Biodiversity scientists must fight the creeping rise of extinction denial

Lees, Alexander C, Attwood, Simon, Barlow, Jos and Phalan, Ben (2020) Biodiversity scientists must fight the creeping rise of extinction denial. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 4 (11). pp. 1440-1443.

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Abstract

Eforts by conservation scientists to draw public attention to the biodiversity crisis are increasingly met with denialist rhetoric. We summarize some of the methods used by denialists to undermine scientifc evidence on biodiversity loss, and outline pathways forward for the scientifc community to counter misinformation.

Item Type:	Article
Peer-reviewed:	Yes
Date Deposited:	25 Aug 2020 14:12
Publisher:	Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Additional Information:	This is an Author Accepted Manuscript of an article published in Nature Ecology and Evolution, published by and copyright Nature.
Divisions:	Faculties > Science and Engineering Research Centres > Ecology and Environment Research Centre
URI:	https://e-space.mmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/626360
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-020-01285-z
e-ISSN	2397-334X

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