Neil David Burgess

Neil David Burgess

Professor, Affiliate Professor

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    1. 2018
    2. 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

    3. 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

    4. 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

    5. 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

    6. 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

    7. 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

    8. 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

    9. 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

    10. 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

    11. 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

    12. 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

    13. 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

    14. 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

    15. 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

    16. 2019
    17. 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

    18. 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

    19. Published

      Climate change and pastoralists: perceptions and adaptation in montane Kenya

      Cuni-Sanchez, A., Omeny, P., Pfeifer, M., Olaka, L., Mamo, M. B., Marchant, R. & Burgess, Neil David, 2019, In: Climate and Development. 11, 6, p. 513-524

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    20. 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

    21. 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

    22. 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

    23. 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

    24. 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

    25. 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

    26. 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

    27. 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

    28. Published

      Scenarios of Land Use and Land Cover Change and Their Multiple Impacts on Natural Capital in Tanzania

      Capitani, C., Van Soesbergen, A., Mukama, K., Malugu, I., Mbilinyi, B., Chamuya, N., Kempen, B., Malimbwi, R., Mant, R., Munishi, P., Njana, M. A., Ortmann, A., Platts, P. J., Runsten, L., Sassen, M., Sayo, P., Shirima, D., Zahabu, E., Burgess, Neil David & Marchant, R., 2019, In: Environmental Conservation. 46, 1, p. 17-24

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    29. Published

      Sixty years of tracking conservation progress using the World Database on Protected Areas

      Bingham, H. C., Bignoli, D. J., Lewis, E., MacSharry, B., Burgess, Neil David, Visconti, P., Deguignet, M., Misrachi, M., Walpole, M., Stewart, J. L., Brooks, T. M. & Kingston, N., 2019, In: Nature Ecology & Evolution. 3, 5, p. 737-743

      Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

    30. Published

      Social Perceptions of Forest Ecosystem Services in the Democratic Republic of Congo

      Cuni-Sanchez, A., Imani, G., Bulonvu, F., Batumike, R., Baruka, G., Burgess, Neil David, Klein, J. A. & Marchant, R., 2019, In: Human Ecology: An Interdisciplinary Journal. 47, 6, p. 839-853

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    31. 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

    32. 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

    33. 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

    34. 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

    35. 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

    36. 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

    37. 2020
    38. Published

      A global indicator of utilised wildlife populations: regional trends and the impact of management

      McRae, L., Freeman, R., Geldmann, Jonas, Moss, G. B., Kjær-Hansen, L. & Burgess, Neil David, 2020, 30 p. (bioRxiv).

      Research output: Working paperPreprintResearch

    39. 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

    40. 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

    41. 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

    42. Published

      Current Approaches to Citizen Science

      Danielsen, F., Adrian, T., Jensen, Per Moestrup, Moñoz, J., Shirk, J. L. & Burgess, Neil David, 2020, Handbook of Citizen Science in Ecology and Conservation. Lepczyk, C. A., Boyle, O. D. & Vargo, T. L. V. (eds.). University of California Press, p. 25-29

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

    43. 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

    44. Published

      Evaluating the relationships between the legal and illegal international wildlife trades

      Tittensor, D. P., Harfoot, M., McLardy, C., Britten, G. L., Kecse-Nagy, K., Landry, B., Outhwaite, W., Price, B., Sinovas, P., Blanc, J., Burgess, Neil David & Malsch, K., 2020, In: Conservation Letters. 10 p., e12724.

      Research output: Contribution to journalLetterResearchpeer-review

    45. 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

    46. 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

    47. Published

      Mapping co-benefits for carbon storage and biodiversity to inform conservation policy and action

      Soto-Navarro, C., Ravilious, C., Arnell, A., de Lamo, X., Harfoot, M., Hill, S. L. L., Wearn, O. R., Santoro, M., Bouvet, A., Mermoz, S., Toan, T. L., Xia, J., Liu, S., Yuan, W., Spawn, S. A., Gibbs, H. K., Ferrier, S., Harwood, T., Alkemade, R., Schipper, A. M. & 5 others, Schmidt-Traub, G., Strassburg, B., Miles, L., Burgess, Neil David & Kapos, V., 2020, In: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 375, 1794, 13 p., 20190128.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    48. Published

      The effects of seaward distance on above and below ground carbon stocks in estuarine mangrove ecosystems

      Cleyndert, G. D. J., Cuni-Sanchez, A., Seki, H. A., Shirima, D. D., Munishi, P. K. T., Burgess, Neil David, Calders, K. & Marchant, R., 2020, In: Carbon Balance and Management. 15, 1, 15 p., 27.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    49. Published

      Towards understanding interactions between Sustainable Development Goals: the role of environment–human linkages

      Scharlemann, J. P. W., Brock, R. C., Balfour, N., Brown, C., Burgess, Neil David, Guth, M. K., Ingram, D. J., Lane, R., Martin, J. G. C., Wicander, S. & Kapos, V., 2020, In: Sustainability Science. 12 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    50. 2021
    51. Published

      A metric for spatially explicit contributions to science-based species targets

      Mair, L., Bennun, L. A., Brooks, T. M., Butchart, S. H. M., Bolam, F. C., Burgess, N. D., Ekstrom, J. M. M., Milner-Gulland, E. J., Hoffmann, M., Ma, K., Macfarlane, N. B. W., Raimondo, D. C., Rodrigues, A. S. L., Shen, X., Strassburg, B. B. N., Beatty, C. R., Gómez-Creutzberg, C., Iribarrem, A., Irmadhiany, M., Lacerda, E. & 68 others, Mattos, B. C., Parakkasi, K., Tognelli, M. F., Bennett, E. L., Bryan, C., Carbone, G., Chaudhary, A., Eiselin, M., da Fonseca, G. A. B., Galt, R., Geschke, A., Glew, L., Goedicke, R., Green, J. M. H., Gregory, R. D., Hill, S. L. L., Hole, D. G., Hughes, J., Hutton, J., Keijzer, M. P. W., Navarro, L. M., Nic Lughadha, E., Plumptre, A. J., Puydarrieux, P., Possingham, H. P., Rankovic, A., Regan, E. C., Rondinini, C., Schneck, J. D., Siikamäki, J., Sendashonga, C., Seutin, G., Sinclair, S., Skowno, A. L., Soto-Navarro, C. A., Stuart, S. N., Temple, H. J., Vallier, A., Verones, F., Viana, L. R., Watson, J., Bezeng, S., Böhm, M., Burfield, I. J., Clausnitzer, V., Clubbe, C., Cox, N. A., Freyhof, J., Gerber, L. R., Hilton-Taylor, C., Jenkins, R., Joolia, A., Joppa, L. N., Koh, L. P., Lacher, T. E., Langhammer, P. F., Long, B., Mallon, D., Pacifici, M., Polidoro, B. A., Pollock, C. M., Rivers, M. C., Roach, N. S., Rodríguez, J. P., Smart, J., Young, B. E., Hawkins, F. & McGowan, P. J. K., 2021, In: Nature Ecology and Evolution. 5, 6, p. 836-844 9 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    52. 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

    53. Published

      Perspectives on area-based conservation and its meaning for future biodiversity policy

      Bhola, N., Klimmek, H., Kingston, N., Burgess, Neil David, van Soesbergen, A., Corrigan, C., Harrison, J. & Kok, M. T. J., 2021, In: Conservation Biology. 35, 1, p. 168-178 11 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

    54. Published

      Post COVID-19: a solution scan of options for preventing future zoonotic epidemics

      Petrovan, S. O., Aldridge, D. C., Bartlett, H., Bladon, A. J., Booth, H., Broad, S., Broom, D. M., Burgess, N. D., Cleaveland, S., Cunningham, A. A., Ferri, M., Hinsley, A., Hua, F., Hughes, A. C., Jones, K., Kelly, M., Mayes, G., Radakovic, M., Ugwu, C. A., Uddin, N. & 5 others, Veríssimo, D., Walzer, C., White, T. B., Wood, J. L. & Sutherland, W. J., 2021, In: Biological Reviews. p. 2694-2715 22 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

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