Improving the science-policy dialogue to meet the challenges of biodiversity conservation: having conversations rather than talking at one-another

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• 作者：Juliette C. Young (1)
  Kerry A. Waylen (2)
  Simo Sarkki (3)
  Steve Albon (2)
  Ian Bainbridge (4)
  Estelle Balian (5)
  James Davidson (6)
  David Edwards (7)
  Roddy Fairley (4)
  Ceri Margerison (8)
  Davy McCracken (9)
  Roger Owen (6)
  Christopher P. Quine (7)
  Charles Stewart-Roper (10)
  Des Thompson (4)
  Rob Tinch (5)
  Sybille Van den Hove (5)
  Allan Watt (1)
  
• 关键词：Biodiversity conservation ; Biodiversity policy ; Decision ; making ; Knowledge ; Science ; policy interfaces ; Sustainability
• 刊名：Biodiversity and Conservation
• 出版年：2014
• 出版时间：February 2014
• 年：2014
• 卷：23
• 期：2
• 页码：387-404
• 全文大小：222 KB
• 作者单位：Juliette C. Young (1)
  Kerry A. Waylen (2)
  Simo Sarkki (3)
  Steve Albon (2)
  Ian Bainbridge (4)
  Estelle Balian (5)
  James Davidson (6)
  David Edwards (7)
  Roddy Fairley (4)
  Ceri Margerison (8)
  Davy McCracken (9)
  Roger Owen (6)
  Christopher P. Quine (7)
  Charles Stewart-Roper (10)
  Des Thompson (4)
  Rob Tinch (5)
  Sybille Van den Hove (5)
  Allan Watt (1)
  
  1. NERC Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Edinburgh, Midlothian, EH26 0QB, UK
  2. James Hutton Institute, Craigiebuckler, Aberdeen, AB15 8QH, UK
  3. Thule Institute, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 7300, 90014, Oulu, Finland
  4. Scottish Natural Heritage, Silvan House, 3rd Floor East, 231 Corstorphine Road, Edinburgh, EH12 7AT, UK
  5. Median, Carrer Vista Alegre 20, 08197, Sant Cugat del Valles, Spain
  6. Scottish Environment Protection Agency, Inverdee House, Baxter Street, Aberdeen, AB11 9QA, UK
  7. Forest Research, Northern Research Station, Roslin, EH25 9SY, UK
  8. British Ecological Society, Charles Darwin House 12 Roger Street, London, WC1N 2JU, UK
  9. Scotland’s Rural College, JF Niven Building, Aberdeen, Ayr, KA6 5HW, UK
  10. Scottish Government, Victoria Quay, Edinburgh, EH6 6QQ, UK
  
• ISSN：1572-9710

文摘

A better, more effective dialogue is needed between biodiversity science and policy to underpin the sustainable use and conservation of biodiversity. Many initiatives exist to improve communication, but these largely conform to a ‘linear-or technocratic model of communication in which scientific “facts-are transmitted directly to policy advisers to “solve problems- While this model can help start a dialogue, it is, on its own, insufficient, as decision taking is complex, iterative and often selective in the information used. Here, we draw on the literature, interviews and a workshop with individuals working at the interface between biodiversity science and government policy development to present practical recommendations aimed at individuals, teams, organisations and funders. Building on these recommendations, we stress the need to: (a) frame research and policy jointly; (b) promote inter- and trans-disciplinary research and “multi-domain-working groups that include both scientists and policy makers from various fields and sectors; (c) put in place structures and incentive schemes that support interactive dialogue in the long-term. These are changes that are needed in light of continuing loss of biodiversity and its consequences for societal dependence on and benefits from nature.