Challenges and solutions for networking knowledge holders and better informing decision-making on biodiversity and ecosystem services

Neßhöver, Carsten; Livoreil, Barbara; Schindler, Stefan; Vandewalle, Marie

doi:10.1007/s10531-016-1124-8

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“…As demand grows for knowledge-informed policy decisions in environmental issues [40], the creation of a European native seed network/association is pivotal to developing effective production and deployment strategies. Such a network could be charged with ensuring the accuracy and adequacy of knowledge transfer to decision-makers, contributing to policy frameworks that support the expansion of the native seed industry in Europe.…”

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The European Native Seed Industry: Characterization and Perspectives in Grassland Restoration

Vitis¹,

Abbandonato

Dixon

et al. 2017

Sustainability

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Abstract:The European Union committed to restore 15% of degraded ecosystems by 2020, and to comply with this goal, native plant material, such as seeds, is needed in large quantities. The native seed production of herbaceous species plays a critical role in supplying seed for restoration of a key ecosystem: grasslands. The objective of this work is to provide for the first time a characterization of the sector at a multi-country European level together with key information about the community of native seed users via intensive web-based research and a direct survey of industry participants. Based on more than 1300 contacts and direct surveying of more than 200 stakeholders across Europe, responses indicated that: the European native seed industry consists primarily of small to medium enterprises; responding native seed users purchase annually an average of 3600 kg of seeds with an average expenditure of €17,600; the industry (suppliers and consumers) favours development of seed zones and would participate in a European network for knowledge sharing. This study provides framework principles that can guide decisions in this sector, critical for fulfilling the growing demand for native seed as a primary tool for large-scale restoration on the continent.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The European Native Seed Industry: Characterization and Perspectives in Grassland Restoration

Vitis¹,

Abbandonato

Dixon

et al. 2017

Sustainability

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“…However, although monitoring is standard best practice in project management, often it is not conducted thoroughly [7]. As a result, biodiversity data are scattered, fragmented, a challenge to assemble, and rarely available to decision makers [8][9][10].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

An inventory of biodiversity data sources for conservation monitoring

Stephenson

Stengel

2020

PLoS ONE

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Many conservation managers, policy makers, businesses and local communities cannot access the biodiversity data they need for informed decision-making on natural resource management. A handful of databases are used to monitor indicators against global biodiversity goals but there is no openly available consolidated list of global data sets to help managers, especially those in high-biodiversity countries. We therefore conducted an inventory of global databases of potential use in monitoring biodiversity states, pressures and conservation responses at multiple levels. We uncovered 145 global data sources, as well as a selection of global data reports, links to which we will make available on an open-access website. We describe trends in data availability and actions needed to improve data sharing. If the conservation and science community made a greater effort to publicise data sources, and make the data openly and freely available for the people who most need it, we might be able to mainstream biodiversity data into decision-making and help stop biodiversity loss.

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“…Knowledge is a requisite for good decision-making (Cash et al 2003;Nesshöver et al 2016a). Science provides society with the most objective knowledge upon which policy making and managerial actions can be founded (Parks Victoria 2018).…”

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confidence: 99%

Bridging the research-management gap in environmental conservation: A case study from Andalusia, southern Spain

Rodríguez‐Rodríguez¹,

Abdul-Malak²,

Schröder³

et al. 2019

SDRP-JESES

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Science is believed to provide the most objective basis for effective decision-making, though it is rarely implemented in environmental management. Here we reflect on the results of a regional workshop aimed at exploring the knowledge and use of scientific evidence by environmental managers in an ecologically diverse region in southern Spain: Andalusia. Scientists were moderately aware of regional managerial needs. They stated that regional managers' needs could be mostly addressed by their research centers, and that they often considered managerial needs when conducting research. In turn, environmental managers had limited knowledge of, and interest in, the environmental research carried out in the region. However, managers stated they frequently use scientific outputs in their jobs. The main perceived barriers to effective use of science in regional environmental management by both groups were: different priorities by each group, and limited time of managers to check scientific information. Scientists also perceived that managers were not sufficiently engaged in research and that they were often reluctant to change their usual managerial practices. Managers mentioned inadequate scientific dissemination formats. The perceived solutions to those issues were: reinforcing collaboration mechanisms between both groups; aligning research to managerial needs more closely; greater managers' awareness of adaptive management; and developing user friendly, synthetic communication tools for managers. The insights from the workshop are intended to help scientists and managers to enhance effective use of environmental science in Spain and elsewhere.

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Challenges and solutions for networking knowledge holders and better informing decision-making on biodiversity and ecosystem services

Cited by 16 publications

References 34 publications

The European Native Seed Industry: Characterization and Perspectives in Grassland Restoration

The European Native Seed Industry: Characterization and Perspectives in Grassland Restoration

An inventory of biodiversity data sources for conservation monitoring

Bridging the research-management gap in environmental conservation: A case study from Andalusia, southern Spain

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