INVESTIGADORES
SARASOLA jose Hernan
artículos
Título:
Proposing general conservation actions hoping that policymakers do the rest is insufficient to conserve the Andean condor: A commentary to Plaza and Lambertucci (2020)
Autor/es:
MÉNDEZ, DIEGO; SARASOLA, JOSÉ HERNÁN; OLEA, PEDRO P.
Revista:
BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION
Editorial:
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
Referencias:
Año: 2021
ISSN:
0006-3207
Resumen:
The Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) is an iconic and declining species exemplifying the great challenge we face to halt the loss of biodiversity in an increasing time pressure. To collate the available information on this species and help practitioners and policymakers working with it, Plaza and Lambertucci (2020) presented an updated review of the scientific knowledge on the Andean condor, commented threats to their populations and proposed scientific evidence-based conservation actions. We consider this review (Plaza and Lambertucci, 2020) is a valuable contribution to know where we are in terms of our understanding of Andean condor ecology and conservation. However we believe that its recommendations for future conservation actions may well fall short as they condense numerous general recommendations that have already been given to conserve this species, which nevertheless have not stopped its conservation status from deteriorating further (BirdLife International, 2020). We also believe that Andean condor conservation planning ? besides relying on policymakers? predisposition to base their decisions in scientific knowledge ? should propose concrete conservation measures that actually close the gap between policymakers and scientific knowledge, facilitate evidence-based decision making and have the potential to yield tangible and measurable impacts (Williams et al., 2020).