Rebecca Runting

Considering landscape-level processes in ecosystem service assessments.

Jean Paul Metzger, Jaramar Villarreal-Rosas, Andrés F Suárez-Castro, Sofía López-Cubillos, Adrian González-Chaves, Rebecca K Runting, Camila Hohlenwerger, Jonathan R Rhodes

Journal article  |  2021  |  Sci Total Environ

The provision of ecosystem services is inherently spatial. Landscape structure affects service provision through multiple landscap..

The landmark Escazu Agreement: An opportunity to integrate democracy, human rights, and transboundary conservation

Sofia Lopez-Cubillos, Lina Munoz-Avila, Leslie A Roberson, Andres F Suarez-Castro, Jose Manuel Ochoa-Quintero, Renato Crouzeilles, Eduardo Gallo-Cajiao, Jonathan Rhodes, Wolfram Dressler, Maria Jose Martinez-Harms, Rebecca K Runting

Journal article  |  2021  |  CONSERVATION LETTERS

Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is one of the world's most biodiverse regions, but this diversity is threatened by the overe..

Multinational coordination required for conservation of over 90% of marine species

Leslie A Roberson, Hawthorne L Beyer, Casey O'Hara, James EM Watson, Daniel C Dunn, Benjamin S Halpern, Carissa J Klein, Melanie R Frazier, Caitlin D Kuempel, Brooke Williams, Hedley S Grantham, Jamie C Montgomery, Salit Kark, Rebecca K Runting

Journal article  |  2021  |  GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Marine species are declining at an unprecedented rate, catalyzing many nations to adopt conservation and management targets within..

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

Tessa Mazor, Rebecca K Runting, Megan I Saunders, Danwei Huang, Daniel A Friess, Nhung TH Nguyen, Ryan J Lowe, James P Gilmour, Peter A Todd, Catherine E 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)..

Large conservation opportunities exist in > 90% of tropic-subtropic coastal habitats adjacent to cities

Tessa Mazor, Daniel A Friess, Peter A Todd, Danwei Huang, Nhung TH Nguyen, Megan I Saunders, Rebecca K Runting, Ryan J Lowe, Paula Cartwright, James P Gilmour, Catherine E Lovelock

Journal article  |  2021  |  ONE EARTH

Coastal habitats have faced decades of loss caused by urbanization. Global recognition of the ecosystem services that coastal habi..

Telecoupled environmental impacts are an obstacle to meeting the sustainable development goals

Yiwen Zeng, Rebecca K Runting, James EM Watson, Luis Roman Carrasco

Journal article  |  2021  |  SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

International trade is responsible for connecting human and natural systems across distant countries, and has profound implication..

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,..