Bridging the Gap: How Can Information Access and Exchange Between Conservation Biologists and Field Practitioners be Improved for Better Conservation Outcomes?

By T. Sunderland, J. Sunderland-Groves, P. Shanley, B. Campbell. 2009

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Science communication for biodiversity conservation (2012, background): “Explaining and communicating our science to non-scientists should be one of our most important jobs (Sunderland et al., 2009) and the manner by which we go about this communication is vitally important.”
Out of the Loop: Why Research Rarely Reaches Policy Makers and the Public and What Can be Done (2009, background): “Institutions need to recognize that promotion of knowledge sharing is a necessary complement to using research in evidence-based decisions (Sunderland et al. 2009).”
How wide is the “knowing-doing” gap in invasion biology? (2010, background): “Other reasons provided for the inadequacy of an evidencebase for informed conservation action include the following: lack of involvement of practitioner-stakeholders during the formulation of research programmes (Larson 2007); the lack of relevant information that is readily accessible or available ”
Understanding the Motivations and Satisfactions of Volunteers to Improve the Effectiveness of Citizen Science Programs (2015, background): “The absence of an evidence-based approach for supporting conservation decision making can be rectified by proactively acknowledging and addressing the research– implementation gap (Knight et al. 2008; Sunderland et al. 2009).”