rarely considered and in fact ‘trivialized or ignored’ by much of the conservation biology community

<<http://dx.doi.org/10.5751/ES-06320-190138>>

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