Avoiding wasted research resources in conservation science

Scientific evidence is fundamental for guiding effective conservation action to curb biodiversity loss. Yet, research resources in are often wasted due biased allocation of effort, irrelevant or low-priority questions, flawed studies, inaccessible outputs, and poor-quality reporting. We outline a striking example resources, highlight powerful case data rescue/reuse, discuss an exemplary model evidence-informed conservation. suggest that funding agencies, institutions, NGOs, publishers, researchers part the problem solutions, recommendations waste including knowledge co-creation open science practices.