Neil David Burgess

Neil David Burgess

Professor, Affiliate Professor

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    1. 2019
    2. Published

      Lessons learned from 18 years of implementing the management effectiveness tracking tool (Mett): a perspective from the mett developers and implementers

      Stolton, S., Dudley, N., Belokurov, A., Deguignet, M., Burgess, Neil David, Hockings, M., Leverington, F., MacKinnon, K. & Young, L., 2019, In: Parks. 25, 2, p. 79-92 14 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    3. Published

      Progress toward Equitably Managed Protected Areas in Aichi Target 11: A Global Survey

      Zafra-Calvo, N., Garmendia, E., Pascual, U., Palomo, I., Gross-Camp, N., Brockington, D., Cortes-Vazquez, J., Coolsaet, B. & Burgess, Neil David, 2019, In: BioScience. 69, 3, p. 191-197

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    4. Published

      Improving collaboration in the implementation of global biodiversity conventions

      von Bieberstein, K. R., Sattout, E., Christensen, M., Pisupati, B., Burgess, Neil David, Harrison, J. & Geldmann, Jonas, 2019, In: Conservation Biology. 33, 4, p. 821-831

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    5. 2018
    6. 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

    7. 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

    8. 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

    9. 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

    10. 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

    11. 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

    12. 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

    13. 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

    14. 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

    15. 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

    16. 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

    17. 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

    18. 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

    19. 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

    20. 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

    21. 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

    22. 2017
    23. 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

    24. 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

    25. 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

    26. 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

    27. 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

    28. 2016
    29. 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

    30. 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

    31. 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

    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

      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

    34. 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

    35. 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

    36. 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

    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. 2015
    39. 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

    40. 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

    41. 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

    42. 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

    43. 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

    44. 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

    45. 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

    46. 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

    47. 2014
    48. 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

    49. 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

    50. 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

    51. 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

    52. Published

      Testing Focus Groups as a Tool for Connecting Indigenous and Local Knowledge on Abundance of Natural resources with Science-Based Land Management Systems

      Danielsen, F., Jensen, Per Moestrup, Burgess, Neil David, Coronado, I., Holt, S., Poulsen, M. K., Rueda, R. M., Skielboe, T., Enghoff, M., Hemmingsen, L. H., Sørensen, Marten & Pirhofer-Walzl, K., 2014, In: Conservation Letters. 7, 4, p. 380-389 10 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalLetterResearchpeer-review

    53. Published

      Matching species traits to projected threats and opportunities from climate change

      Garcia, R. A., Bastos, M., Burgess, Neil David, Foden, W. B., Gutsche, A., Rahbek, Carsten & Cabeza, M., 2014, In: Journal of Biogeography. 41, 4, p. 724-735 12 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    54. Published

      Mapping change in human pressure globally on land and within protected areas

      Geldmann, Jonas, Joppa, L. N. & Burgess, Neil David, 2014, In: Conservation Biology. 28, 6, p. 1604–1616 13 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    55. Published

      Ecological and social outcomes of a new protected area in Tanzania

      Hall, J. M., Burgess, Neil David, Rantala, S., Vihemaeki, H., Jambiya, G., Gereau, R. E., Makonda, F., Njilima, F., Sumbi, P. & Kizaji, A., 2014, In: Conservation Biology. 28, 6, p. 1512-1521 10 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    56. 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

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