Search

All content is free for everyone to browse, read and share. You’ll find journal articles and non-peer reviewed grey literature. Type keywords into the search box or Use the filtering options below to browse the content.

Filter by...

Showing 151 results

An introduction to evidence-based conservation (content tailored for decision-makers).

Published online: 27 Nov 2020

Published by: Evidence in Conservation Teaching Initiative

Authors: Walsh, J. & Downey, H. & Martin, C.

Content type: Educational material

This publication discusses the complex nature of environmental decisions and answers the following questions: (i) what is scientific evidence and why ...

Read more

Embedding an evidence-led, best-practice culture of engagement: learning from the evidence.

Published online: 25 Aug 2022

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Hafferty, C.

Content type: Reports

This report summarises transdisciplinary evidence for best practice public engagement in environmental decision-making processes. Specifically, this i...

Read more

An introduction to evidence-based conservation (content tailored for research scientists).

Published online: 26 Nov 2020

Published by: Evidence in Conservation Teaching Initiative

Authors: Downey, H. & Amano, T. & Walsh, J.

Content type: Educational material

The scientific knowledge of environmental conservation has been accumulated rapidly across the planet, however, the research relationship practice nee...

Read more

Use of evidence for decision-making by conservation practitioners in the illegal wildlife trade.

Published online: 13 Oct 2021

Published by: British Ecological Society

Authors: Arias, M. & Hinsley, A. & Milner-Gulland, E. J.

Content type: Blog

There are calls to ground policies aimed at addressing the illegal wildlife trade (IWT), and biodiversity conservation more generally, on the best ava...

Read more

Evidence shortfalls in the recommendations and guidance underpinning ecological mitigation for infrastructure developments.

Published online: 22 Oct 2021

Authors: Hunter, S. B. & Ermgassen, S. S. E. zu & Downey, H. & Griffiths, R. A. & Howe, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

1. In the United Kingdom and European Union, legal protection of species from the impacts of infrastructure development depends upon a number of ecolo...

Read more

Co-designing a toolkit for evidence-based decision making in conservation: processes and lessons.

Published online: 22 Oct 2023

Authors: Smith, R. K. & Morgan, W. H. & Al-Fulaij, N. & Amano, T. & Bowkett, A. E. & Christie, A. & Downey, H. & Frick, W. F. & O'Brien, D. & Ockendon, N. & Oppel, S. & Petrovan, S. O. & Righton, D. & Tinsley-Marshall, P. & Worthington, T. A. & Sutherland, W. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Improving the effectiveness of conservation practice requires better use of evidence. Since 2004, researchers from the Conservation Evidence group (Un...

Read more

A systematic map of cassava farming practices and their agricultural and environmental impacts using new ontologies: agri-ontologies 1.0.

Published online: 30 Sep 2023

Authors: Hood, A. S. C. & Shackelford, G. E. & Christie, A. P. & Usieta, H. O. & Martin, P. A. & Sutherland, W. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Cassava is consumed by 800 million people and is a staple crop in Africa. Its production may increase under climate change due to its high drought tol...

Read more

Effectively integrating experiments into conservation practice.

Published online: 02 Jul 2021

Authors: Ockendon, N. & Amano, T. & Cadotte, M. & Downey, H. & Hancock, M. H. & Thornton, A. & Tinsley-Marshall, P. & Sutherland, W. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Making effective decisions in conservation requires a broad and robust evidence base describing the likely outcomes of potential actions to draw on. S...

Read more

A systematic mapping protocol for understanding knowledge exchange in forest science.

Published online: 22 Oct 2021

Authors: Westwood, A. R. & Hutchen, J. & Kapoor, T. & Klenk, K. & Saturno, J. & Wang, J. & Falconer, M. & Nguyen, V. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

When making decisions about forest and environmental management, managers and policymakers often rely upon scientific knowledge. There is a well-docum...

Read more

The influence of recreational activity on upland ecosystems in the UK: a review of evidence.

Published online: 13 Feb 2024

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Gilchrist, A. & Glentworth, J. & Radzuan, H. S. M. & Clay, G.

Content type: Reports

The purpose of this systematic review was to assess the available evidence on the types of recreation occurring in the English uplands, the receptors ...

Read more