Peer-reviewed Journal Articles
Conservation International's science is the foundation for all our work. Our global science team is dedicated to advancing conservation science — pursuing actionable knowledge and amplifying it through partnerships and outreach.
To date, Conservation International has published more than 1,300 peer-reviewed articles, many in leading journals including Science, Nature and the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Here is an archive of our most recent research:
Done but not dusted: Reflections on the first global reptile assessment and priorities for the second
Shai Meiri, David G. Chapple, Krystal A. Tolley, Nicola Mitchell, Timrat Laniado, Neil Cox, Phil Bowles, Bruce E. Young, Gabriel Caetano, Julia Geschke, Monika Böhm, Uri Roll
Biological Conservation, 278, 109879
February 01, 2023
The IUCN recently coordinated the first assessment of extinction risk of the world's reptile species. This monumental undertaking allows, for the first time, an examination of threats and prioritization of conservation effort, not just for reptiles, but for land vertebrates as a whole. Reptiles are now the largest class of land vertebrates in terms of species numbers. The dynamic nature of reptile taxonomy, the 18 years it took for the Global Reptile Assessment to be completed, the poor state of knowledge for many species – especially of squamates – and the evolving nature of threats, however, all highlight the need for continued monitoring of reptile species and threats. Here we review the status of reptile conservation assessments, and identify the challenges facing the next reptile assessments. We then recommend potential avenues that could facilitate efficient, accurate and timely future assessments.
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Meiri, S., Chapple, D. G., Tolley, K. A., Mitchell, N., Laniado, T., Cox, N., Bowles, P., Young, B. E., Caetano, G., Geschke, J., Böhm, M., & Roll, U. (2023). Done but not dusted: Reflections on the first global reptile assessment and priorities for the second. Biological Conservation, 278, 109879. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2022.109879
