Global prioritization schemes vary in their impact on the placement of protected areas.

ABSTRACT: In response to global declines in biodiversity, many global conservation prioritization schemes were developed to guide effective protected area establishment. Protected area coverage has grown dramatically since the introduction of several high-profile biodiversity prioritization schemes, but the impact of such schemes on protected area establishment has not been evaluated. We used matching methods and a Before-After Control-Impact causal analysis to evaluate the impact of two key prioritization schemes-Biodiversity Hotspots and Last of the Wild-representing examples of the reactive and proactive ends of the prioritization spectrum. We found that Last of the Wild had a positive impact on the rate of protection in its identified priority areas, but Biodiversity Hotspots did not. Because Bi

SUBMITTER: Tjaden-McClement K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11695003 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature