E3 Sharing Space for Nature

2026

Ammar, E, Aashna S, August, T., Bicknell, J. E., Boughey, K., Dunford, C.E., Driscoll, D.A.,  Fiennes, S., Lopatin, J., Hartley, M., and others.. 2026. ‘Artificial Intelligence and Decision Support in Applied Ecology’. Journal of Applied Ecology, 63 (6). doi:10.1111/1365-2664.70455.

Bessone, M., Ingram, D. J., Abernethy, K., Abua, S., Allebone-Webb, S., Antonacci, D., Kim, R., Brittain, S., Cornelis, D., Detoeuf, D. and others. (2026) ‘Increase in wild animal consumption across Central Africa’, Nature, 653, pp. 1092-1098. doi: 10.1038/s41586-026-10422-w.

Bruce, T., Amin, R., Banerjee, K., Brito, J. C., Cristescu, B., Farhadinia, M. S., Luskin, M. S., Lyons, B., Olson, D., Vicente, J. and others. (2026) ‘Bridging monitoring gaps in global drylands with big data and collaboration’, Biodiversity, 5 (17). doi: 10.1038/s44185-026-00129-6.

Cisneros‐Araujo, P., Garrote, G., Corradini, A., Cagnacci, F., Farhadinia, M. S., Salcedo, J., Sarmento, P., Sánchez, J. F., Palacios, M. J., García‐Viñás, J. I. and others. (2025) ‘Movement phases make a difference in habitat selection: Iberian lynx diversity of responses to human‐modified landscapes’, Journal of Animal Ecology, 94 (10), pp. 1983-1996. doi: 10.1111/1365-2656.70099.

Elliott, S. A. M., Aebischer, N. J., Gillson, J. P., Utne, K. R., Beaumont, W. A., Boraiah, K. and Roberts, D. E. (2026) ‘Atlantic salmon survival during different life-stages: time to focus on improving marine survival to slow population declines’, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 14. doi: 10.3389/fevo.2026.1727431.

Frawley, T. H., Selgrath, J. C., Gee, E. K. C., Triviño, T. A., Díaz, M., Lyles, J. M., Seary, R., Crowder, L. B., Garza, C., Hazen, E. L. and others. (2026) ‘Racial and economic disparities in coastal access and engagement mediate the ocean’s contribution to human wellbeing’, Nature Communications, 17 (5975). doi: 10.1038/s41467-026-75034-4.

Gonçalves, D. D. C., Smith, R. J. and O’Neill, H. M. K. (2026) ‘Elephant barrier behaviors in response to conflict mitigation fences’, Conservation Biology, 40 (2). doi: 10.1111/cobi.70258.

Jago, S., Gizaw, G., Genanaw, B., Langley, J., Lulekal, E., White, J. D. M., Rowlands, A. N., Geda, T., Wakjira, K., Regassa, F. and others. (2026) ‘Trade-offs between nature and people in Ethiopia’s protected areas demonstrate challenges in translating global conservation targets into national realities’, Nature Ecology & Evolution, 10, p. 1057–1070. doi: 10.1038/s41559-026-03047-9.

Nguimdo, V. R. V., Tobler, M. W., Abwe, E. E., Ketchen, M. E., Betobe, N. E., Morgan, B. J., Kamp, J., Soofi, M. and Waltert, M. (2026) ‘No safe refuge? Contrasting effects of hunting on rainforest mammal persistence and (re)colonisation’, Journal of Applied Ecology, 63 (6). doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.70434.

Pienkowski, T., Mills, M., Clark, M., Moombe, K., Chilufya, H., Sfyridis, A., Sze, J. S., Olsson, E. and Jørgensen, A. C. S. (2026) ‘Practical and ethical issues in big data and machine learning forecasts of Zambian Community Forestry engagement’, Conservation Letters, 19 (2). doi: 10.1111/con4.70022.

Pilaud, N., Taktehrani, A., Pourmirzai, M., Shahhosseini, M., Karimi, M. H., Gholikhani, N., Hobeali, K., Hosseini‐Zavarei, F., Penjor, U., Macdonald, D. W. and others. (2026) ‘Coexistence under constraint: Spatiotemporal co‐occurrence in a dryland carnivore guild’, Ecosphere, 17 (5). doi: 10.1002/ecs2.70641.

Pinondang, I. M. R., Deere, N. J., Seaman, D. J., Sanders, B., Pereira, J. and Struebig, M. J. (2026) ‘Harnessing nature-based solutions in modified tropical peatland to benefit biodiversity’, Journal of Applied Ecology, 63 (4). doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.70367.

Rivera-Hechem, M. I., Gaines, S. D., Romero, P., Estevez, R. A., Clark, M., Mills, M., Pienkowski, T. and Gelcich, S. (2026) ‘Exploring pathways to the persistence of community engagement in co-management across social-ecological conditions’, Conservation Letters, 19 (3). doi: 10.1111/con4.70050.

Sardari, P., Badelu, N., Rajabipour, P., Mohammadi, A., Roberts, D. L., Kyle, G. and Farhadinia, M. S. (2026) ‘Characterizing the illegal trade of carnivores on a social media platform in Iran’, Biological Conservation, 313. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2025.111521.

Singh, G. G., Frenkel, C., Pheasey, H., Bentley, J., Seary, R., Cisneros-Montemayor, A. M., Spalding, A. K., Gupta, R. and Ota, Y. (2026) ‘Area based conservation tools have mixed effects across all SDGs but research may overstate effects’, Communications Earth & Environment, 7. doi: 10.1038/s43247-025-03040-3.

Soofi, M., Bergseth, B., Ingram, D. J., Mundy, E., Pienkowski, T., Fisher, J. C., Zielonka, N. B., Klarmann, S., Bobo, K. S., Kuiper, T. and others. (2026) ‘Conservation Rangers Urgently Need Mental Health Provision’, Conservation Letters, 19 (2). doi: 10.1111/con4.70036.

Soofi, M., Lahordi, M., Moghaddam, R. S., Niklas‐Trei, J., Zehzad, B., Rezaeian, A., Hakimi, E. and Waltert, M. (2026) ‘Space use and survival of reintroduced Persian onagers’, Ecological Solutions and Evidence, 7 (1). doi: 10.1002/2688-8319.70230.

Spencer, K., Deere, N. J., Seaman, D. J., Aini, M., Anirudh, N. B., Avriandy, R., Campbell-Smith, G., Susan M., C., Fredriksson, G., Huda, R. and others. (2026) ‘Conserving omnidirectional landscape connectivity under projected land-use change in Borneo’, Biological Conservation, 320. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2026.111902

2025

Booth, H., Pienkowski, T., Ramdlan, M. S., Naira, K. B., NA, M., Milner-Gulland, E. J., Adrianto, L. and Ferraro, P. J. (2025) ‘Conservation impacts and hidden actions in a randomized controlled trial of a marine pay-to-release program’, Science Advances, 11 (17). doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adr1000.

Brittain, S., Alatorre, A., Bullough, L.-A. and Newing, H. (2025) ‘Enabling conditions for conservation on Indigenous and community lands’, Conservation Biology, 40 (1). doi: 10.1111/cobi.70055.

Cisneros‐Araujo, P., Garrote, G., Corradini, A., Cagnacci, F., Farhadinia, M. S., Salcedo, J., Sarmento, P., Sánchez, J. F., Palacios, M. J., García‐Viñás, J. I. and others. (2025) ‘Movement phases make a difference in habitat selection: Iberian lynx diversity of responses to human‐modified landscapes’, Journal of Animal Ecology, 94 (10), pp. 1983-1996. doi: 10.1111/1365-2656.70099.

Clark, M., Gallizioli, I. T., Crowe, O., Pienkowski, T., de Wet, R., Haw, A. J. and Mills, M. (2025) ‘Community wellbeing moderates drought adaptation in South African rangelands’, Journal of Environmental Management, 393. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.127066.

Dehaudt, B., Bose, R., Avoto, J. J., Brittain, S., Bruce, T., Chen, E. K., Forzi, F. A., Hardesty, B. D., Holbrook, K. M., Lamperti, A. M. and others. (2025) ‘Thirty years of arboreal wildlife trends in an African rainforest under evolving threats and researchers’ presence’, Biological Conservation, 312. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2025.111475.

Fisher, J. C., Dallimer, M., Austen, G. E., Irvine, K. N., Aizlewood, S. G., King, P., Jackson, H. A., Fish, R. and Davies, Z. G. (2025) ‘Spatio-temporal variability in forest biodiversity associated with human well-being across socio-economic deprivation gradients’, Nature Ecology and Evolution, 9, pp. 1382-1392. doi: 10.1038/s41559-025-02765-w.

Jones, F., Fisher, J. C., Austen, G. E., Irvine, K. N., Dallimer, M., Croager, L., Nawrath, M., Fish, R. D. and Davies, Z. G. (2025) ‘Testing the BIO-WELL scale in situ: measuring human wellbeing responses to biodiversity within forests’, Journal of Environmental Psychology, 109. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102897.

Mohammadi, A., Nayeri, D., Pilgreen, D., Farhadinia, M. S. and Kyle, G. (2025) ‘Complexities of managing invasive species in semi-urban areas: the case of free-ranging dogs in southern Iran’, Urban Ecosystems, 28 (2). doi: 10.1007/s11252-025-01691-w.

Monfared, Z. E., Hamed Mirkarimi, S., Mohammadi Kangarani, H. and Soofi, M. (2025) ‘Emotions and perceptions predict local communities’ attitudes toward the conservation of large carnivores’, Conservation Science and Practice, 7 (12). doi: 10.1111/csp2.70176.

Monfared, Z. E., Mirkarimi, S., Kangarani, H. M. and Soofi, M. (2025) ‘Fear and belief predict perceived carnivore abundance in Golestan National Park, Iran’, Wildlife Biology, 2026 (1). doi: 10.1002/wlb3.01530.

Nayeri, D., Rastgoo, R., Mohammadi, A., Farhadinia, M. S., Bruskotter, J. T. and Vucetich, J. A. (2025) ‘The influence of culpability, harm to animals, and professional education on attitudes about killing animals in the name of conservation’, Biological Conservation, 307. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2025.111204.

Pienkowski, T., Clark, M., Mascia, M. B., Rivera-Hechem, M. I., Gelcich, S., Cook, C. N., Watrobska, C. M., Jagadish, A. and Mills, M. (2025) ‘Conservation abandonment is a policy blind spot’, Nature Ecology & Evolution, 10, pp. 14-17. doi: 10.1038/s41559-025-02910-5.

Pienkowski, Thomas, Clark, Matt, Jagadish, Arundhati, Albert, Aklei, Brar, Mohanjeet, Breedveld, Tarn, Chinangwa, Linda, Gohil, Deepali, Irumba, Deziderius, Kanaan, Ramzy, and others. (2025) ’Diagnosing scaling bottlenecks in ten community conservation initiatives in Southern and Eastern Africa‘. Conservation Biology, 40 (2). doi/10.1111/cobi.70149

Pringle, S., Dallimer, M., Goddard, M. A., Le Goff, L. E., Hart, E., Langdale, S. J., Fisher, J. C., Abad, S.-A., Ancrenaz, M., Angeoletto, F. and others. (2025) ‘Opportunities and challenges for monitoring terrestrial biodiversity in the robotics age’, Nature Ecology and Evolution, 9 pp. 1031-1042. doi: 10.1038/s41559-025-02704-9.

Rastgoo, R., Nayeri, D., Mohammadi, A., Bath, A. J. and Farhadinia, M. S. (2025) ‘Who welcomes the bear: Evidence for a disconnect between attitudes and acceptability of killing brown bears’, People and Nature, 7 (9), pp. 2106-2118. doi: 10.1002/pan3.70099.

Shams, A., Farhadinia, M. S., O’Riain, M. J., Gaylard, A., Smit, M., Fraticelli, C., Koutou, M., Clement, K. B., Durant, S. M., Melzheimer, J. and others. (2025) ‘Perilous state of critically endangered Northwest African cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus hecki) across the Sudano‐Sahel’, Animal Conservation, 28 (2), pp. 208-223. doi: 10.1111/acv.12974.

Shokri, S., Hemami, M.-R., Ahmadi, M., Pourmanafi, S., Bhagwat, T., Kamp, J., Waltert, M. and Soofi, M. (2025) ‘Ecological drivers of change in waterbird communities of Iranian wetlands’, Journal for Nature Conservation, 89. doi: 10.1016/j.jnc.2025.127150.

Smith, R. J. and Matimele, H. (2025) ‘Twenty-five years of misinterpreting the biodiversity hotspot approach’, Nature Ecology & Evolution, 9, pp. 2175-2177. doi: 10.1038/s41559-025-02903-4.

Struebig, M. J., Lee, J. S. H., Deere, N. J., Gevana, D., Ingram, D. J., Lwin, N., Nguyen, T., Santika, T., Seaman, D. J., Supriatna, J. and others. (2025) ‘Drivers and solutions to Southeast Asia’s biodiversity crisis’, Nature Reviews Biodiversity, 1, pp. 497-514. doi: 10.1038/s44358-025-00064-7.

Welch, H., Holycross, B. M., Cluett, A. A., Jacox, M. G., Braby, C. E., Callahan, M. W., Cullen, J. A., Farchadi, N., Seary, R., Watson, J. T. and others. (2025) ‘Fishing fleets as ecosystem sentinels’, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 122 (52). doi: 10.1073/pnas.2516308122.

Werhahn, G., Augugliaro, C., Kabir, M. A., Hennelly, L. M., Chetri, M., Hikmani, H. A., Mohammadi, A., Jhala, Y. V., Macdonald, D. W. and Farhadinia, M. S. (2025) ‘Asia’s wolves and synergies with big cats’, Conservation Letters, 18 (2). doi: 10.1111/conl.13094.