A survey of more than 9,000 conservationists in 149 countries reveals that, despite broad diversity in people and ideas, the global conversation community is not divided. Conservation policy will benefit from drawing on this diversity as international negotiations around the post-2020 agenda for conservation proceed.
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Watson, J.E.M., Jones, J.P.G. Diverse contributions benefit people and nature. Nat Ecol Evol 3, 1140–1141 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-019-0936-9
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