"Biodiversity loss is continuing at an unprecedented rate, with species becoming extinct at between 100 and 1,000 times the average pre-human, or 'background', rate. Human activities are the main cause. Although there are hundreds of local, regional and international initiatives to conserve and sustainably use species and ecosystems, many conservation scientists worry that measures such as interventions to conserve individual species or incentives to create protected areas are not supported by strong evidence from research."
"This week, scientists are meeting in Manchester, UK, for the annual conference of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). This is to biodiversity what the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is to climate - a body of the world's researchers that provides authoritative scientific assessments in response to requests from governments. How to improve both the availability and use of good evidence in policymaking"
Biodiversity is being lost at unprecedented rates, with species going extinct between 100 and 1,000 times the pre-human background rate due mainly to human activities. Hundreds of conservation initiatives exist, but many species-level interventions and incentives for protected areas are not backed by robust research evidence. Scientific assessment bodies and policy platforms have roles similar to the IPCC for climate in synthesizing authoritative evidence. Improving both the availability and the use of high-quality evidence in policymaking is urgent. Conservation scientists have raised an 'evidence emergency' and call for stronger research to guide effective conservation actions.
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