Scientific integrity must be defended, our planet depends on it To conserve Earth’s remarkable species, such as the violet sabrewing, we must also defend the importance of science. Jeremy Kerr , Author provided Euan Ritchie , Deakin University ; James Watson , The University of Queensland ; Jeremy Kerr , L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa , and Martine Maron , The University of Queensland Science is the best method we have for determining what is likely to be true. The knowledge gained from this process benefits society in a multitude of ways, including promoting evidence-based decision-making and management. Nowhere is this more important than conservation, as the intensifying impacts of the Anthropocene increasingly threaten the survival of species. But truth can be inconvenient: conservation goals sometimes seem at odds with social or economic interests . As a result, scientific evidence may be ignored or suppressed fo...
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