Confronting ethical challenges in long-term research programs in the tropics

• Published in: Biological conservation Vol. 255; p. 108933
• Main Authors: Seidler, Reinmar, Primack, Richard B., Goswami, Varun R., Khaling, Sarala, Devy, M. Soubadra, Corlett, Richard T., Knott, Cheryl D., Kane, Erin E., Susanto, Tri Wahyu, Otali, Emily, Roth, Robin J., Phillips, Oliver L., Baker, Tim R., Ewango, Corneille, Coronado, Euridice Honorio, Levesley, Aurora, Lewis, Simon L., Marimon, Beatriz S., Qie, Lan, Sonké, Bonaventure, Wilson, John W., Wrangham, Richard
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2021
• Subjects: Conservation; cultural differences; Ecology; Ethics; Long-term research; research programs; social inequality; Tropics; Ethics; Ecology; Long-term research; Tropics; Conservation

Ecologists and conservation biologists conducting long-term research programs in the tropics must confront serious ethical challenges that revolve around economic inequalities, cultural differences, supporting the local communities as much as possible, and sharing the knowledge produced by the resea...