Training future generations to deliver evidence‐based conservation and ecosystem management
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serval:BIB_01BF42687198
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Review (review): journal as complete as possible of one specific subject, written based on exhaustive analyses from published work.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Training future generations to deliver evidence‐based conservation and ecosystem management
Journal
Ecological Solutions and Evidence
ISSN
2688-8319
2688-8319
2688-8319
Publication state
Published
Issued date
01/2021
Volume
2
Number
1
Pages
e12032
Language
english
Abstract
1. To be effective, the next generation of conservation practitioners and managers need to be critical thinkers with a deep understanding of how to make evidence-based decisions and of the value of evidence synthesis. 2. If, as educators, we do not make these priorities a core part of what we teach, we are failing to prepare our students to make an effective contribution to conservation practice. 3. To help overcome this problem we have created open access online teaching materials in multiple languages that are stored in Applied Ecology Resources. So far, 117 educators from 23 countries have acknowledged the importance of this and are already teaching or about to teach skills in appraising or using evidence in conservation decision-making. This includes 145 undergraduate, postgraduate or professional development courses. 4. We call for wider teaching of the tools and skills that facilitate evidence-based conservation and also suggest that providing online teaching materials in multiple languages could be beneficial for improving global understanding of other subject areas.
Keywords
critical thinkingeducationevidenceopen access
Web of science
Open Access
Yes
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