Global South leadership towards inclusive tropical ecology and conservation
Strengthening participation of Global South researchers in tropical ecology and conservation is a target of our scientific community, but strategies for fostering increased engagement are mostly directed at Global North institutions and researchers. Whereas such approaches are crucial, there are uni...
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| author | Carolina Ocampo-Ariza Manuel Toledo-Hernández Felipe Librán-Embid Dolors Armenteras Justine Vansynghel Estelle Raveloaritiana Isabelle Arimond Andrés Angulo-Rubiano Teja Tscharntke Valeria Ramírez-Castañeda Annemarie Wurz Gabriel Marcacci Mina Anders J. Nicolás Urbina-Cardona Asha de Vos Soubadra Devy Catrin Westphal Anne Toomey Sheherazade Yolanda Chirango Bea Maas |
| author_facet | Carolina Ocampo-Ariza Manuel Toledo-Hernández Felipe Librán-Embid Dolors Armenteras Justine Vansynghel Estelle Raveloaritiana Isabelle Arimond Andrés Angulo-Rubiano Teja Tscharntke Valeria Ramírez-Castañeda Annemarie Wurz Gabriel Marcacci Mina Anders J. Nicolás Urbina-Cardona Asha de Vos Soubadra Devy Catrin Westphal Anne Toomey Sheherazade Yolanda Chirango Bea Maas |
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| description | Strengthening participation of Global South researchers in tropical ecology and conservation is a target of our scientific community, but strategies for fostering increased engagement are mostly directed at Global North institutions and researchers. Whereas such approaches are crucial, there are unique challenges to addressing diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) within the Global South given its socio-economic, cultural and scientific contexts. Sustainable solutions protecting biodiversity in the tropics depend on the leadership of Global South communities, and therefore DEI improvements in the Global South are paramount in our field. Here, we propose ten key actions towards equitable international collaborations in tropical ecology, which, led by Global South researchers, may improve DEI at institutional, national and international levels. At an institutional level, we recommend (1) becoming role models for DEI, (2) co-developing research with local stakeholders, and (3) promoting transparent funding management favouring local scientists. At a national level, we encourage (4) engagement in political actions protecting scientists and their research in tropical countries, (5) participation in improving biodiversity research policies, and (6) devising research that reaches society. At an international level, we encourage Global South researchers in international collaborations to (7) lead and direct funding applications, (8) ensure equitable workloads, and (9) procure equal benefits among national and foreign collaborators. Finally, (10) we propose that Global South leadership in DEI efforts has the most potential for worldwide improvements, supporting positive long-lasting changes in our entire scientific community. Supplementary materials provide this abstract in 18 other languages spoken in the Global South. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b546a2bda4204e83862e471a726344492023-03-22T04:37:40ZengElsevierPerspectives in Ecology and Conservation2530-06442023-01-012111724Global South leadership towards inclusive tropical ecology and conservationCarolina Ocampo-Ariza0Manuel Toledo-Hernández1Felipe Librán-Embid2Dolors Armenteras3Justine Vansynghel4Estelle Raveloaritiana5Isabelle Arimond6Andrés Angulo-Rubiano7Teja Tscharntke8Valeria Ramírez-Castañeda9Annemarie Wurz10Gabriel Marcacci11Mina Anders12J. Nicolás Urbina-Cardona13Asha de Vos14Soubadra Devy15Catrin Westphal16Anne Toomey17 Sheherazade18Yolanda Chirango19Bea Maas20Agroecology, University of Göttingen, Germany; Functional Agrobiodiversity, University of Göttingen, Germany; Corresponding author at: University of Göttingen, Agroecology Group, Grisebachstr. 6, 37077, Göttingen, Germany.Agroecology, University of Göttingen, Germany; Sustainable Agricultural Systems & Engineering Laboratory, Westlake University, Hangzhou, ChinaZoological Biodiversity, Institute of Geobotany, University of Hannover, Germany; Justus Liebig University of Gießen, Institute of Animal Ecology and Systematics, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26, 35390 Gießen, GermanyLaboratorio de Ecología del Paisaje y Modelación de Ecosistemas ECOLMOD, Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Sede Bogotá, ColombiaDepartment of Animal Ecology and Tropical Biology, Biocenter, University of Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, GermanyAgroecology, University of Göttingen, Germany; Department of Plant Biology and Ecology, University of Antananarivo, MadagascarFunctional Agrobiodiversity, University of Göttingen, GermanyDepartment of Conservation Biology, Blumenbach Institute of Zoology and Anthropology, University of Göttingen, GermanyAgroecology, University of Göttingen, GermanyMuseum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA; Department of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USAAgroecology, University of Göttingen, Germany; Conservation Ecology, Department of Biology, Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg, GermanyFunctional Agrobiodiversity, University of Göttingen, Germany; Swiss Ornithological Institute, Sempach, SwitzerlandAgroecology, University of Göttingen, GermanyPontificia Universidad Javeriana, Facultad de Estudios Ambientales y Rurales, Departamento de Ecología y Territorio, Bogotá, ColombiaOceanswell, 9, Park Gardens, Colombo 5, Sri Lanka; The University of Western Australia Oceans Institute, Perth, WA 6009, AustraliaCentre for Biodiversity and Conservation, Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Bangalore, IndiaFunctional Agrobiodiversity, University of Göttingen, GermanyPace University, Department of Environmental Studies and Science, New York, USA; Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, American Museum of Natural History, New York, USASulawesi Regional Ecological Conservation Initiative (PROGRES), Jl. Hos Cokroaminoto No. 7 Luwuk Banggai, Central Sulawesi, IndonesiaSchool for Climate Studies and Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University, South AfricaAgroecology, University of Göttingen, Germany; Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research, University of Vienna, AustriaStrengthening participation of Global South researchers in tropical ecology and conservation is a target of our scientific community, but strategies for fostering increased engagement are mostly directed at Global North institutions and researchers. Whereas such approaches are crucial, there are unique challenges to addressing diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) within the Global South given its socio-economic, cultural and scientific contexts. Sustainable solutions protecting biodiversity in the tropics depend on the leadership of Global South communities, and therefore DEI improvements in the Global South are paramount in our field. Here, we propose ten key actions towards equitable international collaborations in tropical ecology, which, led by Global South researchers, may improve DEI at institutional, national and international levels. At an institutional level, we recommend (1) becoming role models for DEI, (2) co-developing research with local stakeholders, and (3) promoting transparent funding management favouring local scientists. At a national level, we encourage (4) engagement in political actions protecting scientists and their research in tropical countries, (5) participation in improving biodiversity research policies, and (6) devising research that reaches society. At an international level, we encourage Global South researchers in international collaborations to (7) lead and direct funding applications, (8) ensure equitable workloads, and (9) procure equal benefits among national and foreign collaborators. Finally, (10) we propose that Global South leadership in DEI efforts has the most potential for worldwide improvements, supporting positive long-lasting changes in our entire scientific community. Supplementary materials provide this abstract in 18 other languages spoken in the Global South.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2530064423000020DiversityEquityGlobal SouthInclusionInternational collaborationsLocal stakeholders |
| spellingShingle | Carolina Ocampo-Ariza Manuel Toledo-Hernández Felipe Librán-Embid Dolors Armenteras Justine Vansynghel Estelle Raveloaritiana Isabelle Arimond Andrés Angulo-Rubiano Teja Tscharntke Valeria Ramírez-Castañeda Annemarie Wurz Gabriel Marcacci Mina Anders J. Nicolás Urbina-Cardona Asha de Vos Soubadra Devy Catrin Westphal Anne Toomey Sheherazade Yolanda Chirango Bea Maas Global South leadership towards inclusive tropical ecology and conservation Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation Diversity Equity Global South Inclusion International collaborations Local stakeholders |
| title | Global South leadership towards inclusive tropical ecology and conservation |
| title_full | Global South leadership towards inclusive tropical ecology and conservation |
| title_fullStr | Global South leadership towards inclusive tropical ecology and conservation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Global South leadership towards inclusive tropical ecology and conservation |
| title_short | Global South leadership towards inclusive tropical ecology and conservation |
| title_sort | global south leadership towards inclusive tropical ecology and conservation |
| topic | Diversity Equity Global South Inclusion International collaborations Local stakeholders |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2530064423000020 |
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