In the face of unprecedented biodiversity loss, the belief that conservation goals can be met could play an important role in ensuring they are fulfilled. We asked conservationists how optimistic they felt about key biodiversity outcomes over the next 10 years; 2341 people familiar with conservation in 144 countries responded. Respondents expressed optimism that enabling conditions for conservation would improve but felt pressures would continue, and the state of biodiversity was unlikely to get better. Respondents with greater general optimism about life, at early-career stages, and working in practice and policy (compared to academia) reported higher conservation optimism. But most of our biodiversity and conservation status indicators were not associated with conservation optimism. Unbounded optimism without appropriate action would be misguided in the face of growing threats to biodiversity. However, supporting those struggling to see the light at the end of the tunnel could help sustain efforts to overcome these threats.

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个人特征预测保护主义者对自然结果的乐观态度

面对前所未有的生物多样性丧失，可以实现保护目标的信念可以在确保实现这些目标方面发挥重要作用。我们询问了环保主义者，他们对未来 10 年的关键生物多样性成果感到多么乐观；来自 144 个国家的 2341 名熟悉保护的人士做出了回应。受访者对保护的有利条件将改善表示乐观，但认为压力将继续存在，生物多样性状况不太可能好转。对生活、职业生涯早期阶段以及在实践和政策工作（与学术界相比）持更大普遍乐观态度的受访者报告了更高的保护乐观情绪。但我们的大多数生物多样性和保护状况指标都与保护乐观情绪无关。面对日益严重的生物多样性威胁，如果不采取适当行动，盲目乐观就会被误导。然而，支持那些努力在隧道尽头看到光明的人可以帮助维持克服这些威胁的努力。