Decision Trees for Data Publishing May Exacerbate Conservation Conflict

Citation

Minderman J, Cusack JJ, Duthie AB, Jones IL, Pozo RA, Rakotonarivo OS & Bunnefeld N (2019) Decision Trees for Data Publishing May Exacerbate Conservation Conflict. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 3, p. 318. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-019-0804-7

Abstract
First paragraph: Tulloch et al. have rightly highlighted the need to increase the accessibility of species occurrence data to better support conservation efforts. They present a tree to aid decisions regarding making data publicly available. Their tree is essentially a visual aid to existing protocols. However, we feel that, owing to its failure to explicitly account for likely disagreements among stakeholders throughout the process, the proposed method may inadvertently fuel conservation conflicts.

Notes
Output Type: Letter

Journal
Nature Ecology and Evolution: Volume 3

People

Professor Nils Bunnefeld

Professor, Biological and Environmental Sciences

Dr Brad Duthie

Lecturer in Environmental Modelling, Biological and Environmental Sciences

Dr Isabel Jones

Senior Research Fellow, Biological and Environmental Sciences