About the Authors

James R. Allan

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

j.allan2@uq.edu.au

Affiliations School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

James E. M. Watson

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, Wildlife Conservation Society, Global Conservation Program, New York, New York, United States of America

Moreno Di Marco

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, CSIRO Land & Water, EcoSciences Precinct, Brisbane, Australia

Christopher J. O’Bryan

Roles Formal analysis, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

Hugh P. Possingham

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, The Nature Conservancy, Arlington, Virginia, United States of America

Scott C. Atkinson

Roles Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), New York, New York, United States of America

Oscar Venter

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Natural Resource and Environmental Studies Institute, University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, Canada

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.