Gerber LR, Barton CJ, Anderson DM. Aligning the logics of inquiry and action to address the biodiversity crisis.
Conserv Biol 2023;
37:e14128. [PMID:
37259634 DOI:
10.1111/cobi.14128]
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Abstract
Despite an abundance of research reaffirming biodiversity's importance to the health of the planet and society, species continue to go extinct at an alarming rate. Why has continued research on the value of biodiversity not had the intended effect and what can be done about it? We considered biodiversity loss as a public value failure and the result of a misalignment between the logic of inquiry (which guides scientists) and the logic of action (which guides practitioners). We drew lessons from our own research to propose the creation of a national biodiversity strategy designed to link the logic of inquiry with the logic of action and coordinate the production of actionable conservation science and informed conservation action.
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