Major conservation policy issues for biodiversity in Oceania

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Major Conservation Policy Issues for Biodiversity in OceaniaConservation Focus: Priorities for Policy-Relevant Conservation Research: a View from SCB Regional Sections Major Conservation Policy Issues for Biodiversity in Oceania R. T. KINGSFORD,∗†††† J. E. M. WATSON,† C. J. LUNDQUIST,‡ O. VENTER,† L. HUGHES,§ E. L. JOHNSTON,∗ J. ATHERTON,∗∗ M. GAWEL,†† D. A. KEITH,‡‡ B. G. MACKEY,§§ C. MORLEY,∗∗∗ H. P. POSSINGHAM,† B. RAYNOR,††† H. F. RECHER,‡‡‡ AND K. A. WILSON§§§ ∗School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, New South Wales 2052, Australia †Centre for Applied Environmental Decision Analysis, The Ecology Centre, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland 4072, Australia ‡National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research, P.O. Box 11115, Hamilton 3251, New Zealand §Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, North Ryde, New South Wales, 2109, Australia ∗∗Conservation International