A glimpse into global biodiversity data

"The systems that generate biodiversity data are complex, uneven, and ultimately human. Species observations reflect human processes across space and time: from the decadal impacts of colonialism to the weekly sway of work schedules in modern society, from geopolitical strife to neighborhood-scale disparities." -

Melissa Chapman et al., Biodiversity monitoring for a just planetary future. Science383,34-36(2024). DOI:10.1126/science.adh8874


Created at the Art+Science residency at NCEAS (National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis)