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Too many studies go unread. Collate them to enable synthesis and guide decision-making in sustainability, urge Madeleine C. McKinnon and colleagues.
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Madeleine C. McKinnon is senior director of monitoring and evaluation at Conservation International, Arlington, Virginia, USA.,
Madeleine C. McKinnon
Samantha H. Cheng is a doctoral candidate at the University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA.,
Samantha H. Cheng
Ruth Garside is senior lecturer in evidence synthesis at the European Centre for Environment and Human Health, University of Exeter Medical School, Truro, UK.,
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Yuta J. Masuda is an environmental and social-policy scientist at the Nature Conservancy, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,
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Daniel C. Miller is assistant professor in natural resources and environmental sciences at the University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, USA.,
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