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Conservation needs to break free from global priority mapping

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Global priority maps have been transformative for conservation, but now have questionable utility and may crowd out other forms of research. Conservation must re-engage with contextually rich knowledge that builds global understanding from the ground up.

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  1. Institute for Water Futures, Fenner School of Environment and Society, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

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  2. Public Service Research Group, School of Business, University of New South Wales, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

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Wyborn, C., Evans, M.C. Conservation needs to break free from global priority mapping. Nat Ecol Evol 5, 1322–1324 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-021-01540-x

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