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Seafarers, North Tarawa, Kiribati. Credit - V. Jungblut
Big egos, lack of staff training and policy enforcement are major barriers to island conservation
December 8, 2022

A new study led by the University of Oxford is the first to quantify the day-to-day barriers that conservation workers face as they try to conserve and manage island ecosystems around the world. The results have been published today in the journal People and Nature.

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Madmad Island, Namdrik Atoll, Marshall Islands. Credit - V. Jungblut
The Terrestrial Island Biodiversity Conundrum
July 15, 2022

Future global biodiversity may be intrinsically linked to the adaptive and resilience capacities of island ecosystems.

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Funafuti Conservation Area, Tuvalu. Credit - V. Jungblut
Study reveals the impact of human settlement on island ecosystems
September 30, 2021

Research has shed new light on the impact of humans on islands' biodiversity. The findings show how human colonization altered forest across the islands of Macaronesia including the loss of landscape authenticity.

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