Mongabay[Founder's Briefs] More data doesn’t always mean better understanding. The future of conservation lies in "precision" approaches that use diverse evidence, including Indigenous knowledge, to distinguish real impacts from environmental trends. It’s time to turn information into outcomes.
By Rhett Ayers Butler. https://mongabay.cc/LNQzf5
Plenty of biodiversity data, but too few conservation answers
For decades, conservation has depended on a deceptively simple act: counting. Scientists tally birds along migration routes, measure forest cover from satellites, or track wildlife populations through camera traps. These numbers underpin the decisions that shape environmental policy, from protected-area planning to international biodiversity targets. Yet the system that produces them is changing quickly, […]