Thanks! To clarify, I agree WAI should be supporting projects which do not target soil sprintails, mites, and nematodes (the most abundant land animals). I just think WAI should have supported projects targeting invertebrates with more than 9.39 % of the granted funds, and supported ones targeting sprintails, mites, and nematodes with more than 0 % of the granted funds. What do you think is the strongest empirical evidence for these fractions being close to optimal besides expert views per se (the empirical evidence could still have been provided by experts)?
We think WAIās grantmaking criteriaāsuch as Neglectedness, Scope, and Impactāare explicitly designed to prioritize cost-effectiveness and maximize counterfactual impact for large numbers of animals. Beyond that, their distribution may be limited by the types of projects they receive suitable applications from.
Beyond that, their distribution may be limited by the types of projects they receive suitable applications from.
It sounds like you are not confident about what is limiting WAIās grantmaking to projects targeting invertebrates, in particular, soil springtails, mites, and nematodes, given you said āmay be limitedā? Have you investigated how much WAI has tried to get applicants to work on soil springtails, mites, and nematodes?
Thanks! To clarify, I agree WAI should be supporting projects which do not target soil sprintails, mites, and nematodes (the most abundant land animals). I just think WAI should have supported projects targeting invertebrates with more than 9.39 % of the granted funds, and supported ones targeting sprintails, mites, and nematodes with more than 0 % of the granted funds. What do you think is the strongest empirical evidence for these fractions being close to optimal besides expert views per se (the empirical evidence could still have been provided by experts)?
We think WAIās grantmaking criteriaāsuch as Neglectedness, Scope, and Impactāare explicitly designed to prioritize cost-effectiveness and maximize counterfactual impact for large numbers of animals. Beyond that, their distribution may be limited by the types of projects they receive suitable applications from.
I definitely like WAIās criteria.
It sounds like you are not confident about what is limiting WAIās grantmaking to projects targeting invertebrates, in particular, soil springtails, mites, and nematodes, given you said āmay be limitedā? Have you investigated how much WAI has tried to get applicants to work on soil springtails, mites, and nematodes?