@article{Karcher2022,
Title = {Lessons from bright-spots for advancing knowledge exchange at the interface of marine science and policy},
Author = {Karcher, Denis B. and Cvitanovic, Christopher and van Putten, Ingrid E. and Colvin, Rebecca M. and Armitage, Derek and Aswani, Shankar and Ballesteros, Marta and Ban, Natalie C. and Barragán-Paladines, María José and Bednarek, Angela and Bell, Johann D. and Brooks, Cassandra M. and Daw, Tim M. and de la Cruz-Modino, Raquel and Francis, Tessa B. and Fulton, Elizabeth A. and Hobday, Alistair J. and Holcer, Draško and Hudson, Charlotte and Jennerjahn, Tim and Kinney, Aimee and Knol-Kauffman, Maaike and Löf, Marie F. and Lopes, Priscila F.M. and Mackelworth, Peter C. and McQuatters-Gollop, Abigail and Muhl, Ella-Kari and Neihapi, Pita and Pascual-Fernández, José J. and Posner, Stephen M. and Runhaar, Hens and Sainsbury, Keith and Sander, Gunnar and Steenbergen, Dirk J. and Tuda, Paul and Whiteman, Elizabeth and Zhang, Jialin},
Editor = {},
Year = {2022},
Pages = {114994},
Volume = {314},
Doi = {10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.114994},
Abstract = {Evidence-informed decision-making is in increasing demand given growing pressures on marine environments. A way to facilitate this is by knowledge exchange among marine scientists and decision-makers. While many barriers are reported in the literature, there are also examples whereby research has successfully informed marine decision-making (i.e., ‘bright-spots’). Here, we identify and analyze 25 bright-spots from a wide range of marine fields, contexts, and locations to provide insights into how to improve knowledge exchange at the interface of marine science and policy. Through qualitative surveys we investigate what initiated the bright-spots, their goals, and approaches to knowledge exchange. We also seek to identify what outcomes/impacts have been achieved, the enablers of success, and what lessons can be learnt to guide future knowledge exchange efforts. Results show that a diversity of approaches were used for knowledge exchange, from consultative engagement to genuine knowledge co-production. We show that diverse successes at the interface of marine science and policy are achievable and include impacts on policy, people, and governance. Such successes were enabled by factors related to the actors, processes, support, context, and timing. For example, the importance of involving diverse actors and managing positive relationships is a key lesson for success. However, enabling routine success will require: 1) transforming the ways in which we train scientists to include a greater focus on interpersonal skills, 2) institutionalizing and supporting knowledge exchange activities in organizational agendas, 3) conceptualizing and implementing broader research impact metrics, and 4) transforming funding mechanisms to focus on need-based interventions, impact planning, and an acknowledgement of the required time and effort that underpin knowledge exchange activities.},
}
TY - JOUR
AU - Karcher, Denis B.
AU - Cvitanovic, Christopher
AU - van Putten, Ingrid E.
AU - Colvin, Rebecca M.
AU - Armitage, Derek
AU - Aswani, Shankar
AU - Ballesteros, Marta
AU - Ban, Natalie C.
AU - Barragán-Paladines, María José
AU - Bednarek, Angela
AU - Bell, Johann D.
AU - Brooks, Cassandra M.
AU - Daw, Tim M.
AU - de la Cruz-Modino, Raquel
AU - Francis, Tessa B.
AU - Fulton, Elizabeth A.
AU - Hobday, Alistair J.
AU - Holcer, Draško
AU - Hudson, Charlotte
AU - Jennerjahn, Tim
AU - Kinney, Aimee
AU - Knol-Kauffman, Maaike
AU - Löf, Marie F.
AU - Lopes, Priscila F.M.
AU - Mackelworth, Peter C.
AU - McQuatters-Gollop, Abigail
AU - Muhl, Ella-Kari
AU - Neihapi, Pita
AU - Pascual-Fernández, José J.
AU - Posner, Stephen M.
AU - Runhaar, Hens
AU - Sainsbury, Keith
AU - Sander, Gunnar
AU - Steenbergen, Dirk J.
AU - Tuda, Paul
AU - Whiteman, Elizabeth
AU - Zhang, Jialin
TI - Lessons from bright-spots for advancing knowledge exchange at the interface of marine science and policy
PY - 2022
SP - 114994
VL - 314
DO - 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.114994
AB - Evidence-informed decision-making is in increasing demand given growing pressures on marine environments. A way to facilitate this is by knowledge exchange among marine scientists and decision-makers. While many barriers are reported in the literature, there are also examples whereby research has successfully informed marine decision-making (i.e., ‘bright-spots’). Here, we identify and analyze 25 bright-spots from a wide range of marine fields, contexts, and locations to provide insights into how to improve knowledge exchange at the interface of marine science and policy. Through qualitative surveys we investigate what initiated the bright-spots, their goals, and approaches to knowledge exchange. We also seek to identify what outcomes/impacts have been achieved, the enablers of success, and what lessons can be learnt to guide future knowledge exchange efforts. Results show that a diversity of approaches were used for knowledge exchange, from consultative engagement to genuine knowledge co-production. We show that diverse successes at the interface of marine science and policy are achievable and include impacts on policy, people, and governance. Such successes were enabled by factors related to the actors, processes, support, context, and timing. For example, the importance of involving diverse actors and managing positive relationships is a key lesson for success. However, enabling routine success will require: 1) transforming the ways in which we train scientists to include a greater focus on interpersonal skills, 2) institutionalizing and supporting knowledge exchange activities in organizational agendas, 3) conceptualizing and implementing broader research impact metrics, and 4) transforming funding mechanisms to focus on need-based interventions, impact planning, and an acknowledgement of the required time and effort that underpin knowledge exchange activities.
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