OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Environmental Conservation is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Do beetles indicate more predators and fewer pests in Lao PDR organic farms?	43
A machine learning approach to mapping canopy gaps in an indigenous tropical submontane forest using WorldView-3 multispectral satellite imagery	24
Evaluating guidelines as key components of conservation policies: a conceptual framework and a pilot application	22
Old-growth grasslands of Central Anatolia (Türkiye) require better conservation and management	22
Trade of legally protected orchids in Indonesian e-commerce markets	19
Tropical forests and cocoa production: synergies and threats in the chocolate market	18
Plant genetic diversity hotspots in South America’s largest desert: implications for dryland conservation planning	18
Spatial and taxonomic diversification for conservation investment under uncertainty	16
Urbanization impacts water quality and the use of microhabitats by fish in subtropical agricultural streams	15
A scoping review of environmental governance challenges in southern Africa from 2010 to 2020	15
Changes in a Neotropical insectivorous bat community associated with artificial clearing of the forest in a geothermal project	14
Assessment of the effect of landowner type on deforestation in the Brazilian Legal Amazon using remote sensing data	14
From social networks to bird enthusiasts: reporting interactions between plastic waste and birds in Peru	13
Exploring the impacts of biodiversity loss perceptions on preferences and behaviours related to animal fur and skin product consumption	13
ENC volume 49 issue 4 Cover and Front matter	12
ENC volume 49 issue 1 Cover and Front matter	11
Economic valuation of changes in ecosystem services of 77 Ramsar wetlands in West Asia over 37 years (1984–2021)	11
Pervasive mercury contamination of a semi-aquatic apex predator across the Pantanal wetland	11
More of the same: new policies continue fostering the use of non-native fish in Brazil	11
Blockchain’s potential in forest offsets, the voluntary carbon markets and REDD+	10
Engaging women brings conservation benefits to snow leopard landscapes	10
Brazilian President Lula’s Climate Authority challenge: pragmatism versus coalition politics	10
Applying geostatistical hotspot analyses to a ‘double-invaded’ plant–pest co-occurrence scenario	10
Methodological approaches to assessing population-level impacts of bird collisions with wind turbines: a critical perspective	10
Forest cover and environment type shape functional diversity of insectivorous birds within the Brazilian Atlantic Forest	9

Mapping high-altitude peatlands to inform a landscape conservation strategy in the Andes of northern Peru	9
Corporate responsibility and biodiversity conservation: challenges and opportunities for companies participating in China’s Belt and Road Initiative	9
ENC volume 48 issue 4 Cover and Back matter	8
Assessing United Nations conservation-oriented days, years and decades through the lens of a change model	8
Natural area visitors’ potential role in preventing pathogen threats to amphibian biodiversity	7
Terrestrial protected areas do not fully shield their streams from exogenous stressors	7
Brazil: environment under attack	7
Recreational agroecosystem service value evidenced by mobile phone data: implications for incentive enhancement in terraced paddy land	7
ENC volume 49 issue 3 Cover and Back matter	6
Towards understanding capacity development as a system: perceptions from multiple conservation stakeholder groups in Bhutan	6
ENC volume 49 issue 4 Cover and Back matter	6
The impact of Amazon deforestation is magnified by changing the configuration of forest cover	6
Bridging gaps in ecological security: spatial conservation prioritization through balancing ecological features in a great Chinese city	6
Integrating habitat models for threatened species with landownership information to inform coastal resiliency and conservation planning	6
Understanding community perceptions of a natural open space system for urban conservation and stewardship in a metropolitan city in Africa	6
Amazonian forest conservation through sustainable use: evidence based on Brazil nut life histories linked to human occupation	5
Safeguarding China’s irreplaceable natural legacy: combating the illicit trade of old trees	5
Mammals lost and at risk of extinction in Jordan: historical analysis of constitutions and hunting laws	5
Socio-environmental responsibility in Iranian universities: a multidimensional perspective	5
Pseudo-legal deforestation due to changes in the classification of native vegetation in Mato Grosso, Brazil	5
Invasive plants can modify the soil environment through litter decomposition	5
Droughts and controlled rivers: how Belo Monte Dam has affected the food security of Amazonian riverine communities	4
Analysing policy gaps in protecting avian species from electrocution and power-line collision in Kenya	4
Governments commit to forest restoration, but what does it take to restore forests?	4
Gold mining-derived water pollution and treatment in Latin America	4
Google Trends data reveal a sharp trend: teeth and claws attract more interest than feathers, hooves or fins	4
‘… And We have made from water every living thing’: water conservation and the Holy Qur’an	4
Developing land-use planning scenarios in Türkiye to reduce water-induced soil erosion	3
Elephant ivory, rhino horn, pangolin and helmeted hornbill products for sale at the Myanmar–Thailand–China border	3
Relational values shape people’s connectedness to nature in a former military protected area of Ecuador	3
Madagascar’s environmental and human histories are dynamic, complex and deeply intertwined	3
Integrating burrowing crayfish and waterfowl conservation management on moist-soil wetlands	3
Sacred groves: a model of Zagros forests for carbon sequestration and climate change mitigation	3
ENC volume 49 issue 3 Cover and Front matter	3
Urban water footprint in Mashhad, Iran’s second largest city	3
Vulnerability of wilderness areas to day-use visits	3
Modelling pinyon pine distribution in the northern Great Basin, USA	3
Commuters: a waterbird provides a new view of how species may utilize cities and wildlands	3
Do anthropogenic sources of food increase livestock predation in the area surrounding Ruaha National Park?	3
Potential range shifts and climatic refugia of rupicolous reptiles in a biodiversity hotspot of South Africa	3
How science communications can help build societal perceptions of invasive alien species and their impacts on the environment	3
On the effectiveness of public awareness campaigns for the management of invasive species	2
Market–community collaborative wildlife management in Malawi: subjectivities and shifting configurations of protests and celebrations	2
Community perceptions of environmental water: a review	2
A biocultural hypothesis of human–environment mediations and biodiversity increase	2
ENC volume 49 issue 2 Cover and Back matter	2
Grass fires and road structure influence plant invasions in a critical wildlife habitat in north-eastern India	2
Adaptive management plans rooted in quantitative ecological predictions of ecosystem processes: putting monitoring data to practical use	2
Perceived benefits, burdens and effectiveness of a buffer zone programme in improving protected area–people relationships	2
Social development and biodiversity conservation synergies for the West African giraffe in a human–wildlife landscape	2

Climate-driven animal mass mortality events: is there a role for scavengers?	2
ENC volume 48 issue 4 Cover and Front matter	2
Unregulated sales of fishing nets: consequences and possible solutions in Brazil	2
Greenness and biodiversity of open spaces in primary schools and their local surroundings in England	2
Gaps and biases in vertebrate wildlife genetics from a global biodiversity hotspot	2
Chasing net zero: critical uncertainties in coffee emissions calculations	2
Conservation and indigenous peoples’ struggles for livelihoods: Suba Park (Ethiopia)	2
Identifying medium- and large-sized mammal species sensitive to anthropogenic impacts for monitoring in subtropical montane forests	2
Mapping functional tree regions of the Atlantic Forest: how much is left and opportunities for conservation	2
Effect of land-use changes on the space–time distribution of ant diversity in the south-western Brazilian Amazon	2
Expert-based assessment of the climate change vulnerability of amphibians and reptiles of Uruguay	2
The Ethiopian wolf can act as a flagship and umbrella species to protect the Afroalpine ecosystem and foster sustainable development	2