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Reflections for Biodiversity Researchers Engaging With Policy-ScienceInterfaces
Carnaval, Ana Zuppinger-Dingley, Deborah Paz, Andrea Santos, Maria J. Berger, Andrew Marcilio-Silva, Vinicius Marques, Márcia C. M. Tschol, Maximilian Arth, Adina Rosa, Francesca
Carnaval, Ana
Zuppinger-Dingley, Deborah
Paz, Andrea
Santos, Maria J.
Berger, Andrew
Marcilio-Silva, Vinicius
Marques, Márcia C. M.
Tschol, Maximilian
Arth, Adina
Rosa, Francesca
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activism in science
biodiversity science
multidirectional communication
networkbuilding
science–policy interface
biodiversity science
multidirectional communication
networkbuilding
science–policy interface
Location research
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2025-12
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en
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0012-9623
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Abstract
Researchers who wish to engage in policy processes to help address the biodiversity crisis are often hindered by fear of the potential drawbacks to doing so. The complexity of political systems, the necessity to interact with policymakers or politicians outside of the work environment, the potential professional risks that may arise from engagement, advocacy, or activism, and the lack of institutional recognition and support for engaging in the science–policy interface may be daunting. Following the negotiation and adoption of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, a reflection on how biodiversity researchers may engage more in policy processes is timely. Here, we introduce and reflect on some of the tools that can empower researchers who would like to engage in (1) changing policies, (2) multidirectional communication, (3) building networks, (4) activism and advocacy, and (5) securing institutional support.
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Carnaval, A., Zuppinger‐Dingley, D., Paz, A., Santos, M. J., Berger, A., Marcilio‐Silva, V., Marques, M. C. M., Tschol, M., Arth, A., Rosa, F., Pimiento, C., Mijts, E., Shannon, L., Karlsson‐Vinkhuyzen, S., Paschke, M., Krasno, J., Spehn, E. M., & Willemin, R. (2025). Reflections for Biodiversity Researchers Engaging With Policy‐Science Interfaces. The Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, 107(1). https://doi.org/10.1002/bes2.70049.
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Debra Zuppinger-Dingley, Maria J. Santos, and Rémi Willemin were supported by the University of Zurich Research Priority Program (URPP) on Global Change and Biodiversity. Debra Zuppinger-Dingley was further supported by the Life Science Zurich Graduate School PhD Program in Ecology. AP was supported by an Ambizione grant from the Swiss National Science Foundation to Daniel Maynard (#PZ00P3_193612). The RCN grant DEB-1745562 from the US National Science Foundation (Cross-Scale Processes Impacting Biodiversity) supported the 2022 WBF workshop that led to the present manuscript and the participation of Ana Carnaval, Andrew Berger, Vinicius Marcilio-Silva, Andrea Paz, Jean Krasno, and Marcia Marques. Catalina Pimiento is supported by a PRIMA grant (no. 185798) from the Swiss National Science Foundation. Lynne Shannon was supported by the MISSION ATLANTIC Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Program (862428) and the South African Research Chair Initiative, funded through the South African Department of Science and Technology (DST) and administered by the South African National Research Foundation (NRF).
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Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America