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Researchers say more needs to be done to correct past injustices.

Clare Watson Email Bluesky Facebook LinkedIn Reddit Whatsapp X Research conducted on reef biodiversity in the Philippines often overlooks local scientists. Credit: Giordano Cipriani/Getty Images After enduring “parachute science” for decades, researchers in countries known for their coral reefs and mineral riches now have data quantifying just how pervasive the practice has been. Two recent analyses have shown that the bulk of studies conducted on African Earth sciences and coral reef biodiversity in Indonesia and the Philippines list not a single host-nation scientist. Parachute science, also

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