Implications of intersectionality in global challenges
There are many global challenges that require the involvement of many
nationalities from the Global South and the Global North as well as the
empowerment of local populations worldwide. For instance, the goal of
global biodiversity conservation is very difficult to achieve because
expertise is currently localized, mostly unilingual, and not equally
transferred across countries (Amano &
Sutherland 2013). Countries that meet the highest number of barriers to
excel in science often have global biodiversity hotspots where research
are expertise are most urgently needed. However, the most biodiverse
areas of the world still receive the least conservation research, often
conducted by scientists from western countries
(Wilson et al. 2016), a practice
commonly known as helicopter research. Addressing these issues should
involve diversifying expertise and ameliorating our ways to transfer
knowledge to countries that are currently not leaders in science, which
involve solving issues related to T , L , N, andD . Until then, addressing global challenges such as climate
change, sustainable development, human population growth, water quality
and security, and gender equality, is difficult.