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Diversity without representation

For policymakers, biodiversity can present more complex challenges than climate change, argue Michel Loreau, Alfred Oteng-Yeboah and their co-authors. So why isn't there an international panel of experts for biodiversity?

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Loreau, M., Oteng-Yeboah, A., Arroyo, M. et al. Diversity without representation. Nature 442, 245–246 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/442245a

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