Spatial Conservation Planning for Ecologically Critical Water Heritage: A Case Study of the Historic Dharmashagar Dighi, Cumilla, Bangladesh

2021 ◽  
pp. 199-206
Author(s):  
Rafi Ahmad ◽  
◽  
Kawshik Saha ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Conservation Planning ◽  
Spatial Conservation Planning

scholarly journals Assessing the efficiency of protected areas to represent biodiversity: a small island case study

2016 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 337-349 ◽  
Author(s):  
MARTA VERGÍLIO ◽  
CATARINA FONSECA ◽  
HELENA CALADO ◽  
PAULO A.V. BORGES ◽  
RUI BENTO ELIAS ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Conservation Planning ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Small Island ◽  
Distribution Data ◽  
Current Conservation ◽  
Distribution Modelling ◽  
Spatial Conservation Planning ◽  
Species Groups

SUMMARYProtected areas (PAs) have been selected using either subjective or objective criteria applied to an extremely limited subset of biodiversity. Improved availability of species distribution data, better statistical tools to predict species distributions and algorithms to optimize spatial conservation planning allow many impediments to be overcome, particularly on small islands. This study analyses whether 219 species are adequately protected by PAs on Pico Island (the Azores, Portugal), and if they are as efficient as possible, maximizing species protection while minimizing costs. We performed distribution modelling of species’ potential distributions, proposed individual conservation targets (considering the context of each species in the archipelago and their current conservation status) to determine the efficiency of current PAs in meeting such targets and identify alternative or complementary areas relevant for conservation. Results showed that current PAs do not cover all taxa, leaving out important areas for conservation. We demonstrate that by using optimization algorithms it is possible to include most species groups in spatial conservation planning in the Azores with the current resources. With increasing availability of data and methods, this approach could be readily extended to other islands and regions with high endemism levels.

scholarly journals Spatial conservation planning framework for assessing conservation opportunities in the Atlantic Forest of Brazil

2014 ◽  
Vol 53 ◽  
pp. 369-376 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Paula Giorgi ◽  
Corey Rovzar ◽  
Kelsey S. Davis ◽  
Trevon Fuller ◽  
Wolfgang Buermann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Conservation Planning ◽  
Planning Framework ◽  
Spatial Conservation Planning

scholarly journals INVESTIGATING CROSS CONGRUENCE BETWEEN BUTTERFLY TAXA AND ECOLOGICAL COMMUNITY WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF SYSTEMATIC CONSERVATION PLANNING: A CASE STUDY FROM LESSER CAUCASUS ECOREGION OF TURKEY

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Banu Kaya özdemirel
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Biodiversity Conservation ◽  
Site Selection ◽  
Conservation Planning ◽  
Environmental Parameters ◽  
Systematic Conservation Planning ◽  
Ecological Community ◽  
North Eastern ◽  
Lesser Caucasus

Cross taxa congruence was investigated between butterfly taxa and ecological community for fine spatial scale (10 × 10 km² UTM grids) in north-eastern part of Turkey. The study area was evaluated within the scope of systematic conservation planning, and analyses were performed for sets of priority protected areas composed using complementarity-based site selection software Marxan. Cross taxa congruence was subsequently examined both in species richness and ecologic complementarity. Accordingly, it has been observed that the cross-taxon congruence between butterfly taxa and ecological community was relatively better than the results of previous studies. Another remarkable finding is that ecological community was a more robust surrogate than butterfly taxa. Although the results are valuable for conservation studies, they highlight the fact that a simple surrogate-based site selection would be inadequate to represent overall biodiversity.  The weakness of congruence patterns among surrogates would also lead to gaps in biodiversity conservation. These findings therefore draw attention to the necessities of incorporating surrogates of distinct ecology or some other surrogates like environmental parameters into conservation planning. Otherwise, there may be mistakes regarding species representation and the vast majority of species may be misrepresented in protected areas and protected area plans. At this point, it should be emphasized that understating cross taxa congruence and/or relationships is a key component for efficient biodiversity conservation.

Freshwater conservation planning informed and validated by public participation: The Ebro catchment, Spain, as a case study

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (8) ◽  
pp. 1253-1267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miguel Cañedo‐Argüelles ◽  
Virgilio Hermoso ◽  
Tony Herrera‐Grao ◽  
José Barquín ◽  
Núria Bonada
Keyword(s):  
Public Participation ◽  
Conservation Planning ◽  
Freshwater Conservation

scholarly journals Navigating the complexities of coordinated conservation along the river Nile

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. eaau7668 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. R. Allan ◽  
N. Levin ◽  
K. R. Jones ◽  
S. Abdullah ◽  
J. Hongoh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Conservation Planning ◽  
River Nile ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Conservation Action ◽  
Priority Areas ◽  
Conservation Costs ◽  
Spatial Conservation Planning ◽  
Conservation Plan ◽  
Collaborative Conservation ◽  
Business As Usual

The river Nile flows across 11 African countries, supporting millions of human livelihoods, and holding globally important biodiversity and endemism yet remains underprotected. No basin-wide spatial conservation planning has been attempted to date, and the importance of coordinated conservation planning for the Nile’s biodiversity remains unknown. We address these gaps by creating a basin-wide conservation plan for the Nile’s freshwater fish. We identify priority areas for conservation action and compare cross-boundary collaboration scenarios for achieving biodiversity conservation targets, accounting for river connectivity. We found that collaborative conservation efforts are crucial for reducing conservation costs, saving 34% of costs compared to an uncoordinated, business-as-usual scenario. While most Nile basin countries benefit from coordinating conservation planning, costs and benefits are unequally distributed. We identify “hot spots” consistently selected as conservation priority areas across all collaboration scenarios, and provide a framework for improving return on conservation investment for large and complex river systems globally.

scholarly journals Systematic conservation planning: a review of perceived limitations and an illustration of the benefits, using a case study from Maputaland, South Africa

Oryx ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 400-410 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert J. Smith ◽  
Peter S. Goodman ◽  
Wayne S. Matthews
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Conservation Planning ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Distribution Data ◽  
Systematic Conservation Planning ◽  
Conservation Assessment ◽  
Game Ranching ◽  
Setting Process

Systematic conservation planning is widely considered the most effective approach for designing protected area and other ecological networks. However, many conservation practitioners still ignore these methods and we suggest that five perceived limitations of this process are affecting its uptake. These perceptions are that (1) systematic conservation planning software is difficult to use, (2) the process requires extensive biodiversity distribution data, (3) setting targets for representing conservation features is not possible, (4) the advantages of systematic conservation planning do not outweigh the costs, and (5) the resulting plans often identify unsuitable areas. Here we review these perceived limitations and argue they are all misplaced, although we recognize difficulties in the target setting process. We then illustrate the value of systematic conservation planning to practitioners using a case study that describes a low-cost exercise from Maputaland, South Africa. This preliminary conservation assessment measured the effectiveness of the existing reserve system and identified a number of candidate areas that could be the focus of community- or privately-run ecotourism or game ranching ventures. Our results also emphasize both the importance of producing planning outputs that are specifically targeted for stakeholders, and the role of systematic conservation planning in providing a framework for integrating different provincial, national and transnational conservation initiatives.

Prioritizing biodiversity in conservation planning based on C-Plan:a case study from northeast China

2012 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 715-722
Author(s):  
栾晓峰 LUAN Xiaofeng ◽  
孙工棋 SUN Gongqi ◽  
曲艺 QU Yi ◽  
黄维妮 HUANG Weini ◽  
李迪强 LI Diqiang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Conservation Planning ◽  
Northeast China

scholarly journals Multicriterion trade-offs and synergies for spatial conservation planning

2016 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
pp. 903-913 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard M. Gunton ◽  
Charles J. Marsh ◽  
Sylvain Moulherat ◽  
Anne-Kathleen Malchow ◽  
Greta Bocedi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Conservation Planning ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
Spatial Conservation Planning
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