Rebecca Runting

Future-proofing conservation priorities for sea level rise in coastal urban ecosystems

T Mazor, RK Runting, MI Saunders, D Huang, DA Friess, NTH Nguyen, RJ Lowe, JP Gilmour, PA Todd, CE Lovelock

Journal article  |  2021  |  Biological Conservation

Decision makers are calling for actionable science to protect coastal ecosystems from adverse impacts. Future sea level rise (SLR)..

Catalytic potential of pollination services to reconcile conservation and agricultural production: a spatial optimization framework

Sofia Lopez-Cubillos, Rebecca K Runting, Margaret M Mayfield, Eve Mcdonald-Madden

Journal article  |  2021  |  ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS

With a global pollinator crisis brewing, it is urgent that we preserve forests supporting wild bees and the services they provide,..

Coordinated intensification to reconcile the 'zero hunger ' and 'life on land ' Sustainable Development Goals

Yuchen Zhang, Rebecca K Runting, Edward L Webb, David P Edwards, L Roman Carrasco

Journal article  |  2021  |  JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) encourage nations to substantially increase food production to achieve zero hunger (SDG 2..

Advancing Systematic Conservation Planning for Ecosystem Services

Jaramar Villarreal-Rosas, Laura J Sonter, Rebecca K Runting, Sofia Lopez-Cubillos, Marie C Dade, Hugh P Possingham, Jonathan R Rhodes

Journal article  |  2020  |  TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Conservation and sustainable management activities are critical for enhancing ecosystem services. Systematic conservation planning..

Environmental destruction not avoided with the Sustainable Development Goals

Yiwen Zeng, Sean Maxwell, Rebecca K Runting, Oscar Venter, James EM Watson, L Roman Carrasco

Journal article  |  2020  |  NATURE SUSTAINABILITY

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were designed to reconcile environmental protection with socioeconomic development. Here,..

Opportunities for big data in conservation and sustainability

Rebecca K Runting, Stuart Phinn, Zunyi Xie, Oscar Venter, James EM Watson

Journal article  |  2020  |  NATURE COMMUNICATIONS

Global opportunities and challenges for transboundary conservation

Natalie Mason, Michelle Ward, James EM Watson, Oscar Venter, Rebecca K Runting

Journal article  |  2020  |  NATURE ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Rapid biodiversity loss has prompted global action to prevent further declines, yet coordinated conservation action among nations ..

Degradation and forgone removals increase the carbon impact of intact forest loss by 626%

Sean L Maxwell, Tom Evans, James EM Watson, Alexandra Morel, Hedley Grantham, Adam Duncan, Nancy Harris, Peter Potapov, Rebecca K Runting, Oscar Venter, Stephanie Wang, Yadvinder Malhi

Journal article  |  2019  |  SCIENCE ADVANCES

Intact tropical forests, free from substantial anthropogenic influence, store and sequester large amounts of atmospheric carbon bu..

Colombia: honour pollinator protection

Sofia Lopez-Cubillos

Journal article  |  2019  |  NATURE

Reduced-impact logging in Borneo to minimize carbon emissions and impacts on sensitive habitats while maintaining timber yields

Bronson W Griscom, Peter W Ellis, Zuzana Burivalova, James Halperin, Delon Marthinus, Rebecca K Runting, undefined Ruslandi, David Shoch, Francis E Putz

Journal article  |  2019  |  FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

We define two implementation levels for reduced-impact logging for climate mitigation (RIL-C) practices for felling, skidding, and..