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 counter misinformation are outlined.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lees, Alexander C., Attwood, Simon, Barlow, Jos, Phalan, Ben
Format: Journal Article biblioteca
Language:English
Published: Springer 2020
Subjects:biodiversity, biodiversity conservation, species extinction, communication, public education, environmental protection,
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/109384
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-020-01285-z
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