Neil David Burgess

Neil David Burgess

Professor, Affiliate Professor

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    1. 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

    2. Published

      Identifying global centers of unsustainable commercial harvesting of species

      Di Minin, E., Brooks, T. M., Toivonen, T., Butchart, S. H. M., Heikinheimo, V., Watson, J. E. M., Burgess, Neil David, Challender, D. W. S., Goettsch, B., Jenkins, R. & Moilanen, A., 2019, In: Science Advances. 5, 4, 8 p., eaau2879.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    3. Published

      A Global Deal for Nature: Guiding principles, milestones, and targets

      Dinerstein, E., Vynne, C., Sala, E., Joshi, A. R., Fernando, S., Lovejoy, T. E., Mayorga, J., Olson, D., Asner, G. P., Baillie, J. E. M., Burgess, Neil David, Burkart, K., Noss, R. F., Zhang, Y. P., Baccini, A., Birch, T., Hahn, N., Joppa, L. N. & Wikramanayake, E., 2019, In: Science Advances. 5, 4, 18 p., eaaw2869.

      Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

    4. 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

    5. Published

      A practical approach to measuring the biodiversity impacts of land conversion

      Durán, A. P., Green, J. M. H., West, C. D., Visconti, P., Burgess, Neil David, Virah-Sawmy, M. & Balmford, A., 2020, In: Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 11, 8, p. 910-921 12 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    6. Published

      The Charcoal trade in eastern Tanzania

      Edge, A., Burgess, Neil David & Malimbwi, R., 2009, In: Miombo. 34, p. 5-8

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    7. Published

      Importance of Indigenous Peoples’ lands for the conservation of Intact Forest Landscapes

      Fa, J. E., Watson, J. E. M., Leiper, I., Potapov, P., Evans, T. D., Burgess, Neil David, Molnár, Z., Fernández-Llamazares, Á., Duncan, T., Wang, S., Austin, B. J., Jonas, H., Robinson, C. J., Malmer, P., Zander, K. K., Jackson, M. V., Ellis, E., Brondizio, E. S. & Garnett, S. T., 2020, In: Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 18, 3, p. 135-140 6 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    8. Published

      Measuring, modeling and mapping ecosystem services in the Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania

      Fisher, B., Turner, R. K., Burgess, N. D., Swetnam, R. D., Green, J., Green, R. E., Kajembe, G., Kulindwa, K., Lewis, S. L., Marchant, R., Marshall, A. R., Madoffe, S., Munishi, P. K. T., Morse-Jones, S., Mwakalila, S., Paavola, J., Naidoo, R., Ricketts, T., Rouget, M., Willcock, S. & 2 others, White, S. & Balmford, A., 2011, In: Progress in Physical Geography. 35, 5, p. 595-611 17 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    9. Common pool resource management and PES: Lessons and constraints for water PES in Tanzania

      Fisher, B., Kulindwa, K., Mwanyoka, I., Turner, R. K. & Burgess, Neil David, 2010, In: Ecological Economics. 69, 6, p. 1253-1261 9 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    10. Implementation and opportunity costs of reducing deforestation and forest degradation in Tanzania

      Fisher, B., Lewis, S. L., Burgess, Neil David, Malimbwi, R. E., Munishi, P. K., Swetnam, R. D., Turner, R. K., Willcock, S. & Balmford, A., Jul 2011, In: Nature Climate Change. 1, p. 161-164 4 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalLetterResearchpeer-review

    11. Published

      Exploring consensus in 21st century projections of climatically suitable areas for African vertebrates

      Garcia, R. A., Burgess, Neil David, Cabeza, M., Rahbek, Carsten & Araújo, M. B., 2012, In: Global Change Biology. 18, 4, p. 1253-1269 17 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    12. 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

    13. Published

      A framework for integrating biodiversity concerns into national REDD+ programmes

      Gardner, T. A., Burgess, Neil David, Aguilar-Amuchastegui, N., Barlow, J., Berenguer, E., Clements, T., Danielsen, F., Ferreira, J., Foden, W., Kapos, V., Khan, S. M., C. Lees, A., Parry, L., Roman-Cuesta, R. M., Schmitt, C. B., Strange, Niels, Theilade, Ida & Vieira, I. C. G., 2012, In: Biological Conservation. 154, p. 61-71 11 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    14. 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

    15. Published

      Essential indicators for measuring site-based conservation effectiveness in the post-2020 global biodiversity framework

      Geldmann, Jonas, Deguignet, M., Balmford, A., Burgess, Neil David, Dudley, N., Hockings, M., Kingston, N., Klimmek, H., Lewis, A. H., Rahbek, Carsten, Stolton, S., Vincent, C., Wells, S., Woodley, S. & Watson, J. E. M., 2021, In: Conservation Letters. 14, 4, 9 p., e12792.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    16. Published

      Effectiveness of terrestrial protected areas in reducing habitat loss and population declines

      Geldmann, Jonas, Barnes, M., Coad, L., Craigie, I. D., Hockings, M. & Burgess, Neil David, 2013, In: Biological Conservation. 161, p. 230-238 9 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

    17. Published

      Effectiveness of terrestrial protected areas in reducing biodiversity and habitat loss

      Geldmann, Jonas, Barnes, M., Coad, L., Craigie, I., Hockings, M. & Burgess, Neil David, Feb 2013, Bangor, Wales: Collaboration for Environmental Evidence. 61 p.

      Research output: Book/ReportReportResearchpeer-review

    18. 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

    19. 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

    20. Published

      A global-level assessment of the effectiveness of protected areas at resisting anthropogenic pressures

      Geldmann, Jonas, Manica, A., Burgess, Neil David, Coad, L. & Balmford, A., 12 Nov 2019, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 116, 46, p. 23209-23215

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    21. 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

    22. Published

      Essential Indicators for Measuring Area-Based Conservation Effectiveness in the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework

      Geldmann, Jonas, Deguignet, M., Balmford, A., Burgess, Neil David, Dudley, N., Hockings, M., Kingston, N., Klimmek, H., Lewis, A. H., Rahbek, Carsten, Stolton, S., Vincent, C., Wells, S., Woodley, S. & Watson, J. E. M., 2020, Preprints.org, 8 p.

      Research output: Working paperResearch

    23. 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

    24. Published

      Phylogenetic patterns of extinction risk: the need for critical application of appropriate datasets

      Gereau, R. E., Burgess, Neil David, Fjeldså, Jon, Hall, J., Hemp, A., Jump, A. S., Kajuni, A. R., Marchant, R. A., Marshall, A. R., Platts, P. J., Taylor, C. M. & Tibazarwa, F. I., 1 Sep 2013, 9 p.

      Research output: Working paperResearchpeer-review

    25. Published

      Presence of both Active and Inactive Colonies of Prairie Dogs Contributes to Higher Vegetation Heterogeneity at the Landscape Scale

      Gervin, C. A., Bruun, Hans Henrik, Seipel, T. & Burgess, Neil David, 2019, In: American Midland Naturalist. 181, 2, p. 183-194

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    26. Published

      Deforestation and CO2 emissions in coastal Tanzania from 1990 to 2007

      Godoy, F. L., Tabor, K., Burgess, Neil David, Mbilinyi, B. P., Kashaigili, J. J. & Steininger, M. K., 2012, In: Environmental Conservation. 39, 01, p. 62-71 10 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    27. Published

      A global mapping template for natural and modified habitat across terrestrial Earth

      Gosling, J., Jones, M. I., Arnell, A., Watson, J. E. M., Venter, O., Baquero, A. C. & Burgess, Neil David, 2020, In: Biological Conservation. 250, 9 p., 108674.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    28. Published

      Relating characteristics of global biodiversity targets to reported progress

      Green, E. J., Buchanan, G. M., Butchart, S. H. M., Chandler, G. M., Burgess, Neil David, Hill, S. L. L. & Gregory, R. D., Dec 2019, In: Conservation Biology. 33, 6, p. 1360-1369

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    29. Published

      Linking global drivers of agricultural trade to on-the-ground impacts on biodiversity

      Green, J. M. H., Croft, S. A., Durán, A. P., Balmford, A. P., Burgess, Neil David, Fick, S., Gardner, T. A., Godar, J., Suavet, C., Virah-Sawmy, M., Young, L. E. & West, C. D., 2019, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 116, 46, p. 23202-23208

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    30. Published

      Estimating management costs of protected areas: a novel approach from the Eastern Arc Mountains, Tanzania

      Green, J. M. H., Burgess, Neil David, Green, R. E., Madoffe, S. S., Munishi, P. K. T., Nashanda, E., Turner, R. K. & Balmford, A., 2012, In: Biological Conservation. 150, 1, p. 5-14 10 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    31. Published

      Deforestation in an African biodiversity hotspot: extent, variation and the effectiveness of protected areas

      Green, J. M. H., Larrosa, C., Burgess, Neil David, Balmford, A., Johnston, A., Mbilinyi, B. P., Platts, P. J. & Coad, L., 2013, In: Biological Conservation. 164, p. 62-72 11 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    32. Published

      Conservation implications of deforestation across an elevational gradient in the Eastern Arc Mountains, Tanzania

      Hall, J., Burgess, Neil David, Lovett, J., Mbilinyi, B. & Gereau, R. E., 2009, In: Biological Conservation. 142, 11, p. 2510-2521

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    33. 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

    34. 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

    35. Published

      Using the IUCN Red List to map threats to terrestrial vertebrates at global scale

      Harfoot, M. B. J., Johnston, A., Balmford, A., Burgess, Neil David, Butchart, S. H. M., Dias, M. P., Hazin, C., Hilton-Taylor, C., Hoffmann, M., Isaac, N. J. B., Iversen, Lars Lønsmann, Outhwaite, C. L., Visconti, P. & Geldmann, Jonas, 2021, In: Nature Ecology and Evolution. 5, 11, p. 1510-1519

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    36. 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

    37. 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

    38. 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

    39. 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

    40. 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

    41. Exploring the international trade in African snakes not listed on CITES: highlighting the role of the internet and social media

      Jensen, T. J., Auliya, M., Burgess, Neil David, Aust, P. W., Pertoldi, C. & Strand, J., 2019, In: Biodiversity and Conservation. 28, 1

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    42. Published

      Area Requirements to Safeguard Earth's Marine Species

      Jones, K. R., Klein, C. J., Grantham, H. S., Possingham, H. P., Halpern, B. S., Burgess, Neil David, Butchart, S. H. M., Robinson, J. G., Kingston, N., Bhola, N. & Watson, J. E. M., 2020, In: One Earth. 2, 2, p. 188-196 9 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    43. 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

    44. 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

    45. Published

      Identifying opportunities for transboundary conservation in Africa

      Kamath, V., Brooks, H., Naidoo, R., Brennan, A., Bertzky, B., Burgess, Neil David, McDermott Long, O., Arnell, A. & Bhola, N., 2023, In: Frontiers in Conservation Science. 4, 10 p., 1237849.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    46. Published

      Impact of Tanzania’s Wildlife Management Areas on household wealth

      Keane, A., Lund, Jens Friis, Bluwstein, J., Burgess, Neil David, Nielsen, Martin Reinhardt & Homewood, K., 2020, In: Nature Sustainability. 3, p. 226–233 8 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    47. Published

      The Eastern Arc Mountains Conservation Strategy: a way forward for conservation

      Kilahama, F., Sawe, C., Nashanda, E. & Burgess, Neil David, 2009, In: The Arc Journal. 23, p. 6-12

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    48. Published

      The Eastern Arc World Heritage Site: status of the process

      Kilahama, F., Sawe, C., Nashanda, E. & Burgess, Neil David, 2009, In: The Arc Journal. 23, p. 21-22

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    49. Published

      A common framework of natural capital assets for use in public and private sector decision making

      Leach, K., Grigg, A., O'Connor, B., Brown, C., Vause, J., Gheyssens, J., Weatherdon, L., Halle, M., Burgess, Neil David, Fletcher, R., Bekker, S., King, S. & Jones, M., 2019, In: Ecosystem Services. 36, 100899.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    50. Published

      Dynamics in the global protected-area estate since 2004

      Lewis, E., MacSharry, B., Juffe-Bignoli, D., Harris, N., Burrows, G., Kingston, N. & Burgess, Neil David, 2019, In: Conservation Biology. 33, 3, p. 570-579

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

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