Pearson, R.G. orcid.org/0000-0002-3458-0539, Martínez-Meyer, E., Velázquez, M.A. et al. (27 more authors) (2019) Research priorities for maintaining biodiversity’s contributions to people in Latin America. UCL Open Environment, 1. e002. ISSN 2632-0886
Abstract
Maintaining biodiversity is crucial for ensuring human well-being. The authors participated in a workshop held in Palenque, Mexico, in August 2018, that brought together 30 mostly early-career scientists working in different disciplines (natural, social and economic sciences) with the aim of identifying research priorities for studying the contributions of biodiversity to people and how these contributions might be impacted by environmental change. Five main groups of questions emerged: (1) Enhancing the quantity, quality, and availability of biodiversity data; (2) Integrating different knowledge systems; (3) Improved methods for integrating diverse data; (4) Fundamental questions in ecology and evolution; and (5) Multi-level governance across boundaries. We discuss the need for increased capacity building and investment in research programmes to address these challenges.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2019 The Authors. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: | ecosystem services; environmental change; capacity building; investment in research; data availability; knowledge systems; governance |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > School of Biosciences (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 09 Jun 2023 15:44 |
Last Modified: | 09 Jun 2023 15:44 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | UCL Press |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.14324/111.444/ucloe.000002 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:199922 |