Nature Positive is an aspirational term that is increasingly being used by businesses, governments and NGOs, but there is a danger that its meaning is being diluted away from measurable overall net gain in biodiversity towards merely any action that benefits nature, argues E.J. Milner-Gulland.
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Milner-Gulland, E.J. Don’t dilute the term Nature Positive. Nat Ecol Evol 6, 1243–1244 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-022-01845-5
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