Led by Newcastle University, the study found that the greatest potential to reduce species extinction risk in the Northern Sub-catchments of San José, Costa Rica, lies in addressing habitat loss and degradation due to livestock farming and ranching, urban expansion, and the spread of non-native invasive species.
Led by Newcastle University, the study found that the greatest potential to reduce species extinction risk in the Northern Sub-catchments of San José, Costa Rica, lies in addressing habitat loss and degradation due to livestock farming and ranching, urban expansion, and the spread of non-native invasive species.
Published in the journal Conservation Biology, the paper is the first to apply the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Species Threat Abatement and Restoration (STAR) metric on the ground, translating estimates based on global data into findings grounded in local conditions.
The paper presents a pilot application of IUCN’s Species Threat Abatement and Restoration (STAR) metric in the San José Northern Sub-catchments landscape in Costa Rica.
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https://www.ncl.ac.uk/press/articles/latest/2026/02/starmetriccostarica/
