Neil David Burgess

Neil David Burgess

Professor, Affiliate Professor

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    1. 2019
    2. Published

      Synergies between the key biodiversity area and systematic conservation planning approaches

      Smith, R. J., Bennun, L., Brooks, T. M., Butchart, S. H. M., Cuttelod, A., Di Marco, M., Ferrier, S., Fishpool, L. D. C., Joppa, L., Juffe-Bignoli, D., Knight, A. T., Lamoreux, J. F., Langhammer, P., Possingham, H. P., Rondinini, C., Visconti, P., Watson, J. E. M., Woodley, S., Boitani, L., Burgess, N. D. & 11 others, De Silva, N., Dudley, N., Fivaz, F., Game, E. T., Groves, C., Lötter, M., McGowan, J., Plumptre, A. J., Rebelo, A. G., Rodriguez, J. P. & Scaramuzza, C. A. D. M., 2019, In: Conservation Letters. 12, 1, 10 p., e12625.

      Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

    3. Published

      The importance of livelihood strategy and ethnicity in forest ecosystem services' perceptions by local communities in north-western Cameroon

      Cuni-Sanchez, A., Ngute, A. S. K., Sonké, B., Sainge, M. N., Burgess, Neil David, Klein, J. A. & Marchant, R., 2019, In: Ecosystem Services. 40, 13 p., 101000.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    4. Published

      Thirty-six years of legal and illegal wildlife trade entering the USA

      Olsen, M. T. B., Geldmann, Jonas, Harfoot, M., Tittensor, D. P., Price, B., Sinovas, P., Nowak, K., Sanders, N. J. & Burgess, Neil David, 2019, In: Oryx. 55, 3, p. 432-441 10 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    5. Published

      Widespread shortfalls in protected area resourcing undermine efforts to conserve biodiversity

      Coad, L., Watson, J. E. M., Geldmann, Jonas, Burgess, Neil David, Leverington, F., Hockings, M., Knights, K. & Di Marco, M., 2019, In: Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 17, 5, p. 259-264

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    6. 2018
    7. Published

      Aiming higher to bend the curve of biodiversity loss

      Mace, G. M., Barrett, M., Burgess, Neil David, Cornell, S. E., Freeman, R., Grooten, M. & Purvis, A., 1 Sep 2018, In: Nature Sustainability. 1, 9, p. 448-451

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    8. Published

      Global Review of Social Indicators used in Protected Area Management Evaluation: Global review of protected area indicators

      Corrigan, C., J. Robinson, C., Burgess, Neil David, Kingston, N. & Hockings, M., 1 Mar 2018, In: Conservation Letters. 11, 2, 9 p., e12397.

      Research output: Contribution to journalLetterResearchpeer-review

    9. Published

      A global analysis of management capacity and ecological outcomes in terrestrial protected areas

      Geldmann, Jonas, Coad, L., Barnes, M. D., Craigie, I. D., Woodley, S., Balmford, A., Brooks, T. M., Hockings, M., Knights, K., Mascia, M. B., McRae, L. & Burgess, Neil David, 2018, In: Conservation Letters. 11, 3, 10 p., e12434.

      Research output: Contribution to journalLetterResearchpeer-review

    10. Published

      A quasiexperimental study of impacts of Tanzania's wildlife management areas on rural livelihoods and wealth

      Bluwstein, J., Homewood, K., Lund, Jens Friis, Nielsen, Martin Reinhardt, Burgess, Neil David, Msuha, M., Olila, J., Sankeni, S. S., Millia, S. K., Laizer, H., Elisante, F. & Keane, A., 2018, In: Scientific Data. 5, 11 p., 180087.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    11. Published

      A spatial overview of the global importance of Indigenous lands for conservation

      Garnett, S. T., Burgess, Neil David, Fa, J. E., Fernández-Llamazares, Á., Molnár, Z., Robinson, C. J., Watson, J. E. M., Zander, K. K., Austin, B., Brondizio, E. S., Collier, N. F., Duncan, T., Ellis, E., Geyle, H., Jackson, M. V., Jonas, H., Malmer, P., McGowan, B., Sivongxay, A. & Leiper, I., 2018, In: Nature Sustainability. 1, p. 369-374 6 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    12. Published

      An assessment of threats to terrestrial protected areas

      Schulze, K., Knights, K., Coad, L., Geldmann, Jonas, Leverington, F., Eassom, A., Marr, M., Butchart, S. H. M., Hockings, M. & Burgess, Neil David, 2018, In: Conservation Letters. 11, 3, e12435.

      Research output: Contribution to journalLetterResearchpeer-review

    13. Published

      Can existing assessment tools be used to track equity in protected area management under Aichi Target 11?

      Moreaux, C. P. C., Zafra-Calvo, N., Vansteelant, N. G., Wicander, S. & Burgess, Neil David, 2018, In: Biological Conservation. 224, p. 242-247 6 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    14. Global screening for critical habitat in the terrestrial realm

      Brauneder, K. M., Montes, C., Blyth, S., Bennun, L., Butchart, S. H. M., Hoffmann, M., Burgess, Neil David, Cuttelod, A., Jones, M. I., Kapos, V., Pilgrim, J., Tolley, M. J., Underwood, E. C., Weatherdon, L. V. & Brooks, S. E., 2018, In: PLoS ONE. 13, 3, 16 p., e0193102.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    15. Published

      Harvesting fodder trees in montane forests in Kenya: species, techniques used and impacts

      Cuni-Sanchez, A., Pfeifer, M., Marchant, R., Pompeu, P. V. & Burgess, Neil David, 2018, In: New Forests. 49, 4, p. 511-528 18 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    16. Published

      Integrated modelling for economic valuation of the role of forests and woodlands in drinking water provision to two African cities

      Ashagre, B. B., Platts, P. J., Njana, M., Burgess, Neil David, Balmford, A., Turner, R. K. & Schaafsma, M., 2018, In: Ecosystem Services. 32, Part A, p. 50-61 12 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    17. Published

      Predictors of elephant poaching in a wildlife crime hotspot: The Ruvuma landscape of southern Tanzania and northern Mozambique

      Zafra-Calvo, N., Lobo, J. M., Prada, C., Nielsen, Martin Reinhardt & Burgess, Neil David, 2018, In: Journal for Nature Conservation. 41, p. 79–87 9 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    18. Published

      Present and future biodiversity risks from fossil fuel exploitation

      Harfoot, M. B. J., Tittensor, D. P., Knight, S., Arnell, A. P., Blyth, S., Brooks, S., Butchart, S. H. M., Hutton, J., Jones, M. I., Kapos, V., Scharlemann, J. P. W. & Burgess, Neil David, 2018, In: Conservation Letters. 11, 4, 13 p., e12448.

      Research output: Contribution to journalLetterResearchpeer-review

    19. Published

      Probabilistic description of vegetation ecotones using remote sensing

      de Klerk, H. M., Burgess, Neil David & Visser, V., 2018, In: Ecological Informatics. 46, p. 125-132 8 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    20. The role of Management Effectiveness assessments in understanding the performance of protected areas

      Geldmann, Jonas, Coad, L., Burgess, Neil David & Balmford, A., 2018.

      Research output: Contribution to conferencePaperResearchpeer-review

    21. Published

      The value of indigenous and local knowledge as citizen science

      Danielsen, F., Burgess, Neil David, Coronado, I. M., Enghoff, M., Holt, S., Jensen, Per Moestrup, Poulsen, M. K. & Rueda, R. M., 2018, Citizen Science: Innovation in Open Science, Society and Policy. Hecker, S., Haklay, M., Bowser, A., Makuch, Z., Vogel, J. & Bonn, A. (eds.). University College London Press, p. 110-123

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearchpeer-review

    22. Published

      Unveiling the patterns and trends in 40 years of global trade in CITES-listed wildlife

      Harfoot, M., Glaser, S. A. M., Tittensor, D. P., Britten, G. L., McLardy, C., Malsch, K. & Burgess, Neil David, 2018, In: Biological Conservation. 223, p. 47-57 11 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    23. 2017
    24. Published

      New insights on above ground biomass and forest attributes in tropical montane forests

      Cuni Sanchez, A., Pfeifer, M., Marchant, R., Calders, K., Sørensen, C. L., Pompeu, P. V., Lewis, S. L. & Burgess, Neil David, 1 Sep 2017, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 399, p. 235-246 12 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    25. Published

      Towards an indicator system to assess equitable management in protected areas

      Zafra Calvo, N., Pascual, U., Brockington, D., Coolsaet, B., Cortes-Vazquez, J. A., Gross-Camp, N., Palomo, I. & Burgess, Neil David, Jul 2017, In: Biological Conservation. 211, Part A, p. 134-141 8 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    26. Published

      Medicinal plant trade in northern Kenya: economic importance, uses, and origin

      Delbanco, A., Burgess, Neil David & Cuni Sanchez, A., Mar 2017, In: Economic Botany. 71, 1, p. 13-31 19 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    27. Published

      An ecoregion-based approach to protecting half the terrestrial realm

      Dinerstein, E., Olson, D., Joshi, A., Vynne, C., Burgess, N. D., Wikramanayake, E., Hahn, N., Palminteri, S., Hedao, P., Noss, R., Hansen, M., Locke, H., Ellis, E. C., Jones, B., Victor Barber, C., Hayes, R., Kormos, C., Martin, V., Crist, E., Sechrest, W. & 29 others, Price, L., Baillie, J. E. M., Weeden, D., Suckling, K., Davis, C., Sizer, N., Moore, R., Thau, D., Birch, T., Potapov, P. V., Turubanova, S., Tyukavina, A., de Souza, N., Pintea, L., C. Brito, J., A. Llewellyn, O., G. Miller, A., Patzelt, A., A. Ghazanfar, S., Timberlake, J. R., Klöser, H., Shennan-Farpon, Y., Kindt, R., Lillesø, Jens-Peter Barnekow, van Breugel, P., Graudal, Lars, Voge, M., F. Al-Shammari, K. & Saleem, M., 2017, In: BioScience. 67, 6, p. 534-545 12 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    28. Published

      Using camera trap data to assess the impact of bushmeat hunting on forest mammals in Tanzania

      Hegerl, C., Burgess, Neil David, Nielsen, Martin Reinhardt, Martin, E., Ciolli, M. & Rovero, F., 2017, In: Oryx. 51, 1, p. 87-97 11 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    29. 2016
    30. Published

      Tanzania's reptile biodiversity: distribution, threats and climate change vulnerability

      Meng, H., Carr, J., Beraducci, J., Bowles, P., Branch, W. R., Capitani, C., Chenga, J., Cox, N., Howell, K., Malonza, P., Marchant, R., Mbilinyi, B., Mukama, K., Msuya, C., Platts, P. J., Safari, I., Spawls, S., Shennan-Farpon, Y., Wagner, P. & Burgess, Neil David, Dec 2016, In: Biological Conservation. 204, Part A, p. 72-82 11 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    31. Published

      Wildlife population trends in protected areas predicted by national socio-economic metrics and body size

      Barnes, M. D., Craigie, I. D., Harrison, L. B., Geldmann, Jonas, Collen, B., Whitmee, S., Balmford, A., Burgess, Neil David, Brooks, T., Hockings, M. & Woodley, S., Sep 2016, In: Nature Communications. 7, 9 p., 12747.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    32. Published

      Ethnic and locational differences in ecosystem service values: insights from the communities in forest islands in the desert

      Cuni Sanchez, A., Pfeifer, M., Marchant, R. & Burgess, Neil David, Jun 2016, In: Ecosystem Services. 19, p. 42-50 9 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    33. Published

      Analysing biodiversity and conservation knowledge products to support regional environmental assessments

      Brooks, T. M., Akcakaya, H. R., Burgess, Neil David, Butchart, S. H. M., Hilton-Taylor, C., Hoffmann, M., Juffe-Bignoli, D., Kingston, N., MacSharry, B., Parr, M., Perianin, L., Regan, E. C., Rodrigues, A. S. L., Rondinini, C., Shennan-Farpon, Y. & Young, B. E., 2016, In: Scientific Data. 3, 14 p., 160007.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    34. Published

      Filling in biodiversity threat gaps

      Joppa, L. N., O'Connor, B., Visconti, P., Smith, C., Geldmann, J., Hoffmann, M., Watson, J. E. M., Butchart, S. H. M. ., Virah-Sawmy, M., Halpern, B. S., Ahmed, S. E., Balmford, A., Sutherland, W. J., Harfoot, M., Hilton-Taylor, C., Foden, W., Di Minin, E., Pagard, S., Genovesi, P., Hutton, J. & 1 others, Burgess, Neil David, 2016, In: Science. 352, 6284, p. 416-418 3 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    35. Published

      From local scenarios to national maps: a participatory framework for envisioning the future of Tanzania

      Capitani, C., Mukama, K., Mbilinyi, B., Malugu, I. O., Munishi, P. K. T., Burgess, Neil David, Platts, P. J., Sallu, S. M. & Marchant, R., 2016, In: Ecology and Society. 21, 3, 33 p., 4.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    36. Published

      Reconciling biodiversity indicators to guide understanding and action

      Hill, S. L. L., Harfoot, M., Purvis, A., Purves, D. W., Collen, B., Newbold, T., Burgess, Neil David & Mace, G. M., 2016, In: Conservation Letters. 9, 6, p. 405-412 8 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalLetterResearchpeer-review

    37. Published

      Status and trends in global ecosystem services and natural capital: assessing progress toward Aichi Biodiversity Target 14

      Shepherd, E., Milner-Gulland, E. J., Knight, A. T., Ling, M. A., Darrah, S., van Soesbergen, A. & Burgess, Neil David, 2016, In: Conservation Letters. 9, 6, p. 429-437 9 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalLetterResearchpeer-review

    38. Published

      Will current conservation responses save the Critically Endangered Sumatran rhinoceros Dicerorhinus sumatrensis?

      Havmøller, Rasmus Worsøe, Payne, J., Ramono, W., Ellis, S., Yoganand, K., Long, B., Dinerstein, E., Williams, A. C., Putra, R. H., Gawi, J., Talukdar, B. K. & Burgess, Neil David, 2016, In: Oryx. 50, 2, p. 355-359 5 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalLetterResearchpeer-review

    39. 2015
    40. Published

      Assessing climate change impacts for vertebrate fauna across the West African protected area network using regionally appropriate climate projections

      Baker, D. J., Hartley, A. J., Burgess, Neil David, Butchart, S. H. M., Carr, J. A., Smith, R. J., Belle, E. & Willis, S. G., 2015, In: Diversity and Distributions. 21, 9, p. 991-1003 13 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    41. Published

      Changes in protected area management effectiveness over time: a global analysis

      Geldmann, Jonas, Coad, L., Barnes, M., Craigie, I. D., Hockings, M., Knights, K., Leverington, F., Cuadros, I. C., Zamora, C., Woodley, S. & Burgess, Neil David, 2015, In: Biological Conservation. 191, p. 692-699 8 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    42. Published

      Exploring stakeholder perceptions of conservation outcomes from alternative income generating activities in Tanzanian villages adjacent to Eastern Arc Mountain forests

      Sainsbury, K., Burgess, Neil David, Sabuni, F., Howe, C., Puis, E., Killenga, R. & Milner-Gulland, E. J., 2015, In: Biological Conservation. 191, p. 20-28 9 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    43. Published

      Impacts of community-based natural resource management on wealth, food security and child health in Tanzania

      Pailler, S., Naidoo, R., Burgess, Neil David, Freeman, O. E. & Fisher, B., 2015, In: PLoS ONE. 10, 7, 22 p., e0133252.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    44. Published

      Measuring impact of protected area management interventions: current and future use of the Global Database of Protected Area Management Effectiveness

      Coad, L., Leverington, F., Knights, K., Geldmann, Jonas, Eassom, A., Kapos, V., Kingston, N., de Lima, M., Zamora, C., Cuardros, I., Nolte, C., Burgess, Neil David & Hockings, M., 2015, In: Royal Society of London. Philosophical Transactions B. Biological Sciences. 370, 1681, 20140281.

      Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

    45. Published

      Red list assessments of East African chameleons: a case study of why we need experts

      Hjarding, A., Tolley, K. A. & Burgess, Neil David, 2015, In: Oryx. 49, 4, p. 652-658 7 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    46. Published

      Shortfalls and solutions for meeting national and global conservation area targets

      Butchart, S. H. M., Clarke, M., Smith, R. J., Sykes, R. E., Scharlemann, J. P. W., Harfoot, M., Buchanan, G. M., Angulo, A., Balmford, A., Bertzky, B., Brooks, T. M., Carpenter, K. E., Comeros-Raynal, M. T., Cornell, J., Ficetola, G. F., Fishpool, L. D. C., Fuller, R. A., Geldmann, J., Harwell, H., Hilton-Taylor, C. & 20 others, Hoffmann, M., Joolia, A., Joppa, L., Kingston, N., May, I., Milam, A., Polidoro, B., Ralph, G., Richman, N., Rondinini, C., Segan, D. B., Skolnik, B., Spalding, M. D., Stuart, S. N., Symes, A., Taylor, J., Visconti, P., Watson, J. E. M., Wood, L. & Burgess, Neil David, 2015, In: Conservation Letters. 8, 5, p. 329-337 9 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    47. Published

      Using social media to measure the contribution of red list species to the nature-based tourism potential of African protected areas

      Willemen, L., Cottam, A. J., Drakou, E. G. & Burgess, Neil David, 2015, In: PLoS ONE. 10, 6, 14 p., e0129785.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    48. 2014
    49. Published

      Protected Planet Report 2014: tracking progress towards global targets for protected areas

      Juffe-Bignoli, D., Burgess, N. D., Belle, E. M. S., de Lima, M. G., Deguignet, M., Bertzky, B., Milam, A. N., Martinez-Lopez, J., Lewis, E., Eassom, A., Wicander, S., Geldmann, J., van Soesbergen, A., Arnell, A. P., Arnell, A. P., O’Connor, B., Park, S., Shi, Y. N., Danks, F. S., MacSharry, B. & 1 others, Kingston, N., Nov 2014, UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre. 80 p.

      Research output: Book/ReportBookResearchpeer-review

    50. Published

      Linking public participation in scientific research to the indicators and needs of international environmental agreements

      Danielsen, F., Pirhofer-Walzl, K., Adrian, T. P., Kapijimpanga, D. R., Burgess, Neil David, Jensen, Per Moestrup, Bonney, R., Funder, M., Landa, A., Levermann, N. & Madsen, J., Jan 2014, In: Conservation Letters. 7, 1, p. 12-24 13 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalLetterResearchpeer-review

    51. Published

      A Multicountry Assessment of Tropical Resource Monitoring by Local Communities

      Danielsen, F., Jensen, P. M., Burgess, N. D., Altamirano, R., Alviola, P. A., Andrianandrasana, H., Brashares, J. S., Burton, A. C., Coronado, I., Corpuz, N., Enghoff, M., Fjeldså, J., Funder, M., Holt, S., Hübertz, H., Jensen, A. E., Lewis, R., Massao, J., Mendoza, M. M., Ngaga, Y. & 7 others, Pipper, C. B., Poulsen, M. K., Rueda, R. M., Sam, M. K., Skielboe, T., Sørensen, Marten & Young, R., 2014, In: BioScience. 64, 3, p. 236-251

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    52. Published

      A multicountry assessment of tropical resource monitoring by local communities

      Danielsen, F., Jensen, P. M., Burgess, N. D., Altamirano, R., Alviola, P. A., Andrianandrasana, H., Brashares, J. S., Burton, A. C., Coronado, I., Corpuz, N., Enghoff, M., Fjeldså, J., Funder, M., Holt, S., Hubertz, H., Jensen, A. E., Lewis, R., Massao, J., Mendoza, M. M., Ngaga, Y. & 7 others, Pipper, C. B., Poulsen, M. K., Rueda, R. M., Sam, M. K., Skielboe, T., Sørensen, Marten & Young, R., 2014, In: BioScience. 64, 3, p. 236-251 16 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    53. Published

      Commonalities and complementarities among approaches to conservation monitoring and evaluation

      Mascia, M. B., Pailler, S., Thieme, M. L., Rowe, A., Bottrill, M. C., Danielsen, F., Geldmann, Jonas, Naidoo, R., Pullin, A. S. & Burgess, Neil David, 2014, In: Biological Conservation. 169, p. 258-267 10 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    54. Published

      Community monitoring of carbon stocks for REDD+: does accuracy and cost change over time?

      Brofeldt, S., Theilade, Ida, Burgess, Neil David, Danielsen, F., Poulsen, M. K., Adrian, T., Bang, T. N., Budiman, A., Jensen, J., Jensen, A. E., Kurniawan, Y., Lægaard, S. B. L., Mingxu, Z., van Noordwijk, M., Rahayu, S., Rutishauser, E., Schmidt-Vogt, D., Warta, Z. & Widayati, A., 2014, In: Forests. 5, 8, p. 1834-1854 21 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    55. Published

      Conservation implications of omitting narrow-ranging taxa from species distribution models, now and in the future

      Platts, P. J., Garcia, R. A., Hof, C., Foden, W., Hansen, Louis André, Rahbek, Carsten & Burgess, Neil David, 2014, In: Diversity and Distributions. 20, 11, p. 1307-1320 14 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    56. Published

      Does participatory forest management promote sustainable forest utilisation in Tanzania?

      Treue, Thorsten, Ngaga, Y. M., Meilby, Henrik, Lund, Jens Friis, Kajembe, G., Iddi, S., Blomley, T., Theilade, Ida, Chamshama, S. A. O., Skeie, K., Njana, M. A., Ngowi, S. E., Isango, J. A. K. & Burgess, Neil David, 2014, In: International Forestry Review. 16, 1, p. 23-38 16 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

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