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As biodiversity scientists and active volunteer Wikipedians, we applaud Nature articles calling for researchers to edit Wikipedia (see, for example, Nature 649, 1079–1080; 2026). Other platforms provided by Wikipedia’s host, the Wikimedia Foundation, also allow scientists to contribute to the quality and accessibility of biodiversity information.
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Nature 651, 1124 (2026)
doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-026-00940-y
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H.M.M. and S.L. are volunteer members of Wikimedia Aotearoa New Zealand. T.L. is a volunteer member of Wikimedia Brazil. S.v.M. is a volunteer member of Wikimedia Deutschland.
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