INVESTIGADORES
MIROL Patricia Monica
artículos
Título:
Threatened conservation scientists: The aftermath of an eye-opening publication on rewilding
Autor/es:
GUERISOLI MARÍA; SCHIAFFINI MAURO; TETA PABLO; VALENZUELA ALEJANDRO; MIROL PATRICIA; NORI JAVIER; OJEDA RICARDO
Revista:
BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION
Editorial:
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
Referencias:
Año: 2023 vol. 287
ISSN:
0006-3207
Resumen:
La publicación tiene 120 autores, los seis primeros comparten la primer autoríaRewilding is a nature conservation strategy gaining prominence worldwide. Established in the Northern Hemisphere, rewilding initiatives have increasingly been proposed in Argentina, but their relative merits, feasibility of implementation and accountability have lacked adequate analysis and discussion. Recently, 125 scientists and practitioners wrote an article to assess the justification and methods of current rewilding initiatives in Argentina. Rather than engaging in a constructive debate with the scientific community, one of the major organizations behind these initiatives threatened to sue the authors for libel. We strongly reject this baselessthreat. Scientific discussions around this and other conservation topics of societal concern should be addressed in an academic context and conducted in a respectful and rational manner,
