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Over 80% of Africa's savannah conservation land is failing or deteriorating according to lions as an indicator species

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Calls to increase the global area under protection for conservation assume existing conservation areas are effective but, without adequate investment, they may not be. We collected survey data from expert respondents on perceived budgets, management, and threats for 516 protected areas and community conservation areas in savannah Africa to create a Conservation Area Performance Index. Combining this index with an indicative biodiversity outcome—population status of African lion, Panthera leo—...

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Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1111/conl.12844

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Zoology
Role:
Author
Publisher:
Wiley
Journal:
Conservation Letters More from this journal
Volume:
15
Issue:
1
Article number:
e12844
Publication date:
2021-12-06
Acceptance date:
2021-10-01
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EISSN:
1755-263X
Language:
English
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Subtype:
Letter
Pubs id:
1202529
Local pid:
pubs:1202529
Deposit date:
2021-10-13

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