Connectivity metrics for protected area networks

ProNet is designed to assess the structural connectivity of a protected area network in a way that can be easily described, clearly communicated, and rapidly ...

Introducing ProNet: a connectivity metric for protected area networks

ProNet is intended to be a simple, robust, and extendable metric developed specifically to guide high-level conservation actions and policies by ...

Connectivity metrics for protected area networks ... There are numerous ways to measure structural connectivity. Different metrics take into ...

Connectivity metrics for conservation planning and monitoring

Here we describe 35 metrics that can quantify connectivity of focal patches or of networks and monitor changes over time in an ecoscape (landscape or seascape).

A simple and practical measure of the connectivity of protected area ...

... metrics, and demonstrated its performance in assessing ... A simple and practical measure of the connectivity of protected area networks: The ProNet metric.

The ProNet metric - The Society for Conservation Biology - Wiley

ProNet is designed to assess the structural connectivity of a protected area network in a way that can be easily described, clearly communicated, and rapidly ...

Well-connected | Protected Planet Report 2020

Metrics such as Protected Connected (ProtConn) and PARC-Connectedness are now widely used to assess structural connectivity between protected areas. Based on ...

A simple and practical measure of the connectivity of protected area ...

... Measuring connectivity is key to track progress toward area‐based targets for the protection of well‐connected protected area networks, such as 30% of lands ...

Percentage of area protected can substitute for more complicated ...

We empirically compare 17 of the most widely used structural connectivity metrics to determine how they capture change in a PA network as additional protected ...

A simple and practical measure of the connectivity of protected area ...

To address this science‐practice gap, we developed a novel metric of connectivity called the Protected Network metric (ProNet). ProNet is designed to assess the ...

Just ten percent of the global terrestrial protected area network is ...

The retention, and where necessary, restoration of connectivity across a landscape matrix between PAs is therefore vital for achieving ...

A Protected Area Connectivity Evaluation and Strategy Development ...

Maintaining and improving the connectivity of protected areas (PAs) is essential for biodiversity conservation. The Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) ...

Using sentinel nodes to evaluate changing connectivity in a ... - NCBI

The PAI index calculates the cost of movement between a focal protected area and all other protected areas in the network, and so reflects the ...

(PDF) Connectivity metrics for conservation planning and monitoring

Here we describe 35 metrics that can quantify connectivity of focal patches or of networks and monitor changes over time in an ecoscape (landscape or seascape).

Connectivity Conservation - Explore the World's Protected Areas

In July 2020, the IUCN Connectivity Conservation Specialist Group have released new Guidelines for Conserving Connectivity through Ecological Networks and ...

Global trends in protected area connectivity from 2010 to 2018 - PMC

Connectivity of protected areas (PAs) is needed to ensure the long-term persistence of biodiversity and ecosystem service delivery. The Convention on Biological ...

Including marine connectivity in global conservation targets - Nature

Specifically, by calculating the strength and magnitude of connections, the contribution of connectivity to replenishment and viability of ...

Assessing connectivity and the contribution of private lands to ...

Current targets for protected area network coverage call for increased protection but lack specificity in terms of criteria for parcel type, ...

America the Beautiful: Meeting “30 × 30” Conservation Goals ...

Similarly, connectedness values increase by an order of magnitude when assessed relative to the protected area network rather than considering ...

Functional Connectivity of the World's Protected Areas - bioRxiv

Global policies have called for expanding and connecting the world's protected areas (PAs) to curtail the crisis, yet how well PA networks ...