Conservation research, policy and practice /

Conservation research is essential for advancing knowledge but to make an impact scientific evidence must influence conservation policies, decision making and practice. This raises a multitude of challenges. How should evidence be collated and presented to policymakers to maximise its impact? How ca...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	Cambridge University Press
Other Authors:	Sutherland, William J. (Editor), Brotherton, Peter N. M. (Editor), Davies, Zoe (Editor), Ockenden, Nancy (Editor), Pettorelli, Nathalie (Editor), Vickery, Juliet A. (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2020.
Series:	Ecological reviews.
Subjects:	Nature conservation. Conservation biology. Conservation of natural resources. Conservation of Natural Resources Conservation of Natural Resources > legislation & jurisprudence Ecology > standards Nature > Conservation. Biologie de la conservation. Conservation des ressources naturelles. Conservation of natural resources Conservation biology Nature conservation Electronic books. Internet Resources.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Cover
Half-title page
Series page
Title page
Copyright page
Contents
List of Contributors
Introduction and scene setting
Chapter One Making a difference in conservation: linking science and policy
Chapter Two Working in government: conservation research, policy and practice
Part I Identifying priorities and collating the evidence
Chapter Three Scanning horizons in research, policy and practice
Chapter Four Generating, collating and using evidence for conservation
Chapter Five Understanding local resource users' behaviour, perspectives and priorities to underpin conservation practice
Chapter Six Mobilisation of Indigenous and local knowledge as a source of useable evidence for conservation partnerships
Chapter Seven Informing conservation decisions through evidence synthesis and communication
Chapter Eight Aligning evidence for use in decisions: mechanisms to link collated evidence to the needs of policy-makers and practitioners
Part II Influencing and making decisions
Chapter Nine The use of evidence in decision-making by practitioners
Chapter Ten Effective engagement of conservation scientists with decision-makers
Chapter Eleven Conservation decisions in the face of uncertainty
Chapter Twelve The natural capital approach to integrating science, economics and policy into decisions affecting the natural environment
Chapter Thirteen Working with government
innovative approaches to evidence-based policy-making
Chapter Fourteen Approaches to conflict management and brokering between groups
Chapter Fifteen Conservation goals in international policies
Part III Communicating the message
Chapter Sixteen Citizens and science: media, communication and conservation
Chapter Seventeen Campaigning to bring about change
Chapter Eighteen Behavioural insights for conservation and sustainability
Chapter Nineteen Social marketing and conservation
Conclusion
Chapter Twenty Successfully translating conservation research into practice and policy: concluding thoughts
Index