Nature Correspondence: ‘Biodiversity: ideas need time to mature’
Published today, my Nature correspondence calls for continued dialogue on the values of nature in the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. It argues that debates over the representation of values are a productive (and likely inevitable) part of responding to environmental change. They promote dialogue and innovate new ideas. But seeking rapid consensus can…
Journal Article: Engaging diverse experts in global environmental assessment
Finding agreement in transdisciplinary knowledge production can be a challenge, however by focusing on agreement around commonalities and points of difference, experts in IPBES have developed an approach that accommodates both diversity and consensus.