Timothy M. Eppley
Tropical field stations yield high conservation return on investment
Eppley, Timothy M.; Reuter, Kim E.; Sefczek, Timothy M.; Tinsman, Jen; Santini, Luca; Hoeks, Selwyn; Andriantsaralaza, Seheno; Shanee, Sam; Di Fiore, Anthony; Setchell, Joanna M.; Strier, Karen B.; Abanyam, Peter A.; Mutalib, Aini Hasanah Abd; Abwe, Ekwoge; Chapman, Colin A.; Ahmed, Tanvi; Ancrenaz, Marc; Andriantsimanarilafy, Raphali R.; Ang, Andie; Aureli, Filippo; Barrett, Louise; Beehner, Jacinta C.; Benítez, Marcela E.; Bezerra, Bruna M.; Bicca-Marques, Júlio César; Bikaba, Dominique; Bitariho, Robert; Boesch, Christophe; Bolt, Laura M.; Boonratana, Ramesh; Butynski, Thomas M.; Canale, Gustavo R.; Carvalho, Susana; Chapman, Colin A.; Chetry, Dilip; Cheyne, Susan M.; Cords, Marina; Cornejo, Fanny M.; Cortés-Ortiz, Liliana; Coudrat, Camille N. Z.; Crofoot, Margaret C.; Cronin, Drew T.; Dadjo, Alvine; Dakpogan, S. Chrystelle; Danquah, Emmanuel; Davenport, Tim R.B.; De Jong, Yvonne A.; De La Torre, Stella; Dempsey, Andrea; Dimalibot, Judeline C.; Dolch, Rainer; Donati, Giuseppe; Est...
Authors
Kim E. Reuter
Timothy M. Sefczek
Jen Tinsman
Luca Santini
Selwyn Hoeks
Seheno Andriantsaralaza
Sam Shanee
Anthony Di Fiore
Professor Jo Setchell joanna.setchell@durham.ac.uk
Professor
Karen B. Strier
Peter A. Abanyam
Aini Hasanah Abd Mutalib
Ekwoge Abwe
Colin A. Chapman
Tanvi Ahmed
Marc Ancrenaz
Raphali R. Andriantsimanarilafy
Andie Ang
Filippo Aureli
Louise Barrett
Jacinta C. Beehner
Marcela E. Benítez
Bruna M. Bezerra
Júlio César Bicca-Marques
Dominique Bikaba
Robert Bitariho
Christophe Boesch
Laura M. Bolt
Ramesh Boonratana
Thomas M. Butynski
Gustavo R. Canale
Susana Carvalho
Colin A. Chapman
Dilip Chetry
Susan M. Cheyne
Marina Cords
Fanny M. Cornejo
Liliana Cortés-Ortiz
Camille N. Z. Coudrat
Margaret C. Crofoot
Drew T. Cronin
Alvine Dadjo
S. Chrystelle Dakpogan
Emmanuel Danquah
Tim R.B. Davenport
Yvonne A. De Jong
Stella De La Torre
Andrea Dempsey
Judeline C. Dimalibot
Rainer Dolch
Giuseppe Donati
Alejandro Estrada
Rassina A. Farassi
Peter J. Fashing
Eduardo Fernandez-Duque
Maria J. Ferreira da Silva
Julia Fischer
César F. Flores-Negrón
Barbara Fruth
Terence Fuh Neba
Lief Erikson Gamalo
Jörg U. Ganzhorn
Paul A. Garber
Smitha D. Gnanaolivu
Mary Katherine Gonder
Sery Ernest Gonedelé Bi
Benoit Goossens
Marcelo Gordo
Juan M. Guayasamin
Diana C. Guzmán-Caro
Andrew R. Halloran
Jessica A. Hartel
Eckhard W. Heymann
Professor Russell Hill r.a.hill@durham.ac.uk
Professor
Kimberley J. Hockings
Gottfried Hohmann
Naven Hon
Mariano G. Houngbédji
Michael A. Huffman
Rachel A. Ikemeh
Inaoyom Imong
Mitchell T. Irwin
Patrícia Izar
Leandro Jerusalinsky
Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka
Beth A. Kaplin
Peter M. Kappeler
Stanislaus M. Kivai
Cheryl D. Knott
Intanon Kolasartsanee
Kathelijne Koops
Martin M. Kowalewski
Deo Kujirakwinja
Ajith Kumar
Quyet K Le
Rebecca J. Lewis
Aung Ko Lin
David M Montgomery
Citlalli Morelos-Juárez
Bethan J Morgan
David Morgan
Andrés Link
Luz I. Loría
Menladi M. Lormie
Edward E. Louis Jr.
Ngwe Lwin
Fiona Maisels
Suchinda Malaivijitnond
Lesley Marisa
Gráinne M. McCabe
W. Scott McGraw
Addisu Mekonnen
Pedro G. Méndez-Carvajal
Tânia Minhós
Amancio Motove Etingüe
Papa Ibnou Ndiaye
K. Anne-Isola Nekaris
Nga Nguyen
Vincent Nijman
Radar Nishuli
Marilyn A. Norconk
Luciana I. Oklander
Rahayu Oktaviani
Julia Ostner
Emily Otali
Susan E. Perry
Eduardo J. Pinel Ramos
Leila M. Porter
Jill D. Pruetz
Anne E. Pusey
Helder L. Queiroz
Mónica A. Ramírez
Guy Hermas Randriatahina
Hoby Rasoanaivo
Jonah Ratsimbazafy
Joelisoa Ratsirarson
Josia Razafindramanana
Onja H. Razafindratsima
Vernon Reynolds
Rizaldi Rizaldi
Martha M. Robbins
Melissa E. Rodríguez
Marleny Rosales-Meda
Crickette M. Sanz
Dipto Sarkar
Anne Savage
Amy L. Schreier
Oliver Schülke
Gabriel H. Segniagbeto
Juan Carlos Serio-Silva
Arif Setiawan
John Seyjagat
Felipe E. Silva
Elizabeth M. Sinclair
Rebecca L. Smith
Denise Spaan
Fiona A. Stewart
Shirley C. Strum
Martin Surbeck
Magdalena S. Svensson
Mauricio Talebi
Luc Roscelin Tédonzong
Bernardo Urbani
João Valsecchi
Natalie Vasey
Erin R. Vogel
Robert B. Wallace
Janette Wallis
Siân Waters
Roman M. Wittig
Richard W. Wrangham
Patricia C. Wright
Russell A. Mittermeier
Abstract
Conservation funding is currently limited; cost‐effective conservation solutions are essential. We suggest that the thousands of field stations worldwide can play key roles at the frontline of biodiversity conservation and have high intrinsic value. We assessed field stations’ conservation return on investment and explored the impact of COVID‐19. We surveyed leaders of field stations across tropical regions that host primate research; 157 field stations in 56 countries responded. Respondents reported improved habitat quality and reduced hunting rates at over 80% of field stations and lower operational costs per km2 than protected areas, yet half of those surveyed have less funding now than in 2019. Spatial analyses support field station presence as reducing deforestation. These “earth observatories” provide a high return on investment; we advocate for increased support of field station programs and for governments to support their vital conservation efforts by investing accordingly.
Citation
Eppley, T. M., Reuter, K. E., Sefczek, T. M., Tinsman, J., Santini, L., Hoeks, S., …Mittermeier, R. A. (2024). Tropical field stations yield high conservation return on investment. Conservation Letters, 17(2), Article e13007. https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.13007
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Feb 6, 2024 |
Online Publication Date | Mar 4, 2024 |
Publication Date | Apr 29, 2024 |
Deposit Date | Feb 9, 2024 |
Publicly Available Date | Mar 15, 2024 |
Journal | Conservation Letters |
Publisher | Society for Conservation Biology |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 17 |
Issue | 2 |
Article Number | e13007 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.13007 |
Keywords | field stations, sustainability, primate‐range countries, protected areas, pandemic, conservation funding, biodiversity, climate change, return on investment |
Public URL | https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/2231098 |
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