Making conservation research more relevant for conservation practitioners

• Published in: Biological conservation Vol. 153; pp. 164 - 168
• Main Authors: Laurance, William F., Koster, Harko, Grooten, Monique, Anderson, Anthony B., Zuidema, Pieter A., Zwick, Steve, Zagt, Roderick J., Lynam, Antony J., Linkie, Matthew, Anten, Niels P.R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.09.2012
• Subjects: amazon; Applied ecology; biodiversity; biology; Biopolitics; brazil; Communicating; Conservation; Conservation biology; Conservation research; conversion; Economics; Environmental activism; Environmental organizations; Environmental policy; forest; future; Multidisciplinary; Multidisciplinary research; oil; Politics; Pressing; researchers; Scientists; Sociology; tigers; Utilities; wicked problems; Environmental organizations; Conservation biology; Environmental policy; Environmental activism; Multidisciplinary research; Biopolitics; Applied ecology; Conservation research

► Much conservation research has only limited relevance to real-world conservation. ► We identify strategies to improve the impact of research on conservation outcomes. ► Communication among conservation scientists and practitioners, especially at the beginning of research, is vital. Conservation sc...