Policy makers and ecologists must develop a more constructive dialogue to save the planet -- ScienceDaily

An international consensus demands human impacts on the environment 'sustain,' 'maintain,' 'conserve,' 'protect,' 'safeguard,' and 'secure' it, keeping it within 'safe ecological limits.' But, a new Trinity College Dublin-led study that assembled an international team of environmental scientists shows that policy makers have little idea what these terms mean or how to connect them to a wealth of ecological data and ideas.