Conservation biology research priorities for 2050: A Central-Eastern European perspective

One of the main goals EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 is to avoid further loss biodiversity and restore ecosystems. These efforts can be facilitated by compiling research topics related conservation biology provide new evidence most urgent knowledge gaps, publicise it researchers, funders policy makers. We used possible future statements from Hungarian Environmental Foresight Report 2050 which identified region-specific problems. To highlight likely environmental questions, in this study we asked researchers fields ecology define questions addressing these line with international trends challenges. The resulted fourteen priority topics, split into seven clusters relevant biological that should targeted stakeholders, primarily makers focus capacity topics. overarching themes here include a wide range approaches solutions such as innovative technologies, involvement local stakeholders citizen scientists, legislation, issues human health. indicate challenges require multidisciplinary approach design multi-actor implementation. Although priorities were listed Hungary, they are European global strategies, tailored suit other Central Eastern countries well. believe our prioritisation help science–policy discussion, will eventually contribute healthy well-functioning