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Research priorities for maintaining biodiversity’s contributions to people in Latin America

Pearson, R; (2019) Research priorities for maintaining biodiversity’s contributions to people in Latin America. UCL Open: Environment , 2019 (1) , Article 2. 10.14324/111.444/ucloe.000002. Green open access

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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.

Type: Article
Title: Research priorities for maintaining biodiversity’s contributions to people in Latin America
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.14324/111.444/ucloe.000002
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.14324/111.444/ucloe.000002
Language: English
Additional information: ©2019 The Authors. Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY) 4.0 International licence https:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Keywords: ecosystem services, environmental change, capacity building, investment in research, data availability, knowledge systems, governance
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > Div of Biosciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > Div of Biosciences > Genetics, Evolution and Environment
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment > Bartlett School Env, Energy and Resources
URI: https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10080951
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