How can academics contribute to biodiversity science?

Biodiversity (Wilson & Peters, 1988) revisited: How has tropical conservation science changed in the last 35 years?

“…Who is better than ATBC and its members in contributing evidence on tropical biodiversity and the processes in tropical ecosystems? One limitation is that most of us work in academic settings, where there are few incentives for engaging with conservation NGOs, resource managers, or policymakers (Chapman et al, 2019, 2022). Furthermore, we need many scientists to continue to do science.…”

“…One limitation is that most of us work in academic settings, where there are few incentives for engaging with conservation NGOs, resource managers, or policymakers (Chapman et al, 2019(Chapman et al, , 2022.…”