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How to improve policy and decision making for nature by mainstreaming.

Published online: 20 Jan 2022

Published by: British Ecological Society

Authors: Scott, A. & Holtby, R. & East, H. & Lannin, A. L.

Content type: Blog

This paper answers four critical questions: (1) What is the added-value that mainstreaming provides for environmental policy and practice?; (2) What i...

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Comparing the accuracy and precision of smartphone and specialist handheld GNSS receivers for use in ecological fieldwork.

Published online: 20 Apr 2025

Authors: Osborne, A. & Mossman, H. & Caporn, S. & Coulthard, E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Smartphones are handheld computers and multichannel communication devices that carry an array of sensors and can link with specialist external devices...

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Flying high for conservation: opportunities and challenges of operating drones within the oldest national park in the alps.

Published online: 04 Jul 2024

Authors: Rossi, C. & Wiesmann, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Drones have emerged as an essential tool in various conservation applications. Despite the great potential, drone use by protected area managers is st...

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An introduction to policy in Scotland.

Published online: 23 Jul 2020

Published by: British Ecological Society

Content type: Educational material

The BES Scottish Policy Group is a group of British Ecological Society (BES) members promoting the use of ecological knowledge in Scotland. The aim is...

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How does science inform the UK parliament?

Published online: 23 Jul 2020

Published by: British Ecological Society

Content type: Educational material

The British Ecological Society (BES) is committed to making the best ecological evidence accessible to decision-makers. Policymaking processes are rar...

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Conservation research, policy and practice.

Published online: 20 May 2021

Published by: British Ecological Society

Authors: Sutherland, W. J. & Brotherton, P. N. M. & Davies, Z. G. & Ockendon, N. & Pettorelli, N. & Vickery, J. A.

Content type: Book

Conservation research is essential for advancing knowledge but to make an impact scientific evidence must influence conservation policies, decision ma...

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Guides to better science: Promoting your research.

Published online: 28 Jun 2022

Published by: British Ecological Society

Content type: Educational material

The purpose of this guide is to give everyone working in science a way of using the different tools that are available, to make sure their research re...

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Guides to better science: interdisciplinary research.

Published online: 06 Jul 2022

Published by: British Ecological Society

Authors: Cole, L. & Davies, A.

Content type: Educational material

This guide distils the main challenges that an ecologist might face when embarking on an interdisciplinary research project for the first time. While ...

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Guides to better science: data management.

Published online: 23 Jun 2022

Published by: British Ecological Society

Content type: Educational material

This guide is designed to help researchers navigate data management firstly by explaining what data and data management are and why data sharing is im...

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Improving landholder engagement in biodiversity conservation: what can be learned from literary theory and design.

Published online: 23 Oct 2021

Authors: Lee, T. & Wakefield-Rann, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Drawing on a case study of an ecological assessment report used in part for landholder engagement by an Australian government biodiversity initiative,...

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