Noting research by sociologist Jason Owen - Smith, who is now at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, they argue that American - model labs organize work not around a singular authority figure but around formalized «skeptical encounters.» (sciencemag.org)
The main need, he adds, is for more habitat and biodiversity data to complement and expand on the IUCN Red List, rather than relying on the Red List as a singular authority on extinction risk. (sciencemag.org)
But conservators also bring an outside perspective and the singular authority to make tough decisions. (hechingerreport.org)