Conservation science and the ethos of restraint
Abstract Despite aiming to make conservation science and practice more effective, many conservationists default to excessive precaution, advocating conservative actions—or even inaction. The field suffers from an understandable aversion to unintended consequences, especially for approaches involving...
Main Authors: | Evelyn Brister, J. Britt Holbrook, Megan J. Palmer |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2021-04-01
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Series: | Conservation Science and Practice |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.381 |
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