A call for conservation scientists to empirically study the effects of human population policies on biodiversity loss

The world is changing more quickly now than it ever has before, predominantly due to our large consumption rates and population size. Despite this epoch being well-accepted as the 'Anthropocene', it is surprising that there is still a lack of willingness by many conservation scientists to...

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Autores principales:	Niki Rust, Laura Kehoe
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Publicado:	The White Horse Press 2017
Materias:	family planning fertility overconsumption overpopulation population growth population health and environment Environmental sciences GE1-350 Demography. Population. Vital events HB848-3697
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:da7de99c02eb4f2cba2bbdb629b855662021-12-02T16:35:22ZA call for conservation scientists to empirically study the effects of human population policies on biodiversity loss10.3197/jps.2017.1.2.532398-54882398-5496https://doaj.org/article/da7de99c02eb4f2cba2bbdb629b855662017-05-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.whp-journals.co.uk/JPS/article/view/614https://doaj.org/toc/2398-5488https://doaj.org/toc/2398-5496 The world is changing more quickly now than it ever has before, predominantly due to our large consumption rates and population size. Despite this epoch being well-accepted as the 'Anthropocene', it is surprising that there is still a lack of willingness by many conservation scientists to engage with the consequences of human population dynamics on biodiversity. We highlight the importance of addressing the effects of our population abundance, density and growth rate on conservation and note that environmental organisations are beginning to embrace this problem but the take-up amongst conservation researchers to empirically study their effect on biodiversity is slow. We argue that the lack of published research may partly be because the topic is still considered taboo. We therefore urge conservation scientists to direct more of their research efforts on this issue, particularly to examples that highlight the effects of Population, Health and Environment (PHE) projects and female education initiatives on biodiversity. Niki RustLaura KehoeThe White Horse Pressarticlefamily planningfertilityoverconsumptionoverpopulationpopulation growthpopulation health and environmentEnvironmental sciencesGE1-350Demography. Population. Vital eventsHB848-3697ENThe Journal of Population and Sustainability, Vol 1, Iss 2 (2017)
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spellingShingle	family planning fertility overconsumption overpopulation population growth population health and environment Environmental sciences GE1-350 Demography. Population. Vital events HB848-3697 Niki Rust Laura Kehoe A call for conservation scientists to empirically study the effects of human population policies on biodiversity loss
description	The world is changing more quickly now than it ever has before, predominantly due to our large consumption rates and population size. Despite this epoch being well-accepted as the 'Anthropocene', it is surprising that there is still a lack of willingness by many conservation scientists to engage with the consequences of human population dynamics on biodiversity. We highlight the importance of addressing the effects of our population abundance, density and growth rate on conservation and note that environmental organisations are beginning to embrace this problem but the take-up amongst conservation researchers to empirically study their effect on biodiversity is slow. We argue that the lack of published research may partly be because the topic is still considered taboo. We therefore urge conservation scientists to direct more of their research efforts on this issue, particularly to examples that highlight the effects of Population, Health and Environment (PHE) projects and female education initiatives on biodiversity.
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title	A call for conservation scientists to empirically study the effects of human population policies on biodiversity loss
title_short	A call for conservation scientists to empirically study the effects of human population policies on biodiversity loss
title_full	A call for conservation scientists to empirically study the effects of human population policies on biodiversity loss
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A call for conservation scientists to empirically study the effects of human population policies on biodiversity loss

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