Optimism for nature’s recovery is not misplaced: Nature conservation works, researchers say

Though biodiversity is declining, we have effective tools to conserve it—and they seem to be getting better over time.

To work in nature conservation is to battle a headwind of bad news. When the overwhelming picture indicates the natural world is in decline, is there any room for optimism? Well, our new global study has some good news: we provide the strongest evidence to date that nature conservation efforts are not only effective, but that when they do work, they often really work.