Conservation Research, Policy and Practice

William J. Sutherland, Peter N. M. Brotherton, Zoe G. Davies, Nancy Ockendon, Nathalie Pettorelli, Juliet A. Vickery

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Year: 2020
• Print ISBN: 9781108714587
• eBook ISBN: 9781108787239
• Topic: Biological Sciences
• Subtopic: Ecology
• Index: Biological Sciences

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 can effective collaboration between conservation scientists and decision-makers be established? How can the resulting messages be communicated to bring about change? Emerging from a successful international symposium organised by the British Ecological Society and the Cambridge Conservation Initiative, this is the first book to practically address these questions across a wide range of conservation topics. Well-renowned experts guide readers through global case studies and their own experiences. A must-read for practitioners, researchers, graduate students and policymakers wishing to enhance the prospect of their work 'making a difference'. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half-title page
• Series page
• Title page
• Copyright page
• Contents
• List of Contributors
• Introduction and scene setting
• Part I Identifying priorities and collating the evidence
• Part II Influencing and making decisions
• Part III Communicating the message
• Conclusion
• Index