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The authors discuss the advantages and disadvantages of corridors as biodiversity conservation solutions. Topics discussed include the impact of poorly implemented corridor, corridors as conservation measures to reduce the negative impacts of forest fragmentation on biodiversity and the Central Forest Spine (CFS) Master Plan for Ecological Linkages from Peninsular Malaysia designed to restore ecological connectivity between 4 fragmented forest complexes through 17 primary linkages or corridors.

The article focuses on the meta-analysis concerning the effect of forest management on biodiversity based from the paper written by Y. Paillet and colleagues. It discusses four major shortcomings of the study that contradicts the result of their analysis such as observational independence, bias on the taxonomic distribution, and exaggerated generalizations of the taxonomic data. It mentions that data based from the studies on saproxylic beetles were used by Paillet and colleagues for the analysis. It also concludes that the use of species richness as biodiversity value can be misleading and that Paillet and colleagues' analysis did not contribute to the understanding of the effect of forest management on biodiversity.

In this article the authors comment on the article "Flawed Meta-Analysis of Biodiversity Effects of Forest Management," by P. Halme and colleagues. The authors stress that Halme and colleagues has overlooked the fact that they have discussed the cofounding effects and limitations of meta-analysis (MA). They add that Halme and colleagues have questioned the independence of observation, but generally accepted the comparison of a single control to several experimental groups in the MA process.

Such forests typically have lower bird diversity than less disturbed primary forests - which may themselves lose species (Stouffer et al., 2021) - suggesting shifting baseline syndrome and an overestimated value of forest-derived agroforests for bird diversity. Keywords: agroecology; cacao; conservation; review; meta-analysis; forest degradation; forest-derived agroforest; open-land-derived agroforest; ornithology; agrobosque derivado de bosque; agrobosque derivado de campo abierto; agroecología; conservación; degradación forestal; ornitología; ; ; ; ; ; ; EN agroecology cacao conservation review meta-analysis forest degradation forest-derived agroforest open-land-derived agroforest ornithology agrobosque derivado de bosque agrobosque derivado de campo abierto agroecología conservación degradación forestal ornitología 1 7 7 08/01/22 20220801 NES 220801 INTRODUCTION A careful baseline choice is pivotal for studies on the effect of land-system change on biodiversity. Thus, we built a linear mixed effect model to determine the difference between the 3 land systems (forest-derived agroforest, open-land-derived agroforest, and open land) and forests with the metareg function in the R package metafor 3.0.2 (Viechtbauer, 2010) with the study key as a random effect. Specifically, comparing forest-derived agroforests with old-growth forests as well as selectively logged or secondary forests could give a more nuanced picture of the value of agroforests for biodiversity, possibly showing that they are less diverse than old-growth forests but comparable to logged or secondary forests. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses various reports published within the issue, including one by Joseph Wright and colleagues on the fate of tropical biodiversity, one by Greg Asner and colleagues on the changes in primary, secondary, and selectively logged forests across the tropical regions in the world, and one by Robin Chazdon and colleagues on the persistence degree of tropical forest species in regeneration forests.

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The article discusses the significance of home gardening for the conservation of tropical biodiversity. It notes the demonstration of the large body of research of the assistance that the management of diverse agroforestry systems, in which home gardening is one of the practices, can provide to the conservation of tropical biodiversity in tropical landscapes that are being degraded. Home gardening is indicated as increasingly important to conservation and livelihoods, and that it can also be a possible option in the maintenance of species ex situ while forest goods and services are replaced.

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The article focuses on the significance of the genetic diversity on biological diversity. The Conservation on Biological Diversity (CBD) recognizes genetic diversity as an explicit goal. It adds that the CBD is a body responsible to develop and implement a National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP). It also suggests that less than half of the reviewed countries have included the goal of conserving genetic variation of wild animals and plants, while 20% recognize the need for monitoring such level of variation.

The article offers information on the proposed creation of consultative group on biodiversity in the United States. The proposal is a joint effort by the National Academy of Sciences and Agency for International Development. Selected members of the consultative group includes nine philanthropic foundations with interests in the conservation programs. The group will boost the sharing of information, identification of priority concerns and programs in developing countries in biological diversity conservation.