Your Editorial rightly highlights the need for better evidence in biodiversity conservation (see Nature 650, 7–8; 2026). But evidence does not guarantee implementation.
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Your Editorial rightly highlights the need for better evidence in biodiversity conservation (see Nature 650, 7–8; 2026). But evidence does not guarantee implementation.
The authors…

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