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Reflections for Biodiversity Researchers Engaging With Policy‐Science Interfaces
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Maria J. Santos,
Andrew Berger,
Vinicius Marcilio‐Silva ,
Márcia C. M. Marques,
Maximilian Tschol,
Adina Arth ,
Francesca Rosa,
Catalina Pimiento ,
Eric Mijts,
Lynne Shannon,
Sylvia Karlsson‐Vinkhuyzen,
Melanie Paschke,
Jean Krasno,
Eva M. Spehn,
Rémi Willemin
The Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, Volume: 107, Issue: 1, Start page: e70049
Swansea University Author:
Catalina Pimiento
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DOI (Published version): 10.1002/bes2.70049
Abstract
Researchers who wish to engage in policy processes to help address the biodiversity crisis are often hindered by fear of the potential drawbacks to doing so. The complexity of political systems, the necessity to interact with policymakers or politicians outside of the work environment, the potential...
| Published in: | The Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America |
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| ISSN: | 0012-9623 2327-6096 |
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Wiley
2026
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa71232 |
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Researchers who wish to engage in policy processes to help address the biodiversity crisis are often hindered by fear of the potential drawbacks to doing so. The complexity of political systems, the necessity to interact with policymakers or politicians outside of the work environment, the potential professional risks that may arise from engagement, advocacy, or activism, and the lack of institutional recognition and support for engaging in the science–policy interface may be daunting. Following the negotiation and adoption of the Kunming‐Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, a reflection on how biodiversity researchers may engage more in policy processes is timely. Here, we introduce and reflect on some of the tools that can empower researchers who would like to engage in (1) changing policies, (2) multidirectional communication, (3) building networks, (4) activism and advocacy, and (5) securing institutional support. |
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Commentary |
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activism in science, biodiversity science, multidirectional communication, network building, science–policy interface |
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Faculty of Science and Engineering |
| Funders: |
Division of Environmental Biology. Grant Number: DEB-1745562;
South African National Research Foundation. Grant Number: MISSION ATLANTIC Horizon 2020 - 862428;
Life Science Zurich Graduate School PhD Program in Ecology;
University of Zurich Research Priority Program (URPP) on Global Change and Biodiversity;
Swiss National Science Foundation. Grant Number: #PZ00P3_193612 |
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1 |
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e70049 |