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TY - JOUR
T1 - A question of dissemination
T2 - Assessing the practices and implications of research in tropical landscapes
AU - Toomey, A.H.
AU - Alvaro, M.E.C.
AU - Aiello-Lammens, M.
AU - Loayza Cossio, O.
AU - Barlow, J.
PY - 2019/1/1
Y1 - 2019/1/1
N2 - Current debates in the conservation sciences argue for better integration between research and practice, often citing the importance of the diffusion, dissemination and implementation of scientific knowledge for environmental management and policy. This paper focuses on a relatively well-researched protected area (Madidi National Park) in Bolivia in order to present different interpretations and understandings of the implications and availability of research findings. We draw on findings from quantitative and qualitative methods to determine the extent to which research carried out in the region was disseminated and/or implemented for management actions, and to understand subsequent implications for how local actors perceive the value of research and its role in management and conservation. We discuss the critical consequences of these findings for the future of conservation science and practice in biologically and culturally diverse landscapes, with an explicit call to action for academic institutions to support researchers in developing appropriate dissemination strategies.
AB - Current debates in the conservation sciences argue for better integration between research and practice, often citing the importance of the diffusion, dissemination and implementation of scientific knowledge for environmental management and policy. This paper focuses on a relatively well-researched protected area (Madidi National Park) in Bolivia in order to present different interpretations and understandings of the implications and availability of research findings. We draw on findings from quantitative and qualitative methods to determine the extent to which research carried out in the region was disseminated and/or implemented for management actions, and to understand subsequent implications for how local actors perceive the value of research and its role in management and conservation. We discuss the critical consequences of these findings for the future of conservation science and practice in biologically and culturally diverse landscapes, with an explicit call to action for academic institutions to support researchers in developing appropriate dissemination strategies.
KW - Conservation management
KW - Knowledge exchange
KW - Local perceptions
KW - Research ethics
KW - Research-action
KW - Research-implementation
KW - assessment method
KW - conservation management
KW - conservation status
KW - environmental management
KW - environmental policy
KW - landscape
KW - perception
KW - policy implementation
KW - protected area
KW - questionnaire survey
KW - research work
KW - strategic approach
KW - tropical region
KW - Bolivia
KW - La Paz [Bolivia]
KW - Madidi National Park
U2 - 10.1007/s13280-018-1056-5
DO - 10.1007/s13280-018-1056-5
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 29691805
VL - 48
SP - 35
EP - 47
JO - AMBIO: A Journal of the Human Environment
JF - AMBIO: A Journal of the Human Environment
SN - 0044-7447
IS - 1
ER -