Since the early 1990s, ecologists and evolutionary biologists have aggregated primary
research using meta‐analytic methods to understand ecological and evolutionary …

Well‐conducted systematic reviews are invaluable for synthesising research findings. The
conclusions of a review depend on how the research question was formulated, how relevant …

In many scientific disciplines, common research practices have led to unreliable and
exaggerated evidence about scientific phenomena. Here we describe some of these …

Ecological forecasting provides a powerful set of methods for predicting short‐and long‐term
change in living systems. Forecasts are now widely produced, enabling proactive …

Conservation is predominantly an exercise in trying to change human behaviour–whether
that of consumers whose choices drive unsustainable resource use, of land managers …

Collaborative efforts to directly replicate empirical studies in the medical and social sciences
have revealed alarmingly low rates of replicability, a phenomenon dubbed the 'replication …

Field studies are essential to reliably quantify ecological responses to global change
because they are exposed to realistic climate manipulations. Yet such studies are limited in …

Evidence-based conservation relies on reliable and relevant evidence. Practitioners often
prefer locally relevant studies whose results are more likely to be transferable to the context …

Scientific evidence is fundamental for guiding effective conservation action to curb
biodiversity loss. Yet, research resources in conservation are often wasted due to biased …

The knowledge‐action gap in conservation science and practice occurs when research
outputs do not result in actions to protect or restore biodiversity. Among the diverse and …