Author
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- Tatsuya Amano
(The University of Queensland
The University of Queensland)
- Violeta Berdejo-Espinola
(The University of Queensland
The University of Queensland)
- Munemitsu Akasaka
(Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology)
- Milton A. U. de Andrade Junior
(State Department of Sustainable Economic Development)
- Ndayizeye Blaise
(Gitega’s Polytechnique University (UPG))
- Julia Checco
(The University of Queensland)
- F. Gözde Çilingir
(University of Zurich
Eidgenössische Forschungsanstalt WSL)
- Geoffroy Citegetse
(BirdLife International)
- Marina Corella Tor
(The University of Queensland
The University of Queensland)
- Szymon M. Drobniak
(University of New South Wales
Jagiellonian University)
- Sylvaine Giakoumi
(The University of Queensland
Sicily Marine Centre)
- Marina Golivets
(Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ)
- Mihaela C. Ion
(Romanian Academy)
- Javiera P. Jara-Díaz
(Fundación Auilaff)
- Ryosuke Katayose
(Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology)
- Felicia P. S. Lasmana
(HCV Network)
- Hsien-Yung Lin
(Carleton University)
- Erick Lopez
(Universidad del Valle de Guatemala)
- Peter Mikula
(Czech Academy of Sciences
Czech University of Life Sciences Prague)
- Lucia Morales-Barquero
(The University of Queensland)
- Anne-Christine Mupepele
(University of Freiburg)
- Juan P. Narváez-Gómez
(Universidade de São Paulo
University of Cambridge)
- Thi Hieu Nguyen
(The University of Queensland)
- Sá Nogueira Lisboa
(Eduardo Mondlane University
N’Lab)
- Martin A. Nuñez
(University of Houston
Universidad Nacional del Comahue)
- Diego Pavón-Jordán
(Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA))
- Patrice Pottier
(The University of New South Wales)
- Graham W. Prescott
(University of Bern
The Biodiversity Consultancy Ltd)
- Farah Samad
(Saint-Joseph University, Lebanon)
- Marko Šćiban
(Bird Protection and Study Society of Serbia)
- Hae-Min Seo
(Seoul National University)
- Yushin Shinoda
(Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
National Institute for Environmental Studies)
- Flóra Vajna
(Centre for Ecological Research)
- Svetlana Vozykova
(ITMO University)
- Jessica C. Walsh
(Monash University)
- Alison K. S. Wee
(University of Nottingham Malaysia)
- Hui Xiao
(Deakin University
The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation Oceans and Atmosphere)
- Veronica Zamora-Gutierrez
(Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Durango)
Abstract
Consulting the best available evidence is key to successful conservation decision-making. While much scientific evidence on conservation continues to be published in non-English languages, a poor understanding of how non-English-language science contributes to conservation decision-making is causing global assessments and studies to practically ignore non-English-language literature. By investigating the use of scientific literature in biodiversity assessment reports across 37 countries/territories, we have uncovered the established role of non-English-language literature as a major source of information locally. On average, non-English-language literature constituted 65% of the references cited, and these were recognized as relevant knowledge sources by 75% of report authors. This means that by ignoring non-English-language science, international assessments may overlook important information on local and/or regional biodiversity. Furthermore, a quarter of the authors acknowledged the struggles of understanding English-language literature. This points to the need to aid the use of English-language literature in domestic decision-making, for example, by providing non-English-language abstracts or improving and/or implementing machine translation. (This abstract is also avaialble in 21 other languages in Supplementary Data 4).
Suggested Citation
Tatsuya Amano & Violeta Berdejo-Espinola & Munemitsu Akasaka & Milton A. U. de Andrade Junior & Ndayizeye Blaise & Julia Checco & F. Gözde Çilingir & Geoffroy Citegetse & Marina Corella Tor & Szymon M, 2023.
"The role of non-English-language science in informing national biodiversity assessments,"
Nature Sustainability, Nature, vol. 6(7), pages 845-854, July.
Handle:
RePEc:nat:natsus:v:6:y:2023:i:7:d:10.1038_s41893-023-01087-8
DOI: 10.1038/s41893-023-01087-8
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