Possibilities for inclusion of Bulgarian protected areas on the IUCN Green List by Hristina Bancheva-Preslavska

“…A review of the Bulgarian protected areas network was done and an evaluation, corresponding to the application phase of the Green List, of 49 natural sites (three national parks, 11 nature parks and 35 managed reserves) showed that the best potential candidates for the Green List are the administrations of Central Balkan National Park, Bulgarka Nature Park, Persina Nature Park and Belasitsa Nature Park. …”
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Benefícios ecossistêmicos e econômicos do Parque Nacional da Chapada dos Guimarães by Maira Luiza Spanholi, Francisco Eduardo Mendes, Lucas de Almeida Nogueira da Costa, Lucas Rolo Fares, Carlos Eduardo Frickmann Young

“…National Parks are areas created to protect biodiversity and promote sustainable development. …”
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A Review of Ecological Factors Associated with the Epidemiology of Wildlife Trypanosomiasis in the Luangwa and Zambezi Valley Ecosystems of Zambia by Hetron Mweemba Munang'andu, Victor Siamudaala, Musso Munyeme, King Shimumbo Nalubamba

“…Current conservation strategies by the Zambian government of turning all game reserves into state-protected National Parks (NPs) and game management areas (GMAs) have led to the expansion of the wildlife and tsetse population in the Luangwa and Zambezi valley ecosystem. …”
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A novel multidimensional framework for bridging conservation gaps and optimizing the system of natural reserves for biodiversity: A case study of Dongying, China by Yifei Xu, Chi Li

“…A research framework can also be developed based on this information to comprehensively assess and optimize NRs, underpinning the scientific establishment and development of a protected areas system with national parks as the mainstay. We developed a systematic framework for optimizing NRs by analyzing data on species and habitats using the MaxEnt, InVEST, and Marxan models. …”
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Geoheritage Values of the Northeastern Carpathians, Transcarpathia, Ukraine by Sandor Gonczy, Gyula Fodor, Natalia Olah, Tibor Nagy, Zsuzsanna Ésik, János Szepesi

“…Four objects are located in national parks or nature reserves. The other 41 sites are only recommended for protection. …”
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Parkgoers go to the virtual park: a classification framework, systematic review, and future tourism research agenda by Aniesa Samira Bafadhal, Faiz Izwan Anuar, Mohd Hafiz Hanafiah

“…Findings underscored the diversity and potential impact of virtual parks across various types, including virtual amusement parks, archaeological parks, geoparks, national parks, natural parks, theme parks, underwater parks, and urban parks. …”
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Passive acoustic monitoring of an elusive rail, the corncrake (Crex crex): Calling patterns, detectability and monitoring recommendations by Andrea Parisi, Marie Greaney, John Carey, James Moran, Joanne O’Brien

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Comparative Intradermal Tuberculin Testing of Free-Ranging African Buffaloes (Syncerus caffer) Captured for Ex Situ Conservation in the Kafue Basin Ecosystem in Zambia by Hetron Mweemba Munang'andu, Victor Siamudaala, Wigganson Matandiko, Andrew Nambota, John Bwalya Muma, Aaron Simanyengwe Mweene, Musso Munyeme

“…Bovine tuberculosis (BTB) is endemic in African buffaloes (Syncerus caffer) in some National Parks in Southern Africa, whilst no studies have been conducted on BTB on buffalo populations in Zambia. …”
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Potential Use and Challenges of Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment and Conservation in Game Lodges and Resorts in Kenya by Richard O. B. Makopondo, Laban K. Rotich, Cynthia G. Kamau

“…It is suggested that future studies test the efficacy and efficiency of CW technology as wastewater management systems in the Kenyan wilderness areas including national parks, game reserves, and forests.…”
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An Estimate of Wolverine Density for the Canadian Province of Alberta by Jason T. Fisher, Mehnaz Jahid, Robin Gutsell, Anne Hubbs, Laura L. E. Cowen, Mirjam Barrueto, Nicole Heim, John Paczkowski

“…Densities were derived from five landscapes, spanning protected National Parks in the Rocky Mountains, the highly developed Foothills and the northcentral and northwestern boreal forests. …”
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Low presence of potentially toxic elements in Singapore urban garden soils by Tiong Ann Goh, Sorain J. Ramchunder, Alan D. Ziegler

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Insights into Corncrake (Crex crex) movements in a fragmented agricultural landscape using bioacoustics with implications for nature conservation strategies by Andrea Parisi, James Moran, John Carey, Joanne O'Brien

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Ex Situ Conservation, DNA Barcoding and Enzymatic Potential Evaluation of Macrofungi (Basidiomycota, Ascomycota) from Vietnam by Nadezhda V. Psurtseva, Anna A. Kiyashko, Svetlana V. Senik, Thi Ha Giang Pham

“…From 2012 to 2023, 785 strains of macrofungi from National Parks of Vietnam were preserved in the LE-BIN collection, 327 of which were barcoded with the sequences deposited in the NCBI GenBank. …”
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Plant response to the fire regime (1970–2023) in a fynbos World Heritage Site: Ecological indicators for fire management by Tineke Kraaij, Johan Baard, AnneLise Schutte-Vlok

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Identifying corridors for Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus) in a part of Eastern Himalayas, India by Malyasri Bhattacharya, Debanjan Sarkar, Sneha Pandey, Indranil Mondal, Sambandam Sathyakumar, R. Suresh Kumar, Gautam Talukdar

“…Studies carried out in Khangchendzonga National Park have documented the presence of these bears, highlighting their crucial conservation importance in the region. …”
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Decades of leopard coexistence in the Himalayas driven by ecological dynamics, not climate change by Paras Bikram Singh, Pradip Saud, Prakash Chandra Aryal, Pawan Rai, Jeff R. Muntifering, Huijian Hu, Ajay Karki, Yiming Hu, Kumar P. Mainali

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Micronutrient levels of global tropical reef fish communities differ from fisheries capture by Conor Waldock, Eva Maire, Camille Albouy, Vania Andreoli, Maria Beger, Thomas Claverie, Katie L. Cramer, David A. Feary, Sebastian C. A. Ferse, Andrew Hoey, Nicolas Loiseau, M. Aaron MacNeil, Matthew McLean, Camille Mellin, Simon Ahouansou Montcho, Maria Lourdes Palomares, Santiago de laPuente, Mark Tupper, Shaun Wilson, Laure Velez, Jessica Zamborain‐Mason, Dirk Zeller, David Mouillot, Loïc Pellissier

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Protection of Banteng Home-range within the Protection Areas Sistem Gaps in the Banyuwangi Regency - East Java Province by Muchammad Taufik Tri Hermawan, Muhammad Baiquni, Muhammad Ali Imron

“…This research was done in area between Meru Betiri National Park and Alas Purwo National Park, Banyuwangi District, East Java. …”
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Renforcement de capacités des acteurs locaux dans la gestion des ressources naturelles à travers la résolution des conflits sensibles à la conservation à l’est de la République Dém... by Deo Kujirakwinja, Papy Shamavu, Alain Twendilonge, Innocent Karhagomba Balagizi, Jean Berchmans Muhigwa

“…This approach has been used by the WCS to establish a multi-actor consortium around the National Park of the Virungas (PNVi), and to enhance free dialogue between stakeholders closed to fisheries on Lake Edouard ; with valuable results ending to co-management involving national park agency, then Congolese institution for the Conservation of the Nature (ICCN). …”
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