Conventions for Defining, Naming, Measuring, Combining, and Mapping Threats in Conservation: An Initial Proposal for a Standard System

To address the lack of standardized systems for dealing with threats within and across conservation organizations, this paper focuses on developing five sets of conventions for describing threats: (a) a framework for defining threats and related factors, (b) a taxonomy for naming direct threats, (c) a system for measuring the magnitude of threats, (d) a procedure for combining threats across targets, threats, and projects, and (e) a method for the spatial mapping of threats.

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Salafsky, N, D. Salzer, J. Ervin, T. Boucher, W. Ostlie. 2003. Conventions for Defining, Naming, Measuring, Combining, and Mapping Threats in Conservation: An Initial Proposal for a Standard System. Unpublished.

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