Step back from the forest and step up to the Bonn Challenge: how a broad ecological perspective can promote successful landscape restoration

Restoration Ecology, Journal Year: 2019, Volume and Issue: 27(4), P. 705 - 719

Published: May 27, 2019

We currently face both an extinction and a biome crisis embedded in changing climate. Many biodiverse ecosystems are being lost at far higher rates than they protected or ecologically restored. At the same time, natural climate solutions offer opportunities to restore biodiversity while mitigating change. The Bonn Challenge is U.N. programme mitigate change through restoration of world's degraded landscapes. It provides unprecedented chance for ecological become linchpin tool addressing many environmental issues. Unfortunately, Forest Landscape Restoration that underpins Challenge, as its name suggests, remains focused on trees forests, despite rising evidence non‐forest also strong potential mitigation. see need step back be more inclusive different ecosystem types up provide integrated scientific knowledge inform large‐scale restoration. Stepping will require assessments where what species, with recognition landscapes multiple habitat should In process, trade‐offs delivery services (e.g. carbon, biodiversity, water, albedo, livestock forage) clearly addressed. recommend safeguards included policy implemented practice, avoid undermining biophysical relationships resilience For contribute international goals science works across boundaries.

Language: Английский

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Who are boundary spanners and how can we support them in making knowledge more actionable in sustainability fields?

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 42, P. 45 - 51

Published: Feb. 1, 2020

Language: Английский

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Empowering impact assessments knowledge and international research collaboration - A bibliometric analysis of Environmental Impact Assessment Review journal

Environmental Impact Assessment Review, Journal Year: 2019, Volume and Issue: 78, P. 106283 - 106283

Published: June 25, 2019

Language: Английский

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Co-producing science for sustainability: Can funding change knowledge use?

Global Environmental Change, Journal Year: 2019, Volume and Issue: 60, P. 101979 - 101979

Published: Dec. 14, 2019

There is widespread belief that meaningful interaction between scientists and practitioners, or co-production, increases use of scientific knowledge about sustainability environmental change. Although funders are increasingly encouraging there have been few empirical studies assessing the outcomes these efforts in shaping use. In this study, we systematically analyze research project reports (n = 120) interview participants 40) funded by U.S. National Estuarine Research Reserve System from 1998 to 2014 support coastal management. Our analysis shows escalating funding requirements for collaboration with users change practice strengthen connections consequence, a new model science emerges, where sponsor, researcher, user more interactive one another.

Language: Английский

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Bridging research and practice in conservation

Conservation Biology, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 35(6), P. 1725 - 1737

Published: March 19, 2021

Calls for biodiversity conservation practice to be more evidence based are growing, and we agree use in needs improvement. However, evidence-based will not realized without improved access evidence. In medicine, unlike conservation, a well-established well-funded layer of intermediary individuals organizations engage with medical practitioners, synthesize primary research relevant decision making, make easily accessible. These intermediaries prepare targeted summaries distribute them practitioners faced time-sensitive value-laden decisions. To effective, these intermediaries, who refer as bridges, should identify topics on the priorities practitioners; evidence; easy-to-find easy-to-use summaries; develop maintain networks connections researchers practitioners. Based review literature regarding environmental management, well an anonymous questionnaire searching such organizations, found few that met all criteria. Few bridges do exist unable reach most which include resource managers government industry, farmers other private landowners. We argue lack from contributes complacency limits action. Nevertheless, several existing help reduce gap between could serve foundation building additional components conservation. Although need expertise synthesis, they also require identifying communicating community clear concise syntheses Article Impact Statement: Evidence-based call bridges.Vinculación entre la Investigación y Práctica en Conservación Resumen Cada vez existen más peticiones para que las prácticas de conservación biodiversidad estén basadas evidencias, además apoyamos idea el uso evidencias práctica necesita mejorar. Sin embargo, basada evidencia no se logrará sin un acceso mejorado evidencias. En medicina, como conservación, estrato bien establecido financiado individuos organizaciones intermediarias interactúan con los médicos, sintetizan investigaciones primarias relevantes toma decisiones hacen sean fácil acceso. Estos intermediarios preparan resúmenes específicas distribuyen médicos enfrentan urgentes muy valiosas. Para efectivos, estos intermediarios, quienes nos referimos puentes deben poder identificar temas estudio base prioridades practicantes, sintetizar preparar distribuir fáciles encontrar usar, desarrollar mantener redes conexiones investigadores practicantes. Con una revisión literatura correspondiente manejo ambiental, así cuestionario anónimo busca dichas organizaciones, encontramos pocos cumplieran criterios. Los son capaces llegar mayoría practicantes cuales incluyen gestores recursos gobierno industria, agricultores otros terratenientes privados. Argumentamos falta contribuye indulgencia limita acciones conservación. varias existentes ayudan reducir brecha podrían funcionar construcción componentes adicionales Aunque necesitan experiencia investigación síntesis también requieren identificación comunicación comunidad clara concisa evidencia.对于生物多样性保护实践应更加注重证据的呼声已越来越高, 我们也同意在保护实践中需要改进证据的使用。然而, 如果不能获取更好的证据, 也将无从实现基于证据的保护。与保护领域不同的是, 在医学领域中, 由已确立并资金充足的中介人或中介组织与医务人员合作, 来整合与决策相关的第一手研究资料, 从而使这些研究证据更易于获取。这些中介机构会准备有针对性的证据摘要, 并将其分发给需要进行较强时效性、主观性决策的医务人员。为了提高效率, 中介机构 (我们称之为“证据桥梁”) 应根据医务人员的优先排序来确定研究课题、整合证据、准备和分发易获得且易使用的证据摘要, 并发展和保持研究者与医务工作者的联系网络。基于对保护及环境管理领域证据中介研究的文献调研, 以及此类机构的匿名问卷搜索, 我们发现很少有中介能达到全部标准。现有的少量证据桥梁无法影响到大多数包括政府和行业的资源管理人员、保护组织、农民及其他私人土地所有者在内的保护实践者。我们认为, 缺乏从研究到实践者的证据桥梁会导致“证据自满”, 并限制保护行动中的证据使用。尽管如此, 已有的一些组织能帮助缩小证据与实践之间的差距, 并可作为建立保护证据桥梁额外组成部分的基础。建立证据桥梁不仅要有研究和证据整合的专门知识, 还要有识别出最需要清晰简明的整合证据的实践者群体并与之沟通的专门知识。 【翻译: 胡怡思; 审校: 聂永刚】.

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Is this what success looks like? Mismatches between the aims, claims, and evidence used to demonstrate impact from knowledge exchange processes at the interface of environmental science and policy

Environmental Science & Policy, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 125, P. 202 - 218

Published: Sept. 17, 2021

As anthropogenic pressures on the environment grow, science-policy interaction is increasingly needed to support evidence-informed decision-making. However, there are many barriers knowledge exchange (KE) at interface, including difficulties evaluating its outcomes. The aims of this study synthesize literature elucidate a) intended and b) claimed outcomes KE processes interface environmental science policy, as well c) evidence used evaluate them d) methods for collecting evaluation data. Results from systematically identifying analyzing 397 articles show that co-production, brokerage, boundary organizations, social connections were most common strategies KE. commonly aimed, referred regarding usability (e.g. credibility, salience, legitimacy) networking, awareness, learning, trust-building). They also aimed deeper policy/economic/societal impacts actual use scientific within These additional goals, however, seldom have been achieved, although products maps/tools) process attributes equity, power-relations, transparency) evidencing impact. Hence, found success policy comes in diverse forms showed a divergence between what studies aim (ambitious) they or claim an achievement (more modest). This may represent failures reach shortcomings literature/approaches, mismatches timescales Overall, suggests need better align goals with measures plan, facilitate, appreciate processes.

Language: Английский

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Food for all: designing sustainable and secure future seafood systems

Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 32(1), P. 101 - 121

Published: May 29, 2021

Language: Английский

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Re-thinking research impact: voice, context and power at the interface of science, policy and practice

Sustainability Science, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 18(2), P. 967 - 981

Published: Sept. 15, 2022

Abstract The world is facing unprecedented challenges on a scale that has never been seen before, and the need for evidence-informed solutions greater. As result, academics, policy-makers, practitioners, research funders are increasingly seeking to undertake or support achieves tangible impacts policy practice. However, impact of inherently subjective, with same outcome perceived as either beneficial negative by different groups, group in contexts. It therefore important consider factors may increase likelihood outcomes from (or otherwise) interested/affected groups non-academic partners, help researchers avoid causing potentially harmful impacts, despite their best intentions. In this overview article, we discuss three considerations re-thinking how can deliver such outcomes: (i) sensitivity context, (ii) representation legitimisation diverse voices (iii) management power dynamics. We then these be enacted engagement processes designed incorporate multiple ways viewing reality knowledge, become aware positionality, privilege, assumptions biases. By considering generation mediated voice, it possible envision just transformations knowledge systems foreground needs including those who have historically marginalised, without systematically recognising privileging one over another.

Language: Английский

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Making transdisciplinarity happen: Phase 0, or before the beginning

Environmental Science & Policy, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 136, P. 187 - 197

Published: June 21, 2022

Both within science and society, transdisciplinary approaches are increasingly employed to address today's sustainability challenges. Often research processes structured in three core phases: a) problem identification formation of a common object; b) co-production solution-oriented transferable knowledge; c) embedding co-produced knowledge through reintegration. In all phases this ideal-typical model, the involvement non-academic actors is essential meet challenges real-world problems, transformative practices. Despite existing guidance for process, its initiation often remains an uncharted area because strong context dependency. Based on concrete case study addressing transformation Transylvania, we bring together our learned experience with initiating process using research-driven approach. To end, introduce notion Phase 0, as phase prior beginning process. Within propose empirically literature informed sub-phases: Sub-Phase 0.1) selecting study; 0.2) understanding from perspective; 0.3) fostering premises coming together. We outline general rationale behind these sub-phases, illustrate how carried out each sub-phase practice. By deriving cross-cutting lessons enhance practice aim leverage potential.

Language: Английский

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Lessons from bright-spots for advancing knowledge exchange at the interface of marine science and policy

Journal of Environmental Management, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 314, P. 114994 - 114994

Published: April 19, 2022

Language: Английский

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