The empty forest three decades later: Lessons and prospects

The Empty Forest paradigm published three decades ago inspired studies on biodiversity erosion. Evidence to date continues pessimistic regarding the fate of wildlife. This calls for a more proactive approach by several societal actors to realign systems of resource exploitation with the goals of the Convention on Biological Diversity.

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The publication of the Empty Forest paradigm three decades ago has influenced studies on biodiversity erosion. However, the evidence to date remains pessimistic about the fate of wildlife, calling for a more proactive approach by societal actors to align resource exploitation systems with the goals of the Convention on Biological Diversity.