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Buchanan, G. M. Butchart, S. H. M., Chandler, G. and Gregory, R. (2020) Assessment of national-level progress towards elements of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets. Ecol. Indic. 116: 106497.

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Jones, K. R., Klein, C., Grantham, H. S., Possingham, H. P., Halpern, B. S., Lafolley, D., Burgess, N. D., Butchart, S. H. M., Robinson, J. G. and Watson, J. E. M. (2020) Area Requirements to Safeguard Earth's Marine Species. One Earth 2: 188–196.

Leclère, D., Obersteiner, M., Barrett, M., Butchart, S. H. M., Chaudhary, A., De Palma, A., DeClerck, F. A. J., Di Marco, M., Doelman, J. C., Durauer, M., Freeman, R., Harfoot, M., Hasegawa, T., Hellweg, S., Hilbers, J. P., Hill, S. L. L., Humpenöder, F., Jennings, N., Krisztin, T., Mace, G. M., Ohashi, H., Popp, A., Purvis, A., Schipper, A. M., Tabeau, A., Valin, H., van Meijl, H., van Zeist, W. J., Visconti, P., Alkemade, R. , Almond, R., Bunting, G., Burgess, N. D., Cornell, S.E., Di Fulvio, F., Ferrier, S., Fritz, S., Fujimori , S., Grooten, M., Harwood, T., Havlík, P., Herrero, M., Hoskins, A. J., Kram, T., Lotze-Campen, H., Matsui, T., Meyer, C., Nel, D., Newbold, T., Schmidt-Traub, G., Stehfest, E., Strassburg, B., van Vuuren, D. P., Ware, C., Watson, J. E. M., Wu, W. and Young, L. (2020) Bending the curve of terrestrial biodiversity needs an integrated strategy. Nature. 585: 551–556.

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Pavón‐Jordán, D., Abdou, W., Azafzaf, H., Balaž, M., Bino, T., Borg, J. J., Bouras, E., Božič, L., Butchart, S. H. M., Clausen, P., Dagys, M., Dakki, M., Devos, K., Domsa, C., Encarnaçao, V., Faragó, S., Fox, A. D., Frost, T., Gaudard, C., Georgiev, V., Goratze, I., Hornman, M., Keller, V., Kostiushyn, V., Langendoen, T., Ławicki, L., Ieronymidou, C.,Lewis, L. J., Lorentsen, S.-H., Luigujoe, L., Meissner, W., Mikuska, T., Molina, B., Musil, P., Musilova, Z., Natykanets, V., Nilsson, L., Paquet, J.-Y., Portolou, D., Ridzon, J., Santangeli, A., Sayoud, S., Šćiban, M., Stipniece, A., Teufelbauer, N., Topić, G., Uzunova, D., Vizi, A., Wahl, J., Yavuz, K. E., Zenatello, M. and Lehikoinen, A. (2020) Positive impacts of Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas on wintering waterbirds under changing temperatures throughout Europe and North Africa. Biol. Conserv. 246: 108549.

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Green, E. J., Buchanan, G. M., Butchart, S. H. M., Chandler, G. M., Burgess, N. D., Hill, S. L. L. and Gregory, R. D. (2019) Relating characteristics of global biodiversity targets to reported progress. Conserv. Biol 33: 1360–1369.

Hausmann, A., Toivonen, T., Fink, C., Heikinheimo, V., Tenkanen, H., Butchart, S. H. M., Brooks, T. M. and Di Minin, E. (2019) Assessing global popularity and threats to Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas using social media data. Sci. Total Environ. 683: 617–623.

Miller, M. G. R., Yamamoto, Y., Sato, M., Lascelles, B., Nakamura, Y., Sato, H., Ando, Y., Ezaki, I., Taylor, P. Mori, S., Hayama, S. & Kobayashi, Y. (2019) At-sea distribution and habitat of breeding Japanese Murrelets Synthliboramphus wumizusume: implications for conservation management. Bird Conserv. Int. 29(3): 370–385.

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Visconti, P., Butchart, S. H. M., Brooks, T. M., Langhammer, P. F., Marnewick, D., Vergara, S., Yanosky, A. and Watson, J. E. M. (2019) Protected area targets post-2020. Science 364: 239–241.

Visconti, P., Butchart, S. H. M., Brooks, T. M., Langhammer, P. F., Marnewick, D., Vergara, S., Yanosky, A., Crowe, O. and Watson, J. E. M. (2019) A bold successor to Aichi Target 11—Response. Science 365: 650–651.

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Brauneder, K., Montes, C., Blyth, S., Bennun, L. A., Butchart, S. H. MJ., Hoffmann, M., Burgess, N. D., Cuttelod, A., Jones, M. I., Kapos, V., Pilgrim, J., Tolley, M. J., Underwood, E. C., Weatherdon, L. V., and Brooks, S. E. (2018) Global screening for Critical Habitat in the terrestrial realm. PLoS ONE 13: e0193102.

Buchanan, G. M., Parks, B. C., Donald, P. F., O’Donnell, B. F., Runfola D., Swaddle, J. P., Tracewski, L. and Butchart, S. H. M. (2018) The local impacts of World Bank development projects near sites of conservation significance. J. Environ. Dev. 27: 299–322.

Donald, P. F., Fishpool, L. D. C., Ajagbe, A., Bennun, L. A., Bunting, G., Burfield, I. J., Butchart, S. H. M., Heath, Capellan, S., Crosby, M. J., Dias, M. P., Diaz, D., Evans, M. I., Grimmett, R., Heath, M., Jones, V., Lascelles, B. G., Merriman, J. C., O’Brien, M., Ramirez, I., Waliczky, Z. and Wege, D. C. (2018) Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBAs): the development and characteristics of a global inventory of key sites for biodiversity. Bird Conserv. Internat. 29: 177–198.

Langhammer, P., Butchart, S. H. M. and Brooks, T. M. (2018) Key Biodiversity Areas. In: D. A. DellaSala and M. I. Goldstein (eds.) Encyclopedia of the Anthropocene 3: 341–345. Oxford: Elsevier.

McClure, C. J. W., Westrip, J. R. S., Johnson, J. A., Schulwitz, S. E., Virani, M. Z., Davies, R., Symes, A., Wheatley, H., Thorstrom, R., Amar, A., Buij, R., Jones, V. R., Williams, N. P., Buechley, E. R. and Butchart, S. H. M. (2018) State of the world’s raptors: distributions, threats, and conservation recommendations. Biol. Conserv. 227: 390–402.

Neugarten, R. A., Langhammer, P. F., Osipova, E., Bagstad, K. J., Bhagabati, N., Butchart, S. H. M., Dudley, N., Elliott, V., Gerber, L. R., Gutierrez Arrellano, C., Ivanic, C.-Z., Kettunen, M., Mandle, L., Merriman, J. C., Mulligan, M., Peh, K. S.-H., Raudsepp-Hearne, C., Semmens, D. J., Stolton, S. and Willcock, S. (2018) Tools for measuring, modelling, and valuing ecosystem services: guidance for Key Biodiversity Areas, natural World Heritage Sites, and protected areas. IUCN best Practice Protected Area Guidelines Series No. 28. Gland: IUCN.

Schulze, K., Knights, K., Coad, L., Geldmann, J., Leverington, F., Eassom, A., Marr, M., Butchart, S. H. M., Hockings, M., and Burgess, N. D. (2018) An assessment of threats to terrestrial protected areas. Conserv. Lett. 11: e12435.

Waliczky, Z., Fishpool, L. D. C., Butchart, S. H. M., Thomas, D., Heath, M., Hazin, C., Donald, P. F., Kowalska, A., and Dias, Maria, A. P. (2018) Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBAs): their impact on conservation policy, advocacy and action. Bird Conserv. Int. 29: 199–215.

Bagchi, R. Hole, D. G., Butchart, S. H. M., Collingham, Y. C., Fishpool, L. D. C., Plumptre, A. J., Owiunji, I., Mugabe, H. and Willis, S. G. (2017) Forecasting potential routes for movement of endemic birds among important sites for biodiversity in the Albertine Rift under projected climate change. Ecography 40: 1–12.

Beresford, A. E., Buchanan, G. M., Phalan, B., Eshiamwata, G. W., Balmford, A., Brink, A. B., Fishpool, L. D. C. and Donald, P. F. (2017) Correlates of long-term land-cover change and protected area performance at priority conservation sites in Africa. Environ. Conserv. 45: 49–57.

Merriman, J. C., Gurung, H., Adhikari, S., Butchart, S. H. M., Khatri, T. P., Pandit, R. S., Ram, A. K., Thomas, D. H. L. and Thapa, I. (2017) Rapid ecosystem service assessment of the impact of Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve on wetland benefits to local communities. J. Wetland Ecol. Manage. 26: 491–507.

Stuart, S. N., Brooks, T. M. Butchart, S. H. M., Elliott, W., Heath, M., Hoffmann, D., Honey, L., Kostadinova, I., Langhammer, P., Langrand, O., Lieberman, S., Marnewick, D., Raik, D., Rodríguez, J. P., Sechrest, W., Smart, J., Vergara, S., Woodley, S., Yanosky, A. and Zimsky, M. (2017) Clarifying the Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership and Programme. Biodivers. Conserv. 27: 791–793.

Tayleur, C., Balmford, A. P, Buchanan, G. M., Butchart, S. H. M., Corlet, C., Ducharme, H., Green, R. E., Milder, J. C., Sanderson, F. J., Thomas, D. H. L., Tracewski, L., Vickery, J. and Phalan, B. (2017) Where are commodity crops certified, and what does it mean for conservation and poverty alleviation? Biol. Conserv. 217: 36–46.

Zhang, L., Wang, X., Zhang, J., Ouyang, Z., Chan, S., Crosby, M., Watkins, D., Martinez, J., Su, L., Yu, Y.-T., Szabo, J., Cao, L. & Fox, A. D. (2017) Formulating a list of sites of waterbird conservation significance to contribute to China’s Ecological Protection Red Line. Bird Conserv. Int. 27(2): 153–166.

Brooks, T. M., Butchart, S. H. M., Kingston, N. and Martinez, C. (2016) Goal 15: Life on land. Sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation, halt biodiversity loss. Pp. 497-522 in Lalaguna, P. D, Barrado, C. M. D. and Liesa, C. R. F. (eds) International Society and Sustainable Development Goals. Thompson Reuters.

Brooks, T. M., Akçakaya, H. R., Burgess, N. D., Butchart, S. H. M., Hilton-Taylor, C., Hoffmann, M., Juffe-Bignoli, D., Kingston, N., MacSharry, B., Parr, M., Perianin, L., Regan, E., Rodrigues, A. S. L., Rondinini, C., Shennan-Farpon, Y. and Young, B. E. (2016) Analysing biodiversity and conservation knowledge products to support regional environmental assessments. Sci. Data 3: 160007.

Butchart, S. H. M., Brooks, T. M., Scharlemann, J. P. W and Mwangi, M. A. K. (2016) Monitoring Protected Area coverage and impact on Key Biodiversity Areas, Important Bird Areas, and Alliance for Zero Extinction sites. Pp. 211-227 in Joppa, L. N., Baillie, J. E. M. and Robinson, J., G., Protected areas: are they safeguarding biodiversity? Cambridge: Wiley-Blackwell.

Butchart, S., Tracewski, L, Buchanan, G and Lowen, J. (2016) Forest loss in Latin American Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas. Neotropical Birding 19: 13–19.

Hughes, F. M. R., Adams, W. M., Butchart, S. H. M., Field, R. H., Peh, K. S.-H. and Warrington, S. (2016) The challenges of integrating biodiversity and ecosystem services monitoring and evaluation at a landscape-scale wetland restoration project in the UK. Ecol. Soc. 21: 10.

Juffe-Bignoli, D., Brooks, T. M., Butchart, S. H. M., Kingston, N., Jenkins, R. B., Boe, K., Hoffmann, M., Angulo, A., Bachman, S., Böhm, M., Brummitt, N., Carpenter, K. E., Comer, P. J., Cox, N., Cuttelod, A., Darwall, W. R. T., Di Marco, M., Fishpool, L. D. C., Goettsch, B., Heath, M., Hilton-Taylor, C., Hutton, J., Johnson, T., Joolia, A., Keith, D. A., Langhammer, P. F., Luedtke, J., Nic Lughadha, E., Lutz, M., May, I., Miller, R. M., Oliveira-Miranda, M. A., Parr, M., Pollock, C. M., Ralph, G., Rodríguez, J. P., Rondinini, C., Smart, J., Stuart, S., Symes, A., Tordoff, A. W., Woodley, S., Young, B. and Kingston, N. (2016) Assessing the cost of global biodiversity and conservation knowledge. PLoS ONE 11: e0160640.

Juffe-Bignoli, D., Harrison, I., Butchart, S. M. B., Flitcroft, R., Hermoso, V., Jonas, H., Lukasiewicz, A., Thieme, M., Turak, E., Bingham, H., Dalton, J., Darwall, W., Deguignet, M., Dudley, N., Gardner, R., Higgins, J., Kumar, R., Linke, S., Milton, G. R., Pittock, J., Smith, K. G., van Soesbergen, A. (2016) Achieving Aichi Biodiversity Target 11 to improve protected areas performance and conserve freshwater biodiversity. Aquatic Conserv.: Marine Freshw. Ecosyst. 26 (Suppl. 1): 133–151.

Kukkala, A. S., Santangeli, A., Butchart, S. H. M., Maiorano, L., Ramirez, I. and Moilanen, A. (2016) Coverage of vertebrate species distributions by Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas and Special Protection Areas in the European Union. Biol. Conserv. 202: 1–9.

Peh, S.-H., Thapa, I., Basnyat, M., Balmford, A. P., Bhattarai, G. P., Bradbury, R. B., Brown, C., Butchart, S. H. M., Dhakal, M., Gurung, H., Hughes, F. M. R., Mulligan, M., Pandey, B., Stattersfield, A. J., Thomas, D. H. L., Walpole, M. and Birch, J. C. (2016) Synergies between biodiversity conservation and ecosystem service provision: Lessons on integrated ecosystem service valuation from a Himalayan protected area, Nepal. Ecosyst. Serv. 22: 359–369.

Thapa, I., Butchart, S. H. M., Gurunga, H., Stattersfield, A. J., Thomas, D. H. L., Birch, J. C. (2016) Using information on ecosystem services in Nepal to inform biodiversity conservation and local to national decision making. Oryx 50: 147–155.

Tracewski, L., Butchart, S. H. M., Donald, P. F., Evans, M., Fishpool, L. D. C. and Buchanan, G. M. (2016) Patterns of twenty‐first century forest loss across a global network of important sites for biodiversity. Remote Sens. Ecol. Conserv. 2: 37–44.

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