The Conguillío Statement on the values and responsibilities of ecologists

• DOI: 10.32942/x2b90t
• Publication Date: 2024-07-31T10:13:06Z
• Authors: Carlos Alberto Ar...; Gisela Stotz; Javiera Beatriz C...; Sharon Collinge; Mariana Chiuffo; Rebecca Kariuki; Hazel Norman; Andrea Monica Ortiz; Helen Regan; Kristiina Visakorpi; Kadambari Devarajan; Alexandra-Maria K...; Florian Schnabel; Anni Arponen; Marc Cadotte; Roger Cousens; Ken Ehrlich; Marilyn Grell-Brisk; Lesley Hughes; Heather Kharouba; Tara Martin; Toni Morelli; Libby Rumpff; Bruno Soares; Ana Carolina Prad...; Michael Williams; Marten Winter; Florencia Yannelli; Menilek Beyene; Yasasi Fernando; Thomas Hart; Minna Santaoja; Nicolás Santos Do...
• Keywords: Globe; Professional association; Ethical code

Amid global environmental crises threatening the survival of many species, including our own, a diverse group scientists from 15 countries and members 16 professional academic societies, concerned with current crisis met in February 2024 to address urgent need reflect on, identify, core values responsibilities as individual professionals societies. We invited fellow join this conversation we share here result discussion, which was informed by: i) experiences; ii) scoping review mission vision statements 73 ecological societies across globe, codes ethics for researchers professionals, several that other professions use guide their practice; iii) direct conversations people facing vicinity Conguillío National Park, Chile, where meeting held.