Biodiversity data provision and decision-making - addressing the challenges

Autor: Katherine Despot-Belmonte, Carsten Neßhöver, Hannu Saarenmaa, Eugenie Regan, Carsten Meyer, Eline Martins, Quentin Groom, Anke Hoffmann, Alessandra Caine, Nadine Bowles-Newark, Haejin Bae, Dora Ann Lange Canhos, Stefanie Stenzel, Diana Bowler, Aline Schneider, Lauren V. Weatherdon, Corinne S. Martin

Publikováno v: Research Ideas and Outcomes, Vol 3, Iss , Pp 1-11 (2017)

Essential Biodiversity Variables (EBVs) are measurements required for study, reporting, and management of biodiversity change. They are being developed to support consistency, from the collection to the reporting of biodiversity data at the national,

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Unblocking the flow of biodiversity data for decision-making in Africa

Autor: John Kaaya, Ahmat Brahim Siam, Christine Akello, Abdoulaye Bine Guindo, Tim Hirsch, Eric Okoree, Eugenie Regan, Nadine Bowles-Newark, Monipher Musasa, Damon Stanwell-Smith, Mallé Diagana, Hilary Allison, Harouna Abarchi, Olaf Bánki, Samuel Dieme, Zawadi Mbwambo, Arthur Domingos, Budu Manaka, Donald Hobern, Robert Höft, David L.N. Hafashimana, Barthelemy Batieno, Cicilia W. Githaiga, Tanya Abrahamse, P. J. Stephenson, Ibrahim Linjouom, Ronald Kaggwa, Russell Galt, Aggrey Rwetsiba, Martha Mphatso Kalemba, Adjima Thiombiano

Publikováno v: Biological Conservation. 213:335-340

African countries need to conserve biodiversity and use natural resources rationally if they are to avoid continued environmental degradation that jeopardizes sustainable development and human wellbeing. However, many government agencies cannot acces

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2016.09.003

Blueprints of Effective Biodiversity and Conservation Knowledge Products That Support Marine Policy

Autor: Diego Juffe-Bignoli, Lauren V. Weatherdon, Corinne S. Martin, Naomi Kingston, Eugenie Regan, Nadine Bowles-Newark, Frances E. Davis, Ward Appeltans, David Christian Rose, Tim Wilkinson, Kristin Kaschner, Katherine Despot-Belmonte, Kelly Malsch, Cristina Garilao, Florian Wetzel, Craig Hilton-Taylor, Thomas M. Brooks, Stephen Fletcher, Tim Hirsch, Kathleen Kesner-Reyes

Publikováno v: Frontiers in Marine Science, 4 . Art.Nr. 96.
Weatherdon, L V, Appeltans, W, Bowles-Newark, N, Brooks, T M, Davis, F E, Despot-Belmonte, K, Fletcher, S, Garilao, C, Hilton-Taylor, C, Hirsch, T, Juffe-Bignoli, D, Kaschner, K, Kingston, N, Malsch, K, Regan, E C, Kesner-Reyes, K, Rose, D C, Wetzel, F T, Wilkinson, T & Martin, C S 2017, ' Blueprints of effective biodiversity and conservation knowledge products that support marine policy ', Frontiers in Marine Science, vol. 4, 96 . https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2017.00096

Biodiversity and conservation data are generally costly to collect, particularly in the marine realm. Hence, data collected for a given-often scientific-purpose are occasionally contributed toward secondary needs, such as policy implementation or oth

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https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/265168

The Role of National Ecosystem Assessments in Influencing Policy Making

Autor: Hollie Booth, Ulf Narloff, Nadine Bowles-Newark, Lucy Wilson, Abisha Mapendembe, Cristina Secades, M Tierney, Claire Brown

Publikováno v: OECD Environment Working Papers.

An ecosystem assessment is a social process through which the findings of science concerning the causes of ecosystem change, their consequences for human well-bring, and the management and policy options are evaluated. Ecosystem assessments can play

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https://doi.org/10.1787/5jxvl3zsbhkk-en