Every research activity — from data collection and computational analysis to laboratory experiments and fieldwork — has an environmental impact. Many scientists recognize this, but most overlook it because they are overwhelmed by other priorities. We therefore urge funding agencies, academic institutions and publishers to ask scientists to declare what steps they will take, or have taken, to minimize the environmental impact of their work.
Scientists have a responsibility to assess each proposed research activity as a trade-off between knowledge gains and negative impacts. Consequently, some minimize the use of electricity and plastics, reuse materials where possible, share equipment and reduce air travel for conferences and fieldwork (see J. Rosen Nature 546, 565–567 (2017) and J. Madhusoodanan Nature 581, 228–229; 2020).
Asking scientists to declare their efforts to safeguard the environment in their grant proposals and in appendices of research papers and theses (see examples in P. Grogan Front. Ecol. Environ. 19, 143; 2021) will raise awareness and inspire others to change their behaviour.
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