학술논문
Tropical field stations yield high conservation return on investment
Document Type
article
Author
Timothy M. Eppley; Kim E. Reuter; Timothy M. Sefczek; Jen Tinsman; Luca Santini; Selwyn Hoeks; Seheno Andriantsaralaza; Sam Shanee; Anthony Di Fiore; Joanna M. Setchell; Karen B. Strier; Peter A. Abanyam; Aini Hasanah Abd Mutalib; Ekwoge Abwe; Tanvir 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. deJong; Stella de laTorre; 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; Russell A. Hill; 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; 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; David M. Montgomery; Citlalli Morelos‐Juárez; Bethan J. Morgan; David Morgan; 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
Source
Conservation Letters, Vol 17, Iss 2, Pp n/a-n/a (2024)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
1755-263X
Abstract
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.