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dc.contributor.authorBrodie, JF
dc.contributor.authorLieberman, S
dc.contributor.authorMoehrenschlager, A
dc.contributor.authorRedford, KH
dc.contributor.authorRodríguez, JP
dc.contributor.authorSchwartz, M
dc.contributor.authorSeddon, PJ
dc.contributor.authorWatson, JEM
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-22T04:01:43Z
dc.date.available2021-06-22T04:01:43Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.identifier.issn0036-8075
dc.identifier.doi10.1126/science.abj3134
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/405260
dc.description.abstractRicciardi and Simberloff highlight the dangers of some species introductions (which are real) but do not address the concurrent (and also very real) dangers of inaction when it comes to ameliorating the impacts of climate change on biodiversity. We are not proposing what the guidance about assisted colonization should be or endorsing assisted colonization in all cases. We propose just the opposite—that a task force of experts develop guidance and best practice. Assisted colonization is going to be used and has been used (1). We agree that there are cases when it would not be appropriate, but maintaining a policy void will not stop people from taking action. Well-constructed policy guidance would assist conservationists and governments in making informed decisions. There are 196 governments that are Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, and it is far preferable to develop guidance on translocation decision-making that all of these governments could consult than to have 196 separate approaches.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageen
dc.publisherAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom925
dc.relation.ispartofpageto926
dc.relation.ispartofissue6545
dc.relation.ispartofjournalScience
dc.relation.ispartofvolume372
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBiosecurity science and invasive species ecology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEcology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode410202
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3103
dc.titleAssisted colonization risk assessment: Response (Letter)
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dcterms.bibliographicCitationBrodie, JF; Lieberman, S; Moehrenschlager, A; Redford, KH; Rodríguez, JP; Schwartz, M; Seddon, PJ; Watson, JEM, Assisted colonization risk assessment: Response (Letter), Science, 2021, 372 (6545), pp. 925-926
dc.date.updated2021-06-21T01:19:29Z
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gro.griffith.authorRedford, Kent


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