Biodiversity (Wilson & Peters, 1988) revisited: How has tropical conservation science changed in the last 35 years?

Franklin ([30]) wrote, "There is also a critical need to integrate biodiversity objectives into management of all our landscapes because preservation of selected tracts of land, even at the largest scale possible, will not by itself achieve the desired goal of maintaining Earth's biodiversity." Recognizing the complex socio-economic nature of the biodiversity crisis, this commentary proposes the expansion of indigenous territories and protected areas, the establishment of a global biodiversity monitoring network, and the training of a new generation of translational ecologists, as potential pathways toward a more promising future. Keywords: conservation outcomes; historical perspective; translational ecology; tropical biodiversity EN conservation outcomes historical perspective translational ecology tropical biodiversity 729 736 8 07/11/23 20230701 NES 230701 This commentary examines the dynamics of tropical conservation science, the translation of scientific insights into practical conservation actions, and the resulting conservation outcomes over the last 35 years, using Biodiversity (Wilson & Peters, 1988) as a point of reference. Biodiversity (Wilson & Peters, 1988) revisited: How has tropical conservation science changed in the last 35 years?. [Extracted from the article]