Build up conservation research capacity in China for biodiversity governance.

Nature Ecology & Evolution
Peng-Fei FanTien Ming Lee

Abstract

To achieve the grand vision of 'Ecological Civilization' and to build a more sustainable Belt and Road Initiative, China's conservation policies must be underpinned by research. However, recent institutional and vertebrate conservation scientists' publication data suggest that China has a growing conservation research capacity deficit. China lacks a pipeline for the training and development of conservation scientists locally and abroad. The network of active conservation scientists is rapidly shrinking and institutions are exhibiting signs of academic inbreeding. Career advancement policies are perversely incentivized away from practical conservation research, thereby constraining capacity building. Comparative data indicate that China severely lags behind the United States and United Kingdom in research quality and capacity. We outline possible recommendations that include developing a different performance evaluation system, promoting training and international exchanges, encouraging interdisciplinary collaboration, and fostering international collaborative networks for China-based conservation scientists. For global biodiversity governance, China must act to make up for considerable shortfalls in conservation research capaci...Continue Reading

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