Prioritising and evaluating biodiversity projects

Abstract

Introduction to a special issue of Wildlife Research.

Biodiversity-project prioritisation and evaluation can contribute to better-targeted and more cost-effective conservation action. The overall goal for the Special Issue is to inform readers of the paramount importance of project selection and evaluation, to review the range of selection and evaluation methods available, and to provide some insights on their merits, their challenges, potential, and where they are best applied. We hope this set of eight papers delivers on that objective.