Tapping into non-English-language science for the conservation of global biodiversity.

ABSTRACT: The widely held assumption that any important scientific information would be available in English underlies the underuse of non-English-language science across disciplines. However, non-English-language science is expected to bring unique and valuable scientific information, especially in disciplines where the evidence is patchy, and for emergent issues where synthesising available evidence is an urgent challenge. Yet such contribution of non-English-language science to scientific communities and the application of science is rarely quantified. Here, we show that non-English-language studies provide crucial evidence for informing global biodiversity conservation. By screening 419,679 peer-reviewed papers in 16 languages, we identified 1,234 non-English-language studies providing evidence

SUBMITTER: Amano T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8496809 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature