SummarySystems thinking provides a comprehensive range of theories and methods that are useful for understanding and managing sustainability challenges. Biodiversity conservation is riddled with complex interactions between science, society and myriad interacting systems through temporal and spatial scales. This article presents a synthetic analysis of the history of systems thinking from a genealogical perspective, drawing from hard and soft systems thinking, and resilience and social-ecological systems. Using the anchor point of system leverage points and system characteristics (parameters, feedbacks, design and intent), we employ a diversity of examples to illustrate their relevance to multiple biodiversity related problems. We conclude by illustrating the opportunities for systems thinking to bridge epistemic divides with multiple biodiversity actors working towards conservation outcomes. Systems thinking can support more integrative biodiversity interventions, as they provide a pluralistic set of tools for bridging knowledges and disciplines, which can be useful to create new shared understandings of how to conserve biodiversity.

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通过系统思考重新审视生物多样性

总结系统思维提供了一系列有助于理解和管理可持续性挑战的理论和方法。生物多样性保护充满了科学、社会和无数相互作用系统之间在时间和空间尺度上的复杂相互作用。本文从谱系学的角度对系统思维的历史进行了综合分析，从硬系统思维和软系统思维，以及弹性和社会生态系统的角度出发。使用系统杠杆点和系统特征（参数、反馈、设计和意图）的锚点，我们采用各种示例来说明它们与多个生物多样性相关问题的相关性。最后，我们展示了系统思考与致力于实现保护结果的多个生物多样性参与者弥合认知分歧的机会。系统思维可以支持更综合的生物多样性干预措施，因为它们提供了一套多元化的工具来连接知识和学科，这有助于就如何保护生物多样性建立新的共识。