Promoción de la investigación inclusiva sobre la biodiversidad: estrategias para prácticas equitativas e impacto colectivo

Biodiversity research is vital to understand the complexity and global scale of the biodiversity crisis, necessitating diverse participation and perspectives through collaborative efforts. However, the current state of biodiversity research highlights significant issues concerning inclusivity, representation, and equitable collaboration. Local expertise from biodiversity-rich countries and regions is often underrepresented, with Western institutions dominating the field. This imbalance hinders effective conservation initiatives and limits opportunities for local scientists to contribute to biodiversity knowledge. Addressing these challenges requires a collective effort, acknowledging the complexity and interplay of factors, such as linguistic bias and capacity constraints, across different levels of the research landscape. In this paper, we present a comprehensive set of strategies aimed at promoting and enhancing inclusivity in the biodiversity research community. These strategies encompass researchers, publishers, institutions, and funding bodies, and are designed to embrace diversity, dismantle barriers, and foster effective collaboration. We aim to advocate change by creating a research landscape that values and integrates diverse perspectives, empowers researchers from underrepresented regions, and bridges critical knowledge gaps hindering comprehensive biodiversity research. Together, these collective efforts can drive a paradigm shift fostering a more inclusive and impactful approach to biodiversity research that ensures equitable representation and maximizes the potential of our diverse and collective knowledge for conserving biodiversity and ecosystems.La investigación sobre la biodiversidad es vital para comprender la complejidad y la escala global de la crisis de la biodiversidad, lo cual requiere una participación y perspectivas diversas a través de esfuerzos de colaboración. Sin embargo, el estado actual de la investigación sobre la biodiversidad pone de relieve cuestiones importantes relacionadas con la inclusión, la representación y la colaboración equitativa. Los conocimientos locales de los países y regiones ricos en biodiversidad suelen tener menor representación, mientras que las instituciones occidentales dominan este campo. Este desequilibrio obstaculiza las iniciativas de conservación efectivas y limita las oportunidades para que los científicos locales contribuyan al conocimiento de la biodiversidad. Abordar estos desafíos requiere un esfuerzo colectivo, reconociendo la complejidad y la interacción de factores, como el sesgo lingüístico y las limitaciones de capacidad, en los diferentes niveles del panorama de la investigación. En este documento, presentamos un conjunto integral de estrategias destinadas a promover y mejorar la inclusión en la comunidad de investigación de la biodiversidad. Estas estrategias abarcan a investigadores, editores, instituciones y organismos de financiación y están diseñadas para abarcar la diversidad, desmantelar las barreras y fomentar una colaboración eficaz. Nuestro objetivo es abogar por el cambio mediante la creación de un panorama de investigación que valore e integre diversas perspectivas, empodere a los investigadores de regiones con menor representación y cierre las brechas críticas de conocimiento que obstaculizan la investigación integral de la biodiversidad. Estos esfuerzos colectivos impulsan un cambio de paradigma, lo cual fomentaría un enfoque más inclusivo que impacte la investigación de la biodiversidad y garantice la representación equitativa. Todo esto, maximiza el potencial de un conocimiento diverso y colectivo para conservar la biodiversidad y los ecosistemas de forma efectiva

Avançando a Pesquisa Inclusiva em Biodiversidade: Estratégias para Práticas Equitativas e Impacto Coletivo

Biodiversity research is vital to understand the complexity and global scale of the biodiversity crisis, necessitating diverse participation and perspectives through collaborative efforts. However, the current state of biodiversity research highlights significant issues concerning inclusivity, representation, and equitable collaboration. Local expertise from biodiversity-rich countries and regions is often underrepresented, with Western institutions dominating the field. This imbalance hinders effective conservation initiatives and limits opportunities for local scientists to contribute to biodiversity knowledge. Addressing these challenges requires a collective effort, acknowledging the complexity and interplay of factors, such as linguistic bias and capacity constraints, across different levels of the research landscape. In this paper, we present a comprehensive set of strategies aimed at promoting and enhancing inclusivity in the biodiversity research community. These strategies encompass researchers, publishers, institutions, and funding bodies, and are designed to embrace diversity, dismantle barriers, and foster effective collaboration. We aim to advocate change by creating a research landscape that values and integrates diverse perspectives, empowers researchers from underrepresented regions, and bridges critical knowledge gaps hindering comprehensive biodiversity research. Together, these collective efforts can drive a paradigm shift fostering a more inclusive and impactful approach to biodiversity research that ensures equitable representation and maximizes the potential of our diverse and collective knowledge for conserving biodiversity and ecosystems.A pesquisa em biodiversidade é vital para entender a complexidade e a escala da crise global da biodiversidade, exigindo participação e perspectivas diversas por meio de esforços colaborativos. No entanto, o estado atual da pesquisa em biodiversidade destaca questões significativas relativas à inclusão, representação e colaboração equitativa. A experiência local de países e regiões ricas em biodiversidade é frequentemente sub-representada, com as instituições ocidentais ricas dominando o a área de pesquisa. Esse desequilíbrio dificulta iniciativas efetivas de conservação e limita as oportunidades para os cientistas locais contribuírem para o conhecimento da biodiversidade. Enfrentar esses desafios requer um esforço coletivo, reconhecendo a complexidade e a interação de fatores, como viés linguístico e limitações de infra-estrutura, em diferentes níveis do cenário de pesquisa. Neste artigo, apresentamos um conjunto abrangente de estratégias destinadas a promover e aumentar a inclusão na comunidade de pesquisa em biodiversidade. Essas estratégias abrangem pesquisadores, editoras, instituições e órgãos de financiamento e são projetadas para abraçar a diversidade, desmantelar barreiras e promover uma colaboração efetiva. Nosso objetivo é defender a mudança criando um cenário de pesquisa que valorize e integre perspectivas diversas, capacite pesquisadores de regiões sub-representadas e preencha lacunas críticas de conhecimento que impedem a pesquisa abrangente sobre biodiversidade. Juntos, esses esforços coletivos podem impulsionar uma mudança de paradigma, promovendo uma abordagem mais inclusiva e impactante para a pesquisa em biodiversidade que garanta uma representação equitativa e maximize o potencial de nosso conhecimento diversificado e coletivo para conservar a biodiversidade e os ecossistemas

Ecosystem-based tsunami mitigation for tropical biodiversity hotspots

Inclusion of ecosystem-based approaches in the governmental masterplan for tsunami mitigation in Palu, Indonesia may make the city a rare case study for ecological disaster risk reduction in tropical biodiversity hotspots. Such case studies are a key pillar of the United Nations (UN) Sendai Framework to protect coastal societies globally

Global Variation in Climate, Human Development, and Population Density Has Implications for Urban Ecosystem Services

Humans rely upon ecosystem services to regulate their environment and to provide resources and cultural benefits. As the world’s urban population grows, it becomes increasingly important to find ways of improving the provision of ecosystem services in urban areas. However, the kinds of ecosystem services that are most needed or demanded by urban populations, and the opportunities to provide these, vary widely in cities around the world. Here we explore variation in climate, Human Development Index (HDI), and population density, and discuss their implications for providing and managing urban ecosystem services. Using 221 published studies of urban ecosystem services, we analyse the extent to which existing research adequately covers global variation in climatic and social conditions. Our results reveal an under-representation of studies from tropical cities and from lower HDI countries, with implications for how we conceptualize and quantify urban ecosystem services, and how we transfer benefits across case studies. Future work should be aimed at correcting these deficits and determining the extent to which conclusions about urban ecosystem services are transferable from one city to another.ISSN:2071-105