Partnerships for strenghtening conservation biology in Africa
2002
A. H. Bornbusch
This report records the outcomes of a workshop held in September 2001to share information about the status of conservation biology in Africa and to discuss ways to strengthen it, especially through regional and international collaboration.The report highlights areas which the workshop identified as priorities to help translate conservation research into practical action. These are:Communication - networks need to be developed to improve communication amongst conservation biologists and between practitioners, policy makers and other stakeholders. Pilot efforts should develop:processes for identifying and prioritising target groupscreating the message(s)identifying the most effective delivery method(s)identifying the messengersDefining a research agenda - A balance needs to be struck between cutting edge theory and applied research perhaps through participatory regional priority setting exercises.Application - Conservation science has an important role to play in impact assessment, monitoring and the proactive exploration of development alternatives which benefit conservation goals. EducationA review of current graduate programmes should be undertaken to identify stenghts, weaknesses and opportunities. A gender based focus to encourage more women into conservation biology is a further challenge. Interaction with schools should be improved to engage students in - and to teach science through - conservation issuesInformation access - Lobbying for improved telecommunications infrastructure plus better use of existing technologiesDeveloping strong institutions through long term planning
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