Tapping into non-english-language science for the conservation of global biodiversity
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Resumo: | The widely held assumption that any important scientific information would be available in English underlies the underuse of non-English-language science across disciplines. However, non-English-language science is expected to bring unique and valuable scientific information, especially in disciplines where the evidence is patchy, and for emergent issues where synthesising available evidence is an urgent challenge. Yet such contribution of non-English-language science to scientific communities and the application of science is rarely quantified. Here, we show that non-English-language studies provide crucial evidence for informing global biodiversity conservation. By screening 419,679 peer-reviewed papers in 16 languages, we identified 1,234 non-English-language studies providing evidence on the effectiveness of biodiversity conservation interventions, compared to 4,412 English-language studies identified with the same criteria. Relevant non-English-language studies are being published at an increasing rate in 6 out of the 12 languages where there were a sufficient number of relevant studies. Incorporating non-English-language studies can expand the geographical coverage (i.e., the number of 2° × 2° grid cells with relevant studies) of English-language evidence by 12% to 25%, especially in biodiverse regions, and taxonomic coverage (i.e., the number of species covered by the relevant studies) by 5% to 32%, although they do tend to be based on less robust study designs. Our results show that synthesising non-English-language studies is key to overcoming the widespread lack of local, context-dependent evidence and facilitating evidence-based conservation globally. We urge wider disciplines to rigorously reassess the untapped potential of non-English-language science in informing decisions to address other global challenges. |
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Tapping into non-english-language science for the conservation of global biodiversityConservation interventionsConservation evidence databaseEnglish-language studiesThe widely held assumption that any important scientific information would be available in English underlies the underuse of non-English-language science across disciplines. However, non-English-language science is expected to bring unique and valuable scientific information, especially in disciplines where the evidence is patchy, and for emergent issues where synthesising available evidence is an urgent challenge. Yet such contribution of non-English-language science to scientific communities and the application of science is rarely quantified. Here, we show that non-English-language studies provide crucial evidence for informing global biodiversity conservation. By screening 419,679 peer-reviewed papers in 16 languages, we identified 1,234 non-English-language studies providing evidence on the effectiveness of biodiversity conservation interventions, compared to 4,412 English-language studies identified with the same criteria. Relevant non-English-language studies are being published at an increasing rate in 6 out of the 12 languages where there were a sufficient number of relevant studies. Incorporating non-English-language studies can expand the geographical coverage (i.e., the number of 2° × 2° grid cells with relevant studies) of English-language evidence by 12% to 25%, especially in biodiverse regions, and taxonomic coverage (i.e., the number of species covered by the relevant studies) by 5% to 32%, although they do tend to be based on less robust study designs. Our results show that synthesising non-English-language studies is key to overcoming the widespread lack of local, context-dependent evidence and facilitating evidence-based conservation globally. We urge wider disciplines to rigorously reassess the untapped potential of non-English-language science in informing decisions to address other global challenges.PLOS2022-03-16T16:53:02Z2022-03-16T16:53:02Z2021-10-07info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfAMANO, T. et al. Tapping into non-english-language science for the conservation of global biodiversity. PloS Biology, [S.l.], v. 19, n. 10, p. 1-29, Oct. 2021. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001296.http://repositorio.ufla.br/jspui/handle/1/49506PloS Biologyreponame:Repositório Institucional da UFLAinstname:Universidade Federal de Lavras (UFLA)instacron:UFLAAttribution 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessAmano, TatsuyaBerdejo-Espinola, VioletaChristie, Alec P.Willott, KateAkasaka, MunemitsuBáldi, AndrásBerthinussen, AnnaBertolino, SandroBladon, Andrew J.Chen, MinChoi, Chang-YongKharrat, Magda Bou DagherOliveira, Luis G. deFarhat, PerlaGolivets, MarinaAranzamendi, Nataly HidalgoJantke, KerstinKajzer-Bonk, JoannaAytekin, M. Çisel KemahlıKhorozyan, IgorKito, KensukeKonno, KoLin, Da-LiLittlewood, NickLiu, YangLiu, YifanLoretto, Matthias-ClaudioMarconi, ValentinaMartin, Philip A.Morgan, William H.Narváez-Gómez, Juan P.Negret, Pablo JoseNourani, ElhamQuintero, Jose M. OchoaOckendon, NancyOh, Rachel Rui YingPetrovan, Silviu O.Piovezan-Borges, Ana C.Pollet, Ingrid L.Ramos, Danielle L.Segovia, Ana L. ReboredoRivera-Villanueva, A. NayelliRocha, RicardoRouyer, Marie-MorganeSainsbury, Katherine A.Schuster, RichardSchwab, DominikŞekercioğlu, Çağan H.Seo, Hae-MinShackelford, GormShinoda, YushinSmith, Rebecca K.Tao, Shan-darTsai, Ming-shanTyler, Elizabeth H. M.Vajna, FlóraValdebenito, José OsvaldoVozykova, SvetlanaWaryszak, PawełZamora-Gutierrez, VeronicaZenni, Rafael D.Zhou, WenjunSutherland, William J.eng2022-03-16T16:53:03Zoai:localhost:1/49506Repositório InstitucionalPUBhttp://repositorio.ufla.br/oai/requestnivaldo@ufla.br || repositorio.biblioteca@ufla.bropendoar:2022-03-16T16:53:03Repositório Institucional da UFLA - Universidade Federal de Lavras (UFLA)false |
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Tapping into non-english-language science for the conservation of global biodiversity |
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Tapping into non-english-language science for the conservation of global biodiversity |
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Tapping into non-english-language science for the conservation of global biodiversity Amano, Tatsuya Conservation interventions Conservation evidence database English-language studies |
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Tapping into non-english-language science for the conservation of global biodiversity |
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Tapping into non-english-language science for the conservation of global biodiversity |
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Tapping into non-english-language science for the conservation of global biodiversity |
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Tapping into non-english-language science for the conservation of global biodiversity |
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Tapping into non-english-language science for the conservation of global biodiversity |
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Amano, Tatsuya |
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Amano, Tatsuya Berdejo-Espinola, Violeta Christie, Alec P. Willott, Kate Akasaka, Munemitsu Báldi, András Berthinussen, Anna Bertolino, Sandro Bladon, Andrew J. Chen, Min Choi, Chang-Yong Kharrat, Magda Bou Dagher Oliveira, Luis G. de Farhat, Perla Golivets, Marina Aranzamendi, Nataly Hidalgo Jantke, Kerstin Kajzer-Bonk, Joanna Aytekin, M. Çisel Kemahlı Khorozyan, Igor Kito, Kensuke Konno, Ko Lin, Da-Li Littlewood, Nick Liu, Yang Liu, Yifan Loretto, Matthias-Claudio Marconi, Valentina Martin, Philip A. Morgan, William H. Narváez-Gómez, Juan P. Negret, Pablo Jose Nourani, Elham Quintero, Jose M. Ochoa Ockendon, Nancy Oh, Rachel Rui Ying Petrovan, Silviu O. Piovezan-Borges, Ana C. Pollet, Ingrid L. Ramos, Danielle L. Segovia, Ana L. Reboredo Rivera-Villanueva, A. Nayelli Rocha, Ricardo Rouyer, Marie-Morgane Sainsbury, Katherine A. Schuster, Richard Schwab, Dominik Şekercioğlu, Çağan H. Seo, Hae-Min Shackelford, Gorm Shinoda, Yushin Smith, Rebecca K. Tao, Shan-dar Tsai, Ming-shan Tyler, Elizabeth H. M. Vajna, Flóra Valdebenito, José Osvaldo Vozykova, Svetlana Waryszak, Paweł Zamora-Gutierrez, Veronica Zenni, Rafael D. Zhou, Wenjun Sutherland, William J. |
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Berdejo-Espinola, Violeta Christie, Alec P. Willott, Kate Akasaka, Munemitsu Báldi, András Berthinussen, Anna Bertolino, Sandro Bladon, Andrew J. Chen, Min Choi, Chang-Yong Kharrat, Magda Bou Dagher Oliveira, Luis G. de Farhat, Perla Golivets, Marina Aranzamendi, Nataly Hidalgo Jantke, Kerstin Kajzer-Bonk, Joanna Aytekin, M. Çisel Kemahlı Khorozyan, Igor Kito, Kensuke Konno, Ko Lin, Da-Li Littlewood, Nick Liu, Yang Liu, Yifan Loretto, Matthias-Claudio Marconi, Valentina Martin, Philip A. Morgan, William H. Narváez-Gómez, Juan P. Negret, Pablo Jose Nourani, Elham Quintero, Jose M. Ochoa Ockendon, Nancy Oh, Rachel Rui Ying Petrovan, Silviu O. Piovezan-Borges, Ana C. Pollet, Ingrid L. Ramos, Danielle L. Segovia, Ana L. Reboredo Rivera-Villanueva, A. Nayelli Rocha, Ricardo Rouyer, Marie-Morgane Sainsbury, Katherine A. Schuster, Richard Schwab, Dominik Şekercioğlu, Çağan H. Seo, Hae-Min Shackelford, Gorm Shinoda, Yushin Smith, Rebecca K. Tao, Shan-dar Tsai, Ming-shan Tyler, Elizabeth H. M. Vajna, Flóra Valdebenito, José Osvaldo Vozykova, Svetlana Waryszak, Paweł Zamora-Gutierrez, Veronica Zenni, Rafael D. Zhou, Wenjun Sutherland, William J. |
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Amano, Tatsuya Berdejo-Espinola, Violeta Christie, Alec P. Willott, Kate Akasaka, Munemitsu Báldi, András Berthinussen, Anna Bertolino, Sandro Bladon, Andrew J. Chen, Min Choi, Chang-Yong Kharrat, Magda Bou Dagher Oliveira, Luis G. de Farhat, Perla Golivets, Marina Aranzamendi, Nataly Hidalgo Jantke, Kerstin Kajzer-Bonk, Joanna Aytekin, M. Çisel Kemahlı Khorozyan, Igor Kito, Kensuke Konno, Ko Lin, Da-Li Littlewood, Nick Liu, Yang Liu, Yifan Loretto, Matthias-Claudio Marconi, Valentina Martin, Philip A. Morgan, William H. Narváez-Gómez, Juan P. Negret, Pablo Jose Nourani, Elham Quintero, Jose M. Ochoa Ockendon, Nancy Oh, Rachel Rui Ying Petrovan, Silviu O. Piovezan-Borges, Ana C. Pollet, Ingrid L. Ramos, Danielle L. Segovia, Ana L. Reboredo Rivera-Villanueva, A. Nayelli Rocha, Ricardo Rouyer, Marie-Morgane Sainsbury, Katherine A. Schuster, Richard Schwab, Dominik Şekercioğlu, Çağan H. Seo, Hae-Min Shackelford, Gorm Shinoda, Yushin Smith, Rebecca K. Tao, Shan-dar Tsai, Ming-shan Tyler, Elizabeth H. M. Vajna, Flóra Valdebenito, José Osvaldo Vozykova, Svetlana Waryszak, Paweł Zamora-Gutierrez, Veronica Zenni, Rafael D. Zhou, Wenjun Sutherland, William J. |
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Conservation interventions Conservation evidence database English-language studies |
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Conservation interventions Conservation evidence database English-language studies |
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The widely held assumption that any important scientific information would be available in English underlies the underuse of non-English-language science across disciplines. However, non-English-language science is expected to bring unique and valuable scientific information, especially in disciplines where the evidence is patchy, and for emergent issues where synthesising available evidence is an urgent challenge. Yet such contribution of non-English-language science to scientific communities and the application of science is rarely quantified. Here, we show that non-English-language studies provide crucial evidence for informing global biodiversity conservation. By screening 419,679 peer-reviewed papers in 16 languages, we identified 1,234 non-English-language studies providing evidence on the effectiveness of biodiversity conservation interventions, compared to 4,412 English-language studies identified with the same criteria. Relevant non-English-language studies are being published at an increasing rate in 6 out of the 12 languages where there were a sufficient number of relevant studies. Incorporating non-English-language studies can expand the geographical coverage (i.e., the number of 2° × 2° grid cells with relevant studies) of English-language evidence by 12% to 25%, especially in biodiverse regions, and taxonomic coverage (i.e., the number of species covered by the relevant studies) by 5% to 32%, although they do tend to be based on less robust study designs. Our results show that synthesising non-English-language studies is key to overcoming the widespread lack of local, context-dependent evidence and facilitating evidence-based conservation globally. We urge wider disciplines to rigorously reassess the untapped potential of non-English-language science in informing decisions to address other global challenges. |
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AMANO, T. et al. Tapping into non-english-language science for the conservation of global biodiversity. PloS Biology, [S.l.], v. 19, n. 10, p. 1-29, Oct. 2021. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001296. http://repositorio.ufla.br/jspui/handle/1/49506 |
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