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Making the best use of non-English-language science can be a quick, cost-effective way to fill gaps in English-language science, and give us the best chance of halting Earth’s extinction crisis by harnessing the skills, experience and knowledge of people from around the world.
By Tatsuya Amano for The Conversation English is considered the language of international science. But our new research reveals how important scientific knowledge in other languages is going untapped. This oversight squanders opportunities to help improve the plight of the one million species facing extinction.
English is considered the language of international science. But our new research reveals how important scientific knowledge in other languages is
Bill Sutherland has started a revolution in conservation. Put simply he’d “like us to stop doing the things that we know don't work and do more of the things that do” – and with global collaborators is building the tools to help people achieve this.