Out of the Loop: Why Research Rarely Reaches Policy Makers and the Public and What Can be Done

Most of the world's population that derives their livelihoods or part of their livelihoods from forests are out of the information loop. Exclusion of public users of natural resources from access to scientific research results is not an oversight; it is a systemic problem that has costly ramifi...

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Published in:	Biotropica Vol. 41; no. 5; pp. 535 - 544
Main Authors:	Shanley, Patricia, López, Citlalli
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Malden, USA Malden, USA : Blackwell Publishing Inc 01.09.2009 Blackwell Publishing Inc Wiley Subscription Services
Subjects:	Biodiversity conservation communication Conservation biology Conservation education culture dissemination Ecological sustainability educational materials Forest conservation Forestry research forests issues and policy knowledge sharing knowledge transfer livelihood local knowledge systems Organizational communication performance measurement Performance metrics researchers scientists Social change Social communication Special Section: Sharing Ecological Knowledge: Conquering the Research-Implementation Gap wildlife management
ISSN:	0006-3606, 1744-7429
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