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59
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Overview

Piero Visconti is affiliated with the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis in Austria. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and encompasses a broad spectrum of topics related to ecosystems, conservation, and sustainable management.

The scientist's recent publications include notable papers published in leading journals such as Nature and Science. Some of these are:

  • Global priority areas for ecosystem restoration, 2020, Nature
  • Area-based conservation in the twenty-first century, 2020, Nature
  • Bending the curve of terrestrial biodiversity needs an integrated strategy, 2020, Nature
  • Anthropogenic modification of forests means only 40% of remaining forests have high ecosystem integrity, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Set ambitious goals for biodiversity and sustainability, 2020, Science

Visconti collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Martin Jung
  • Carlo Rondinini
  • Myroslava Lesiv
  • Bernardo B. N. Strassburg
  • Stuart H. M. Butchart

The scientist publishes extensively in multiple venues, with a high number of contributions to:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature
  • Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • One Earth

Visconti's work is situated mainly within the field of Environmental Science, comprising 156 publications. Their research spans several specific subfields, such as:

  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Ecology
  • Ecological Modeling
  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

Research topics addressed include a variety of environmental and conservation issues, specifically:

  • Land Use and Ecosystem Services
  • Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Economic and Environmental Valuation
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Forest Management and Policy
  • Environmental Conservation and Management

Best Publications

  • A mid-term analysis of progress toward international biodiversity targets

    Derek P. Tittensor;Derek P. Tittensor;Matt Walpole;Samantha L. L. Hill;Daniel G. Boyce;Daniel G. Boyce

  • Assessing species' vulnerability to climate change

    Michela Pacifici;Michela Pacifici;Wendy B. Foden;Wendy B. Foden;Piero Visconti;Piero Visconti;James E. M. Watson;James E. M. Watson;James E. M. Watson

  • Global priority areas for ecosystem restoration

    Bernardo B. N. Strassburg;Alvaro Iribarrem;Alvaro Iribarrem;Hawthorne L. Beyer;Carlos Leandro Cordeiro;Carlos Leandro Cordeiro

  • Area-based conservation in the twenty-first century

    Sean L. Maxwell;Victor Cazalis;Nigel Dudley;Michael G. Hoffmann

  • Bending the curve of terrestrial biodiversity needs an integrated strategy

    David Leclère;Michael Obersteiner;Michael Obersteiner;Mike Barrett;Stuart H.M. Butchart;Stuart H.M. Butchart

  • EU agricultural reform fails on biodiversity

    G. Pe'er;L. V. Dicks;P. Visconti;R. Arlettaz

  • Terrestrial and Inland Water Systems

    Josef Settele;Robert Scholes;Richard A Betts;Stuart Bunn

  • Shortfalls and Solutions for Meeting National and Global Conservation Area Targets

    Stuart H.M. Butchart;Martin Clarke;Robert J. Smith;Rachel E. Sykes

  • Climate change vulnerability assessment of species

    Wendy B. Foden;Wendy B. Foden;Bruce E. Young;Bruce E. Young;H. Resit Akçakaya;H. Resit Akçakaya;Raquel A. Garcia;Raquel A. Garcia

  • Living Planet Report 2018: Aiming Higher

    M. Barrett;A. Belward;S: Bladen;T. Breeze

  • Species/' traits influenced their response to recent climate change

    Michela Pacifici;Piero Visconti;Piero Visconti;Stuart H. M. Butchart;Stuart H. M. Butchart;James E. M. Watson;James E. M. Watson

  • Protected area targets post-2020

    Piero Visconti;Piero Visconti;Piero Visconti;Stuart H. M. Butchart;Stuart H. M. Butchart;Thomas M. Brooks;Penny F. Langhammer

  • Generation length for mammals

    Michela Pacifici;Luca Santini;Moreno Di Marco;Daniele Baisero

  • Modification of forests by people means only 40% of remaining forests have high ecosystem integrity

    H.S. Grantham;A. Duncan;T. Evans;K.R. Jones

  • Global habitat suitability models of terrestrial mammals.

    Carlo Rondinini;Moreno Di Marco;Federica Chiozza;Giulia Santulli

  • Set ambitious goals for biodiversity and sustainability

    Sandra Díaz;Noelia Zafra-Calvo;Andy Purvis;Peter H. Verburg

  • Areas of global importance for conserving terrestrial biodiversity, carbon and water

    Martin Jung;Andy Arnell;Xavier de Lamo;Shaenandhoa García-Rangel

  • Climate change modifies risk of global biodiversity loss due to land-cover change

    Chrystal S. Mantyka-Pringle;Piero Visconti;Piero Visconti;Moreno Di Marco;Tara G. Martin;Tara G. Martin

  • Projecting Global Biodiversity Indicators under Future Development Scenarios

    Piero Visconti;Piero Visconti;Michel Bakkenes;Daniele Baisero;Thomas Brooks;Thomas Brooks;Thomas Brooks

  • Filling in biodiversity threat gaps

    L. N. Joppa;B. O'Connor;P. Visconti;C. Smith

  • Why do we map threats? Linking threat mapping with actions to make better conservation decisions

    Vivitskaia Jd D. Tulloch;Ayesha It T. Tulloch;Ayesha It T. Tulloch;Piero Visconti;Benjamin S. Halpern;Benjamin S. Halpern

  • Anthropogenic modification of forests means only 40% of remaining forests have high ecosystem integrity

    H. S. Grantham;A. Duncan;T. D. Evans;K. R. Jones

Frequent Co-Authors

Carlo Rondinini
Carlo Rondinini Sapienza University of Rome
James E. M. Watson
James E. M. Watson University of Queensland
Stuart H. M. Butchart
Stuart H. M. Butchart BirdLife international, UK
Thomas M. Brooks
Thomas M. Brooks International Union for Conservation of Nature
Moreno Di Marco
Moreno Di Marco Sapienza University of Rome
Bernardo B. N. Strassburg
Bernardo B. N. Strassburg International Institute for Sustainability (IIS)
Hugh P. Possingham
Hugh P. Possingham University of Queensland
Samantha L. L. Hill
Samantha L. L. Hill World Conservation Monitoring Centre
Rob Alkemade
Rob Alkemade Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency
Michael R. Hoffmann
Michael R. Hoffmann California Institute of Technology

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