After “eco” comes “service”

Salguero‐Gómez, Roberto; Whiteside, Matthew D.; Talbot, Jenny; Laurance, William F.

doi:10.1890/1540-9295-7.5.277

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“…A total of 278 students participated in the survey, and more than half (58.3%) said they were not involved in “Earth stewardship” activities. This finding is consistent with results from a previous survey (Salguero‐Gomez et al 2009) that found that 77% of students ( N = 260) thought that these types of activities were the least important. It is encouraging to know that 87.9% of the students who conduct these activities do it because they think it's important.…”

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Symposium 17. Revolutionary Ecology: Defining and Conducting Stewardship and Action as Ecologists and Global Citizens

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Bulletin Ecologic Soc America

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Symposium 17. Revolutionary Ecology: Defining and Conducting Stewardship and Action as Ecologists and Global Citizens

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“…Because of their globally distributed and online nature, GCIPs are especially well suited to survey international communities. International surveys provide means to inform the debate on what would otherwise be national issues, such as curricula reform in higher education (Salguero-Gómez et al 2008, Zimmerman et al 2009). For example, the YES Network conducted one survey on the unique challenges women face as geoscientists, and another assessing the impact major career moves on the lives of geoscientists.…”

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Connecting people and ideas from around the world: global innovation platforms for next-generation ecology and beyond

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Abstract. We present a case for using Global Community Innovation Platforms (GCIPs), an approach to improve innovation and knowledge exchange in international scientific communities through a common and open online infrastructure. We highlight the value of GCIPs by focusing on recent efforts targeting the ecological sciences, where GCIPs are of high relevance given the urgent need for interdisciplinary, geographical, and cross-sector collaboration to cope with growing challenges to the environment as well as the scientific community itself. Amidst the emergence of new international institutions, organizations, and meetings, GCIPs provide a stable international infrastructure for rapid and long-term coordination that can be accessed by any individual. This accessibility can be especially important for researchers early in their careers. Recent examples of early-career GCIPs complement an array of existing options for early-career scientists to improve skill sets, increase academic and social impact, and broaden career opportunities. We provide a number of examples of existing early-career initiatives that incorporate elements from the GCIPs approach, and highlight an in-depth case study from the ecological sciences: the International Network of Next-Generation Ecologists (INNGE), initiated in 2010 with support from the International Association for Ecology and 20 member institutions from six continents.

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“…Broaden benchmarks of success and merit in ecology: Traditional university training emphasizes ''pure'' research and quantitative benchmarks of success (e.g., publication impact factors) (Lawrence 2003). This is incompatible with measuring efficacy in action ecology, for which effective and impactful solutions may not meet traditional standards of scientific value (Morgan et al 2008, Salguero-Gómez et al 2009). Action ecologists may have an impact that is not well captured by their number of publications, grant support awarded, or number of students graduated.…”

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The next generation of action ecology: novel approaches towards global ecological research

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Abstract. Advances in the acquisition and dissemination of knowledge over the last decade have dramatically reshaped the way that ecological research is conducted. The advent of large, technologybased resources such as iNaturalist, Genbank, or the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) allow ecologists to work at spatio-temporal scales previously unimaginable. This has generated a new approach in ecological research: one that relies on large datasets and rapid synthesis for theory testing and development, and findings that provide specific recommendations to policymakers and managers. This new approach has been termed action ecology, and here we aim to expand on earlier definitions to delineate its characteristics so as to distinguish it from related subfields in applied ecology and ecological management. Our new, more nuanced definition describes action ecology as ecological research that is (1) explicitly motivated by the need for immediate insights into current, pressing problems, (2) collaborative and transdisciplinary, incorporating sociological in addition to ecological considerations throughout all steps of the research, (3) technology-mediated, innovative, and aggregative (i.e., reliant on 'big data'), and (4) designed and disseminated with the intention to inform policy and management. We provide tangible examples of existing work in the domain of action ecology, and offer suggestions for its implementation and future growth, with explicit recommendations for individuals, research institutions, and ecological societies.

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After “eco” comes “service”

Cited by 12 publications

References 4 publications

Symposium 17. Revolutionary Ecology: Defining and Conducting Stewardship and Action as Ecologists and Global Citizens

Symposium 17. Revolutionary Ecology: Defining and Conducting Stewardship and Action as Ecologists and Global Citizens

Connecting people and ideas from around the world: global innovation platforms for next-generation ecology and beyond

The next generation of action ecology: novel approaches towards global ecological research

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