Advancing Knowledge for Use in Coastal and Estuarine Management: Competitive Research in the National Estuarine Research Reserve System

Trueblood, Dwight D.; Almazán-Casali, Stefania; Arnott, James; Brass, Maeghan; Lemos, Maria Carmen; Matso, Kalle; Read, Jennifer; Vaccaro, Lynn; Wondolleck, Julia M.

doi:10.1080/08920753.2019.1598221

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“…Calls for funding should prioritize the six recommendations set forth in the ERP and must support projects with high likelihood of influencing policy and practice related to these recommendations (discussed in Rose et al, 2019;Mach et al, 2020). Reform to current funding models will be needed to amplify the impact of research (Holmes, Scarrow, & Schellenberg, 2012;Mach et al, 2020) and freshwater biodiversity projects; successful examples of which already exist (e.g., the National Estuarine Research Reserve System funding program; Trueblood et al, 2019). Specifically, there needs to be a focus on co-production, interdisciplinary teams, and "follow-up" to see how research findings or freshwater biodiversity projects have been integrated into society (Arnott, Neuenfeldt, & Lemos, 2019;Mach et al, 2020) and ultimately contribute to bending the curve for freshwater biodiversity.…”

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Mobilizing practitioners to support the Emergency Recovery Plan for freshwater biodiversity

Twardek

Nyboer

Tickner

et al. 2021

Conservat Sci and Prac

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Freshwater biodiversity loss is one of the greatest environmental threats in our changing world. Although declines have been reported extensively in the literature, much less attention has been devoted to solving the freshwater biodiversity crisis relative to other ecosystems. The recently proposed Emergency Recovery Plan for Freshwater Biodiversity (Tickner et al., 2020, BioScience, 70 (4), 330-342) outlines an ambitious but necessary set of overarching actions that can help "bend the curve" for freshwater biodiversity declines. This plan is timely given the present opportunity to adjust freshwater biodiversity targets in

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Section: Policymentioning

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Mobilizing practitioners to support the Emergency Recovery Plan for freshwater biodiversity

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Nyboer

Tickner

et al. 2021

Conservat Sci and Prac

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“…In addition, proof of knowledge exchange outputs (i.e., policy briefs, etc.) from previous research projects can indicate the level of commitment a research team has to this process (Section 2C; Arnott, 2019). Several funding bodies have begun to require outreach and knowledge exchange plans to be included in the grant proposals (Cvitanovic et al 2015).…”

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“…The incremental changes modeled by the NERRS funding system provides an example of how funding bodies can gradually implement change while checking to ensure the adjustments are having the desired outcomes (Trueblood et al 2019).…”

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“…Research funders thus have capacity to encourage and influence practices that can bridge the gap between science and environmental policy and practice (Bozeman and Youtie 2017;Mach et al 2020). A small (but growing) body of evidence has documented how innovative funding models can stimulate approaches to research that are known to amplify its impact (Bednarek et al 2016;Boaz et al 2018;Trueblood et al 2019). Research in the medical field has identified funding agencies as key players in the process of integrating science into policy and practice (Holmes et al 2012) with several funders deliberately promoting interdisciplinary engagement and incorporating follow-up programs to improve knowledge exchange (Sibbald et al 2014).…”

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Supporting actionable science for environmental policy: Advice for funding agencies from decision makers

Nyboer¹,

Nguyen²,

Young³

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Successful incorporation of scientific knowledge into environmental policy and decisions is a significant challenge. Although studies on how to bridge the knowledge-action gap have grown rapidly over the last decade, few have investigated the roles, responsibilities, and opportunities for funding bodies to meet this challenge. In this study we present a set of criteria gleaned from interviews with experts across Canada that can be used by funding bodies to evaluate the potential for proposed research to produce actionable knowledge for environmental policy and practice. We also provide recommendations for how funding bodies can design funding calls and foster the skills required to bridge the knowledge-action gap. We interviewed 84 individuals with extensive experience as knowledge users at the science-policy interface who work for environmentally focused federal and provincial/territorial government bodies and non-governmental organizations. Respondents were asked to describe elements of research proposals that indicate that the resulting research is likely to be useful in a policy context, and what advice they would give to funding bodies to increase the potential impact of sponsored research. Twenty-five individuals also completed a closed-ended survey that followed up on these questions. Research proposals that demonstrated 1) a team with diverse expertise and experience in co-production, 2) a flexible research plan that aligns timelines and spatial scale with policy needs, 3) a clear and demonstrable link to a policy issue, and 4) a detailed and diverse knowledge exchange plan for reaching relevant stakeholders were seen as more promising for producing actionable knowledge. Suggested changes to funding models to enhance utility of funded research included 1) using diverse expertise to adjudicate awards, 2) supporting co-production and interdisciplinary research through longer grant durations and integrated reward structures, and 3) following-up on and rewarding knowledge exchange by conducting impact evaluation. The set of recommendations presented here can guide both funding agencies and research teams who wish to change how applied environmental science is conducted and improve its connection to policy and practice.

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“…Research funders thus have capacity to encourage and influence practices that can bridge the gap between science and environmental policy and practice (Bozeman and Youtie, 2017;Mach et al, 2020). A small (but growing) body of evidence has documented how innovative funding models can stimulate approaches to research that are known to amplify its impact (Bednarek et al, 2016;Boaz et al, 2018;Trueblood et al, 2019). Research in the medical field has identified funding agencies as key players in the process of integrating science into policy and practice (Holmes et al, 2012) with several funders deliberately promoting interdisciplinary engagement and incorporating follow-up programs to improve knowledge exchange (Sibbald et al, 2014).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Supporting Actionable Science for Environmental Policy: Advice for Funding Agencies From Decision Makers

Nyboer¹,

Nguyen²,

Young³

et al. 2021

Front. Conserv. Sci.

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Successful incorporation of scientific knowledge into environmental policy and decisions is a significant challenge. Although studies on how to bridge the knowledge-action gap have proliferated over the last decade, few have investigated the roles, responsibilities, and opportunities for funding bodies to meet this challenge. In this study we present a set of criteria gleaned from interviews with experts across Canada that can be used by funding bodies to evaluate the potential for proposed research to produce actionable knowledge for environmental policy and practice. We also provide recommendations for how funding bodies can design funding calls and foster the skills required to bridge the knowledge-action gap. We interviewed 84 individuals with extensive experience as knowledge users at the science-policy interface who work for environmentally-focused federal and provincial/territorial government bodies and non-governmental organizations. Respondents were asked to describe elements of research proposals that indicate that the resulting research is likely to be useful in a policy context, and what advice they would give to funding bodies to increase the potential impact of sponsored research. Twenty-five individuals also completed a closed-ended survey that followed up on these questions. Research proposals that demonstrated (1) a team with diverse expertise and experience in co-production, (2) a flexible research plan that aligns timelines and spatial scale with policy needs, (3) a clear and demonstrable link to a policy issue, and (4) a detailed and diverse knowledge exchange plan for reaching relevant stakeholders were seen as more promising for producing actionable knowledge. Suggested changes to funding models to enhance utility of funded research included (1) using diverse expertise to adjudicate awards, (2) supporting co-production and interdisciplinary research through longer grant durations and integrated reward structures, and (3) following-up on and rewarding knowledge exchange by conducting impact evaluation. The set of recommendations presented here can guide both funding agencies and research teams who wish to change how applied environmental science is conducted and improve its connection to policy and practice.

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Advancing Knowledge for Use in Coastal and Estuarine Management: Competitive Research in the National Estuarine Research Reserve System

Cited by 16 publications

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Mobilizing practitioners to support the Emergency Recovery Plan for freshwater biodiversity

Mobilizing practitioners to support the Emergency Recovery Plan for freshwater biodiversity

Supporting actionable science for environmental policy: Advice for funding agencies from decision makers

Supporting Actionable Science for Environmental Policy: Advice for Funding Agencies From Decision Makers

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