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Biodiversity scientists must fight the creeping rise of extinction denial

Efforts by conservation scientists to draw public attention to the biodiversity crisis are increasingly met with denialist rhetoric. A summary of some of the methods used by denialists to undermine scientific evidence on biodiversity loss, and outline pathways forward for the scientific community to...

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Main Authors: Lees, Alexander C., Attwood, Simon, Barlow, Jos, Phalan, Ben
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Springer 2020
Subjects:
biodiversity
biodiversity conservation
species extinction
communication
public education
environmental protection
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/109384
Summary:Efforts by conservation scientists to draw public attention to the biodiversity crisis are increasingly met with denialist rhetoric. A summary of some of the methods used by denialists to undermine scientific evidence on biodiversity loss, and outline pathways forward for the scientific community to counter misinformation are outlined.

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