Notes & news: Madagascar – US – Phoenix Islands – Protected area management – Great Barrier Reef – Disaster risk reduction – Nudists – Bering Sea Canyons

by John Davis | Apr 28, 2015

Madagascar designates three new MPAs, doubles MPA coverage Madagascar has announced it is designating three new community-led MPAs that together will reportedly double the surface of the country’s MPA system. The three new sites – Soariake Marine Park on...

Turning science into policy: What scientists should (and should not) do when talking to policy-makers

by Sarah Carr, Ph.D. | Mar 9, 2015

Science and policy-making would seem to be a natural mix: Scientists want their research findings to inform public policy. Resource managers and conservationists want to see science-based policy implemented. Many – and perhaps most – policy-makers want to...

Tundi’s Take: Science uptake requires good delivery AND a receptive audience

by Sarah Carr, Ph.D. | Mar 9, 2015

By Tundi Agardy, MEAM Contributing Editor (tundiagardy@earthlink.net) Scientists are rightfully exasperated by how hard it is to get science-based management in place. Whether it is providing historical data on what has led to the present-day condition of marine...

Perspective: Learning to speak about Ecosystem Services

by Sarah Carr, Ph.D. | Mar 9, 2015

By Christian Neumann, Linwood Pendleton, Marianne Kettunen, and Tundi Agardy [Editor's note: Lead author Christian Neumann is a marine ecosystem services project manager for GRID-Arendal, a center that collaborates with the UN Environment Programme to support...

Perspective: Getting around ideology – When facts divide more than unite

by Sarah Carr, Ph.D. | Mar 9, 2015

By Jennie Hoffman [Editor's note: Jennie Hoffman (jennie@adaptationinsight.com) is founder and principal of Adaptation/Insight and an expert in decision analysis and climate change vulnerability assessment and adaptation. Hoffman co-authored: Climate Savvy:...