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Reflections for Biodiversity Researchers Engaging With Policy‐Science Interfaces
Ana Carnaval,
Debra Zuppinger‐Dingley,
Andrea Paz 
,
Maria J. Santos,
Andrew Berger,
Vinicius Marcilio‐Silva ,
Márcia C. M. Marques,
Maximilian Tschol,
Adina Arth ,
Francesca Rosa,
Catalina Pimiento ,
Eric Mijts,
Lynne Shannon,
Sylvia Karlsson‐Vinkhuyzen,
Melanie Paschke,
Jean Krasno,
Eva M. Spehn,
Rémi Willemin
,
Maria J. Santos,
Andrew Berger,
Vinicius Marcilio‐Silva ,
Márcia C. M. Marques,
Maximilian Tschol,
Adina Arth ,
Francesca Rosa,
Catalina Pimiento ,
Eric Mijts,
Lynne Shannon,
Sylvia Karlsson‐Vinkhuyzen,
Melanie Paschke,
Jean Krasno,
Eva M. Spehn,
Rémi Willemin
The Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, Volume: 107, Issue: 1, Start page: e70049
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Researchers who wish to engage in policy processes to help address the biodiversity crisis are often hindered by fear of the potential drawbacks to doing so. The complexity of political systems, the necessity to interact with policymakers or politicians outside of the work environment, the potential...
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