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Leading experts in conservation across the country weigh in on the information needed for biodiversity conservation in Canada. I am so thrilled to present the culmination of years of work. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2021.108983 - a 
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Importantly making space for multiple ways of knowing, especially Indigenous knowledge systems, are critical to supporting the transformative change needed for #biodiversity conservation (2/9) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2021.108983
Amazingly, in a room of scholars and knowledge keepers, we concluded that a lack of information is not the major barrier to biodiversity conservation: we urgently need to translate information into action. No more needless information gathering (3/9) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2021.108983
Inter/multidisciplinary research is key - collaboration among natural, social and data scientists can facilitate social change and biodiversity information management (4/9) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2021.108983
Aside from these major themes, we identified 50 priority information needs, from reviewing successful policies to developing methods to integrate existing data across regions (5/9) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2021.108983
No more room for status quo: we need to mobilize information to support action and make room for much-needed ethical space in biodiversity conservation. (6/9) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2021.108983
This project was truly a team effort @andreajanereid @Joe_Ecology @saverygo @carlyziter @danikabillie @procellaria11 @SJC_fishy @bethnyboer @AllisonBinley @MarineCons @ElenaBennett @Aerin_J @ilonanl22 @Ciara_RH @dom_roche @Soulfra @StralbergDiana @KaiChanUBC @DianeOrihel (7/9)
... and so many others. Not only was it super intimidating to work with this group of big 
s, it was also an absolute joy - everyone was super supportive #kindscience (8/9) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2021.108983
s, it was also an absolute joy - everyone was super supportive #kindscience (8/9) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2021.108983
My most heartfelt thanks to @plenty_canada - for patiently guiding our group through to ethical space. Larry transformed this exercise from a conventional horizon scan, to a career-altering commitment to take action and amplify Indigenous voices. 
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