[PCA] Researchers want to know - what information are practitioners and policy makers seeking?

[De Angelis, Patricia]

Although published in the journal *Animal Conservation * the suggestions
apply to all sciences and the authors have asked for feedback, so you might
consider replying.

The editorial appears to be free online, so I will just include the
"citation" and a few excerpts of note.

E D I T O R I A L
Enhancing communication between conservation biologists and conservation
practitioners:
Letter from the Conservation Front Line
By: I. J. Gordon, D. M. Evans, T. W. J. Garner, T. Katzner, M. E. Gompper,
R. Altwegg,
T. A. Branch, J. A. Johnson & N. Pettorelli
Animal Conservation 17(1), Jan. 2014
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/acv.12097/pdf

EXCERPTS:
"The first step on the journey to improve the impact of their science is
for conservation scientists to more precisely identify what conservation
practitioners are worried about, what information they need and how they
feel that science can be more closely engaged with the front line of
conservation."

A key theme of this editorial is that research that makes an impact on
applied conservation when it answers a question that *practitioners are
asking*, and are not purely pursuits for the sake of academic interest.

THE AUTHORS WANT TO KNOW!
They are asking for "leading conservation practitioners and policy makers
to tell us what information
they need from scientists to help them make a difference in the real world.
To facilitate a dialogue between
scientists and practitioners, we will collate formal responses to the
Letter (see Guidelines for Authors) and publish these,
plus a response from the original author(s), online."

RESPOND TO:
Iain J. Gordon, James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee DD2 5DA,
Scotland, UK
Email: iain.gordon at hutton.ac.uk

-Patricia
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