Selection criteria for flagship species by conservation organizations

Flagship Species Conservation and Introduced Species Invasion : Toxic Aspects Along Loire River (France)

Cloud Computing Deployment and Selection Criteria for Organizations

It has not been a long time since cloud computing was introduced to many organizations and businesses. Over this relatively short period of time, many companies have deployed this new technology for their business and many others are planning to move to cloud computing in the foreseeable future. On the other hand, currently we are witnessing a wide range of issues and concerns around cloud serv...

Flagship umbrella species needed for the conservation of overlooked aquatic biodiversity.

Gregor Kalinkat, ∗ Juliano S. Cabral, William Darwall, G. Francesco Ficetola, Judith L. Fisher, Darren P. Giling, Marie-Pierre Gosselin, Hans-Peter Grossart, Sonja C. Jähnig, Jonathan M. Jeschke, Klaus Knopf, Stefano Larsen, Gabriela Onandia, Marlene Pätzig, Wolf-Christian Saul, Gabriel Singer, Erik Sperfeld, and Ivan Jarić Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB), Müg...

Using a systematic approach to select flagship species for bird conservation.

Conservation marketing campaigns that focus on flagship species play a vital role in biological diversity conservation because they raise funds and change people's behavior. However, most flagship species are selected without considering the target audience of the campaign, which can hamper the campaign's effectiveness. To address this problem, we used a systematic and stakeholder-driven approa...

Biodiversity gains from efficient use of private sponsorship for flagship species conservation.

To address the global extinction crisis, both efficient use of existing conservation funding and new sources of funding are vital. Private sponsorship of charismatic 'flagship' species conservation represents an important source of new funding, but has been criticized as being inefficient. However, the ancillary benefits of privately sponsored flagship species conservation via actions benefitin...