Science communication for biodiversity conservation

Biosocial Conservation: Integrating Biological and Ethnographic Methods to Study Human–Primate Interactions

“…2012). This is particularly important in cases where local and scientific knowledge conflict (Dowsley and Wenzel 2008).…”

Lights, camera, science: The utility and growing popularity of film festivals at scientific meetings

“…Publishing in the peer-reviewed literature is the gold-standard method for communicating research products to other researchers. Yet today, the greater population of academics and researchers are increasingly recognizing the value of non-traditional scientific research products (Bickford et al 2012, Ecklund et al 2012, and certain funding agencies are now asking scientists to list 'products' rather than just 'publications' on their proposals (Piwowar 2013). But how can scientists gather and learn about these different research products and use this as a This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.…”

Analysis of Global Compliance and Implementation of the Goals of International Environmental Treaties: A Case study of the Convention on Biodiversity (CBD)

“…In addition to my study, other studies have found big gaps between knowledge and action and efforts should be placed upon making everybody engaged in lifestyles that reduce this gap (Bickford et al 2012;Daily and Matson, 2008). Higher level of environmental literacy correlates with a higher degree of supportive lifestyles and small gaps between knowledge and action (Bickford et al 2012;Rickinson, 2001). Brechin et al (2003) makes a compelling argument that biodiversity protection is a social and political process requiring human organization.…”

“…The systems concept is a presentation of how the different units/structures in different hierarchies within an organization interact and manipulate when it is convenient or adopt the organization to the external environmental demands (Almaney, 1974). There is inertia in the public and private institutions, and community beliefs against movement towards adoption of stronger biodiversity policies (Bickford et al 2012). Partly, the problem is due to low environmental literacy thus no shared meaning and this makes it difficult for stakeholders and consumers to make informed decisions that support conservation (Bickford et al 2012;Jordan et al 2009).…”

“…There is inertia in the public and private institutions, and community beliefs against movement towards adoption of stronger biodiversity policies (Bickford et al 2012). Partly, the problem is due to low environmental literacy thus no shared meaning and this makes it difficult for stakeholders and consumers to make informed decisions that support conservation (Bickford et al 2012;Jordan et al 2009). What is needed is more effective communication and outreach.…”